Posts Tagged ‘performing’
Communication: What Are You Trying to Say?
Part 5 of the 10 Essential Techniques That Professional Kids Entertainers Do Not Share In my last article, we covered how to create a character brief. Now, let’s go into how you can communicate well with your audience to make sure they are engaged all throughout your show.
Read MoreWhat Makes Little Kids Laugh
Last time I discussed why children love repetition and how you can use this bit of knowledge in your kids shows. In this article, we’ll explore what makes little kids laugh.
Read MoreSimple Ways to Fill Down Time Before You Start Performing
You’re all set up and you’ve done a run-through of your show, but you don’t start for another 20 minutes. Here are some ways to use this down time before your performance to ensure that your show runs smoothly.
Read MoreKEH 040: Creating a Positive Impact on Your Audience
Creating a Positive Impact on Your Audience Whenever you go out to do a show, do you ever think about how you are creating a positive impact on your audience? If you’re like many kids entertainers, probably not. And it’s understandable. More often than not, there are more pressing, more practical matters to focus on,…
Read MoreCreating a Character Brief
Part 4 of the 10 Essential Techniques That Professional Kids Entertainers Do Not Share In my previous article, I talked about how you can utilize the action-reaction technique to enhance your character. Now we’ll move on to what can help you if you’re planning to put on a character show together: a character brief.
Read MoreApply the Action-Reaction Technique
Part 3 of the 10 Essential Techniques That Kids Entertainer Professionals Do Not Share Last time we talked about how to add suspense to your act. (Have you applied the tips?) Now in this article, we’ll look into one of the most beneficial methods you can use to enhance your character—the action/reaction technique.
Read MoreAdding Circus to Your Act with Danys Hamel Part 3
Follow kids entertainer Danys Hamel from Canada as he shows you how to juggle so you can entertain your audience all the more.
Read MoreRubber Chicken Nuggets — John Kimmons
Welcome to the third instalment of this series of interviews that originally appeared in Rubber Chicken magazine. Editor and publisher Peter Aubery has made them available for the Kids Entertainer Hub audience. In this series, Peter Aubery picks the minds of kids entertainers Charlie Frye, Jimmy Carlo, Bill Abbott, Michael Diamond, Paul Daniels, and Sylvester…
Read MoreWizdom for Wizards Part 3
In my last post, we talked about how important it is to embrace who you are to differentiate yourself from your competition. Now we’ll go into something totally different, and I’ll start things off with a gift.
Read MoreOriginality Is Not Making the Same Choices as Everyone Else
In my previous article, we talked about how to follow your inspiration but still remain one-of-a-kind. Now let’s continue where we left off and discuss more tips on how to be original and how to set yourself apart from other kids entertainers.
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