EPISODE · May 14, 2016 · 30 MIN
ITL237: You CAN Command an Audience!
from In the Loop with Andy Andrews · host Andy Andrews, hosted by Andy Traub
On this week's episode, I'm addressing a listener question on how you can become impervious to insult and keep the attention of your audience. I realized by watching other comedians that some would have more problems with hecklers than others. Generally, hecklers keyed in on the performers who had a more arrogant attitude or a pushy demeanor. I'm not saying they were that way, but that was the perception of the audience. They were also more likely to put out a vibe where people wanted to challenge them. I decided that I wanted to be friends with the audience. There are things in your profession that you will always have to deal with. The same rules of comedy apply to great teaching, for instance. Keep a list of things that could occur during your presentation and decide in advance what you'd say if they happened. Take a good, close look at how you present. What do you do physically? Moving unexpectedly to a different area of the room will grab listeners' attention. Tune in to hear Andy's secret for handling a situation where someone is nodding off or focusing on something else, and find out how he gets their attention and keeps them from being a distraction. Questions for Andy Would you like to run something by Andy? Contact us and your question might be featured on the show! Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY Email: [email protected] Facebook.com/AndyAndrews Twitter.com/AndyAndrews
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On this week's episode, I'm addressing a listener question on how you can become impervious to insult and keep the attention of your audience. I realized by watching other comedians that some would have more problems with hecklers than others. Generally, hecklers keyed in on the performers who had a more arrogant attitude or a pushy demeanor. I'm not saying they were that way, but that was the perception of the audience. They were also more likely to put out a vibe where people wanted to challenge them. I decided that I wanted to be friends with the audience. There are things in your profession that you will always have to deal with. The same rules of comedy apply to great teaching, for instance. Keep a list of things that could occur during your presentation and decide in advance what you'd say if they happened. Take a good, close look at how you present. What do you do physically? Moving unexpectedly to a different area of the room will grab listeners' attention. Tune in to hear Andy's secret for handling a situation where someone is nodding off or focusing on something else, and find out how he gets their attention and keeps them from being a distraction. Questions for Andy Would you like to run something by Andy? Contact us and your question might be featured on the show! Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY Email: [email protected] Facebook.com/AndyAndrews Twitter.com/AndyAndrews
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