You Need A Show … Part Two

Last week I talked about needing a show. If you didn’t read that article, click here and do it now. I’ll wait. You need a show that: gets laughs entertains the audience in front of you makes people want to hire you or have you back again and again. It has...

You Need A Show … Part One

I was talking with a friend the other day. Yes, I have a couple. We were discussing the number of people complaining about not having any shows. They openly discuss it on social media and forums. Guess they didn’t attend my Vent branding lecture at the...

Consider The Source

I was watching Youtube the other day. My schedule doesn’t always allow that. It amazes me the amount of ventriloquism there. From instruction, to acts, to rehearsals to I’m not sure what they are doing. One of the things that bugs me the most is the...
Revisiting Free Shows

Revisiting Free Shows

Back on August 3rd, 2015, Mark Wade punlished a blog post titled: Do Free Shows Really Help You? He felt it was important to revisit some topics and that this was an important one. What Mark wrote still stands the test of time, and I encourage you to go back and check...
Creative Depression

Creative Depression

I mentioned last week that I suffer from depression. I’m not alone. There are other ventriloquists I know that deal with this. Jay Johnson has spoken openly about it on his blog. In the U.S.A. alone it is estimated that more than 15 million people suffer...

I Don’t Want To …

Procrastination can kill you. It pops up everywhere. If you let it, procrastination will rob you of everything you own. Everything you could be. It is vicious and preys on everyone. Sometimes procrastination comes to us as a little voice that says – ah, that can...