Flying With Your Act – Part Two

Flying With Your Act – Part Two

Sometimes I can be a real idiot.   In the last article I wrote about the cracked wheel on my Porter Case. I tried to fix it with Sugru Molding Glue. And it worked – mostly.   I didn’t have the time to pull off the wheel and grind it round, so it...
Flying With Your Act

Flying With Your Act

Even if you only perform in your city/state, you may find this article useful. I have to catch a plane to most of my shows. Anyone who flies often, can share horror stories of airline experiences. If they can’t, they don’t fly often enough! Let’s...
Overwhelmed?

Overwhelmed?

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....

The Maher Mailbag – Career Advice

Today I am opening my mailbag to share one of the most frequent questions I get. I have merged several recent emails together to create a form. Each email seems to include these or similar lines: How To Go Pro … I am an amateur ventriloquist. I currently work as...

Conversations With Yourself

Something is off. The ventriloquist doesn’t move their lips. His or her puppet is moving. But something, something is just not right. It doesn’t feel right. It doesn’t look quite right. And as a result, the illusion of life just is not there. And...

You Can’t Rush Success

You have practiced your ventriloquism … And you know you are ready … So you print up some business cards … And give them to everybody … Then wait for the phone to ring … And wait … And wait … And then one day it happens … And they want to hire you … but …...