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Don’t feel 100%
comfortable pr
esenting?
Don’t feel 100%
comfortable pr
esenting?

...You’re not alone.

“ You’r e n e v e r r ea l l y
a b l e . E v e n t ho u g h
comfort
th i n k y o u a r e. . .
you may
you r e a l l y a r e n ’ t .”
—Jerry Seinfeld
“ It’s so f***ing
hard to get
comfortable!”
—Jerry Seinfeld
Just you and a microphone
Just you and a microphone.

This ain’t
easy stuff!
“ I never felt p
ain until I
started doing come
dy.”
—Orny Adams
 No m a t t e r
who y o u a r e —
you still h a v e t o
l iv e r t h e g o o d s .
de
 No m a t t e r
who y o u a r e —
you still h a v e t o
l iv e r t h e g o o d s .
de

You can’t fake it!

“ That’s th e b e a u t y o f
stand-u p : i t’s t h e
t h in g t o j u s ti ce.”
close s t
— Colin Quinn
Where do you get
the material that
really connects
with people?
 e d ia n s in t h e
“ The best com
o n e s w h o g e t
world are the
a l f r o m t h ei r
their materi
hea r t a n d s o u l .”
—George Shaperio
 You must know
your stuff cold...
 You must know
your stuff cold...
and believe in
it!
 ' re n ot 1 0 0 %
“I f y o u .”
o u ca n't sell it
behind i t y
—Orny A dams
 m i n u t es
Fir st l !
e c r i t i c a
ar
“ You alw a y s n ee d t o
establi s h y o ur s e l f,
a u d i e n c e.”
establish the
—Jerry Seinfeld
 You will fail sometimes, but....

No excuses (ever).
“ Every comedian has a #@!&*%
excuse. I make no excuses:
I just wasn’t good.”
—Jerry Seinfeld
It’s hard, but in time...
“ You learn how to
open, h ow t o s u s t a i n ,
how to pace...”
—Jerry Seinfeld
 lo n g d o e s i t
How
a k e t o f e e l
t
f o r t a b l e ?
com
“It takes years...”
— Jay Leno
 :
QUESTION
w do yo u g et
Ho ?
comfo rt ab le
ANSWER:
By doing!
“ If you don’t do it,
you w o n ’ t h a v e i t .”
— Jay Leno
 self:
Note to

If yo u w a n t t o
improv e y o u r a r t ,
keep doin g y o u r a r t .
or as a great master once said...
 d o n ot do.
“ Do - o r
e is no try .”
Ther
— Yoda.
Your options according to Yoda.

Do.

Do not do.

Try.

Source: GraphJam.com
 Redux:

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