Be A Comedian

If you wish to have an unlimited supply of resources for your material or dialogue, the one thing you should do is purchase a tape recorder then make it your best friend. As there are various designs of tape recorders currently sold on the market, just choose one that’s most comfortable for you to use.

How and When to Use Your Tape Recorder

Everytime something occurs to you, wherever you are, record your thoughts immediately. If you’re serious about your career, you need to make most of what you have. Don’t rely on your memory to recall all the humorous things you’ve encountered. Why leave things to fate when you don’t have to?

Always have extra batteries with you. Clip the tape recorder or whatever recording device you’re using to your shirt or belt strap so that you won’t accidentally leave it behind or misplace it.

When you’re not doing anything, take out your tape recorder and just let your thoughts take form while speaking them out loud. You’ll be surprised at the amount and variety of data you’ll get from these recordings! Observe your surroundings and make random comments. You need not be humorous now, but it’s important that you take note of anything which is potentially funny. Formulation of punchlines can be accomplished later and when you’re in the comfort of your home.

People are always fascinating subjects to use for stand up comedy material. Since the range of emotions that people express are infinite, you’ll definitely always have something new to take notice of or observe when you’re studying the same person over and over.

If you think you don’t have anything left to observe then maybe it’s time to allow other people to make their own observations on the same subjects. Doing that will allow you to have insights to how other minds think and this can be a great basis for your next performance! Of course, make sure that you get their permission first before you start recording.

The biggest problem that stand-up comedians face when using tape recorders is the reaction of the people around them. It does look weird after all when you see someone talking to themselves. If you don’t think you can handle your new crazy image, the best solution to your problem is purchasing a mobile phone with recording capabilities. That way, you can pretend using your phone while recording your thoughts!

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