Nov 25, 2019
No one wants to fail. That isn’t any fun. If you don’t do something to succeed, why bother? The other day I got yet another email asking how to be a success at ventriloquism. That led me to question what this person meant by success. I can guess...
Nov 20, 2019
Have a ventriloquist on your gift list? If so, here are a couple of perfect gifts for ventriloquists this holiday season! While some feel a puppet would be an ideal gift, it isn’t the best idea. Why? Because a ventriloquist creates a character for their...
Nov 18, 2019
Damn I’m getting old. Yes, today I start my 57th trip around the sun. This past year has been pretty insane. I won’t go into it all, but lets just say that it has been challenging personally. A few things I have learned over the past 56 years are: Do what...
Nov 11, 2019
I’m going to take you back in time. Back to one of my early Vent Haven ConVENTion days. Then, I didn’t have the Learn-Ventriloquism Course. I wasn’t a part of Maher Studios. I was just a ventriloquist who made his living doing shows. Lots of shows. I...
Nov 4, 2019
Do you ever feel overwhelmed? I do. When that happens, your productivity goes out the window. You are looking at everything you have to do and the mountain seems too high to climb. That gets discouraging. Which leads to feeling overwhelmed. Which leads to frustration....
Oct 28, 2019
Have you been reading the Maher Studios blog for awhile? I know I have. Once and awhile I try to look at articles I have written to see if I should update a topic. It also helps me to find gaps where I can write about different subjects. As I was looking back trying...
Oct 21, 2019
Several weeks ago, I entertained at a high end corporate dinner. Over 700 people were in attendance. And this event was top notch. As the guests ate dinner, the hosts presented several awards. My show was immediately following dinner. That is the perfect spot for...
Oct 14, 2019
A few weeks ago I wrote an article titled: Relationship Problems. In the article I talked about how important it was to know your character. Especially when it comes to writing material for your act. After the article published I received an email that asked:...
Oct 7, 2019
There are a lot of rumors and myths that are shared between ventriloquists. Most of them started in the National Enquirer and World News Report. In this article, I want to share a few of these myths and explain why they are false, or reveal the truth behind...
Sep 30, 2019
One of the things I hear from beginning vents, as well as those who have been around awhile, is the problem they have writing scripts. If you can’t write your own material, you are stuck doing standard dialogs, copying or using jokes from the Internet. True that...
