The Standup Trainer Book

	Dedication	v
	Contents	vii
	Acknowledgements	xi
	Prologue	xiii
	Qualified Reader Self-Test	xiii
	Who Should Read This Book	xiv
	How to Read This Book	xv
	What You Will Learn	xvii
	Education vs. Entertainment	xviii
	What Standup Comics, Public Speakers, Stage Actors, Teachers, and Trainers All Have in Common	xx
	Rehearsed Spontaneity	xx
	Audience Feedback	xxi
	Reviews	xxii
	Establishing Rapport with the Audience	xxiii
	A Stage "Persona"	xxiv
	Memorizing Lines	xxv
	Length of Performance	xxvi
	Setting the Stage	xxvi
	I'd Rather be a Standup Trainer, Thank You Very Much	xxvii
Act 1	Getting Your Act Together	1
	Objective	1
	A Protocol for Standup Performers	3
Stage 1	Create and Develop Your Stage Persona	3
	Developing Your Persona (Individual Exercise)	5
	Developing Your Persona (Group Exercise)	6
	Analyzing Your Role Model (Individual Exercise)	7
	Creating Your Personal Press Release (Individual Exercise)	8
	Dress for Your Persona	9
	Analyzing Your Costume (Individual Exercise)	11
Stage 2	Create and Develop Your Material	12
	Storytelling	13
	Stories for Trainers	15
	Storytelling (Individual Exercise)	24
	Developing Examples	25
	Developing Examples (Individual Exercise)	27
	Jokes	28
	Analyzing Jokes (Individual Exercise)	31
	Quotes	32
	Some Quotable Quotes for Trainers	32
	Collecting Humorous Quotes (Individual Exercise)	36
Stage 3	Tailor Your Persona and Your Material to Your Audience	37
	Tailoring Your Persona	37
	Tailoring Your Material	37
	Tailoring Your Material (Individual Exercise)	40
Stage 4	Rehearse Your Performance	41
	Rehearse Before a "Real" Audience	41
	Check Your Timing	41
	Anticipate Your Audience	42
	A Checklist for a Mind Rehearsal (Individual Exercise)	43
Stage 5	Revise and Adjust Your Material and Your Persona	45
	A Checklist for Continuous Improvement (Individual Exercise)	46
Act 2	Polishing Your Technique	48
	Objective	48
	Improving Your Vocal Delivery	50
	Speak Up!	50
	Projecting Your Voice (Individual Exercise)	52
	Projecting Your Voice (Group Exercise)	53
	Projecting Your Voice (Group Exercise)	54
	Add Vocal Variety	55
	Adding Vocal Variety (Individual Exercise)	56
	Vocal Variety (Group Exercise)	58
	Control Your Speed	59
	Overcome Other Vocal Problems	59
	Learning to Move	60
	Warm Up and Calm Down	61
	Relaxation (Individual Exercise)	63
	Relaxation (Group Exercises)	64
	Adding Appropriate Gestures and Facial Expressions	66
	Gestures (Individual Exercise)	68
	Gestures and Facial Expressions (Group Exercises)	69
	Gestures and Facial Expressions (Group Exercise)	70
	Keeping Your Focus	71
	Stanislavsky's Concentration Exercises (Group Exercise)	74
	Concentration Exercise (Group Exercise)	75
	Concentration Exercise (Group Exercise)	76
	Concentration Exercise (Group Exercise)	77
	Concentration Exercise (Group Exercise)	78
	Making It All Work: Improvising	79
	Improvisation (Individual Exercise)	80
	Situations for Improvising with Groups	81
	Improvisation (Group Exercises)	82
	Improvisation (Group Exercises)	83
	Improvisation (Group Exercise)	84
Act 3	It's Showtime!	85
	Objective	85
	Interacting with your Audience	86
	Establishing Immediate Rapport	89
	Ask Questions	90
	Asking Questions to Establish Immediate Rapport (Individual/Group Exercise)	91
	Maintaining Eye Contact	92
	Using The Callback Technique	93
	Callbacks (Individual/Group Exercise)	95
	Dealing with Difficult Trainees	96
	Use Your Standup Skills to Deal with Disruptive Trainees (DTs)	97
	Dealing with Difficult Trainees (Individual/Group Exercise)	100
	Epilogue	103
	Dealing with Criticism	104
	Resources for Further Standup Training Skill Development	105
	The Trainer's Performance Evaluation Checklist (Individual/Group Exercise)	107
	About the Author	109
	Bibliography	111