Relaxed Stand-Up Comedy Workshop STROUD

Service Description

@ Centre for Science & Art, STROUD (Gloucestershire) A Creative Community Comedy Workshop In this stimulating and entertaining 3 hour session, you will learn stand-up tricks and techniques, have a laugh and emerge a more confident speaker too! In this supportive, enjoyable session, we strip away the fear of standing up in front of people at the microphone, and focus on the craft of comedy and finding your natural funniness and bringing it out. And discover that the big trick of stand-up is it’s all about preparation but making it all look casual and unprepared. (Which works for all kinds of other speaking too). Who is this for? Nervous absolute beginners very welcome (and more confident ones too)! You don’t need to be loud and charismatic to be good at stand-up; you just need to find your authentic voice and perspective. As I find over and over again in classes, there are many ways of finding a playful comic voice. You can be quiet and dull, or dry and serious and that can be why you’re funny! Alternatively, you might already have done a course or be doing open-spots and you want to sharpen your skills and generate new ideas. Or you might simply be after an inspiring new way to explore public speaking. This is a safe, friendly and non-judgemental space —our goal is to have fun, build confidence, and demystify the art of getting on stage making people laugh. Plus you can bring a friend for a reduced fee for you both! What we will cover: Finding Your Voice: Explore your unique way of being playful and funny in front of an audience. Telling stories: Turn your experiences, everyday frustrations and observations into comic tales. Joke Writing 101: In a hilarious group exercise, discover how to write and deliver jokes in a relaxed self-deprecating way that leads to laughs. Stagecraft & Confidence: Techniques to grab the audience and keep their attention, whether you’re on stage doing comedy, or delivering a talk or presentation. By the end of the session... You will feel much more confident about getting up to speak to people, whether in comedy or a work or social event. And you’ll leave with new skills and a notebook (physical or electronic) full of ideas and with a spring in your step that only a shared live comedy experience can provide.