LACE

PUBLIC SPEAKING WORKSHOP – with Logan Murray

Venue:  Mood Beach, Portals |  Registration: 09.30 -  Workshop: 10.00 – 17.00

We may have a lot of ideas in our head, but sometimes communicating them can be a real problem:

What stops us performing at our best?

What causes us to freeze up when we would best be served by being dynamic?

The answer is that we each carry an idea of who we are in our head that traps us. We adopt a social mask that inhibits our creativity. We love to pigeon hole ourselves as responsible adults, serious people, the ‘firm but fair’ boss, the office wag, – in short, we are all playing at being grown ups. But no one has a clue what this really means!  I would like to suggest that instead of playing at being an Adult, we turn off our social editors and allow ourselves to play at being Fools. What do comedians do that makes them look so damned attractive to the members of the public? How can you emulate that? The course is designed to help confidence building, creativity and communication skills. Find out how easy it is to ‘play’ at being confident. And discover how your internal editor can hinder the creative process. We will be exploring the rudiments of comedy through games and writing, culminating in a series of readings and recitals.

COURSE CONTENTS

The day will cover three basic areas:

Who are you?

• We will play a number of games designed to unlock the creative communicator that lies within each of us, but which is usually buried under a weight of mundane trivia.
• We will examine Status Dynamics in groups to learn how to avoid becoming trapped in a role that makes us less productive (and less fulfilled!).
• We will learn to play with Attitude, to find the humour in any situation.
• We will learn to look and listen in greater detail to the way people say things.

Learning to Stand Up

• We will learn to match thought with deed, so that we can communicate exactly the message we are trying to convey. It’s no good trying to be bold if you’re taking an involuntary step backwards!
• Learn to play the moment rather than being embedded in the past.
• Find out how the person everyone believes you to be prevents you from being the person you really are. Eliminate the deadwood!
• Learn to communicate with clarity, conviction and humour.

Putting on a Show

• Applying everything we’ve learnt to improve our performance.
• Writing (and performing) some material that will prove how funny you really are.
• Learn how easy it is to make people laugh with your own written material: never again will you have to say in a speech “I am reminded of the story…”!
• Learn the structure of Jokes.

Logan Murray is a working stand up, writer, award nominated director and comic actor who has been making a living as a comedian since 1984. He has taught people from as far West as Colorado and as far East as the Philippines. He has a master’s degree in Stand Up Comedy and is the author of the highly acclaimed, best selling Teach Yourself book “Be a Great Stand Up”. Find out more at Logan Murray´s website

Price including lunch 95€ - 10% discount for LACE members Limited places BOOK NOW!!

Contact Glynis German: +34 628 829 164/666 987 430  ·   glynisgerman@gmail.com

There is also a Comedy Workshop on 16, 17 & 18 March – ask Glynis for more details.