Speaker 1Shut up and sit down. Welcome to Being On Stage, the only podcast that gives you motivation, inspiration, and confidence to be better on stage. No matter how you entertain, sing, dance, band, comedian, public speaking, MC, drag, burlesque, performance art, or street performer, this is the show for you.
Speaker 2Hey, rock stars. Reggie Dawson here, your host of the Being On Stage podcast. Thank you for tuning in, and welcome back. If this is your first time listening, hey, bravo to you, man. Huge, huge applause. Great job. You know, you're taking a step to bettering your act as a performer, and that takes kahunas, or, you know, guts, whatever you want to call it. Listen, this episode, I really want to dive into how. You make your performance a performance. So, you know, what is the difference between, like, going out there and doing something versus going out there and performing? And there is a difference. You know, you can see the difference. And I'm not really here to pick on anybody or make anyone feel bad about what they do. I'm all about building everybody up. I think everybody in the world should have the opportunity to perform on stage, and that's what this podcast is. You know, this podcast is looking to reach out to people who maybe. They don't think they can do it. Maybe they don't think they can get on stage. Maybe they do get on stage, and they want to take it a little further. This is for you, man. So, what's the difference between going out there and juggling and going out there and performing? What's the difference between going out there and dancing and going out there and performing? And you can insert any act you want into this statement. What is the difference between blank and performing? Anything. Juggling, dancing, singing, playing. Playing the piano, playing the violin, spinning a hula hoop, twirling a baton. What's the difference between all of that and performing? You see it in, you know, the Olympics is a really good place that I refer to when I talk about this. So, the Olympics. You see, like, the gymnast and the ice skating and things like that. And it's all about technique and, you know, the technical skills of getting it right. And, yeah, there's some emotion to it and everything, but that's not the focus. The focus is the technique and the skill. The skill and just that, you know, perfection of it, okay? So, that's doing something. That's the doing. The performing aspect is putting that emotion, that part of you into the show that nobody really gets to see. You're putting yourself out there on stage. I always say what I, my phrase that I kind of, I mean, I kind of put it everywhere. I guess I coined it. I don't know. My phrase, my mantra, I guess, is leave your legacy on stage. And what that means is that you've gone out there and you've left a piece of yourself on that stage or with your audience. And that's what makes it performing. That and having a blast. Like, those two things is what makes it performing. This is things that people that are on singing shows and competition shows and even people you see performing live at, like, huge events and everything. Sometimes this is things, stuff that they haven't even, you know, chimed into yet. And I'm giving it to you just right here on, you know, a Tuesday. Anyways, so the difference, the biggest difference is that part of you leaving your, putting yourself into it and then having fun with it. And so, what does it look like? And what it looks, actually, I have a great example of what it looks like. If you've ever watched the show America's Got Talent, like the final act, or now they have the champions on. That is what performing looks like. Because people do some crazy stuff. I mean, there's sword swallowing and all sorts of circus stuff. But then there's also things that you wouldn't even expect to be on stage. You know, like, there's a girl recently, she shot a bow and arrow with her foot. There's guys that have gone out there and just done stunts and, you know, bike stunts and skateboarding and, like, sports activities made into a performance. All because they performed. They put themselves into it. They put some emotion, some work into it. They added some props. They added some more elements into it. That's, I mean, that would be another piece is some additional elements. And then they went out there and they had a freaking blast. You've got to have fun with it, man. When you're on stage, you have got to have fun with what you're doing. Okay? And this is going to sound really harsh. And, you know, I apologize. But if you just want to share your skill and show that you're skilled. You're not performing. If you just want to share the skill, you're doing a presentation or something like that. You're not doing a performance. A performance is not skill-based. It's talent. You've got to have the skill. Yeah, you've got to have the talent. But a performance is not based solely in skill. It is based in emotion. It is based in connection. And it is based in fun. A performance is fun. That's that energy that the audience wants. That's how the audience feels. The reason that they applaud is because they had fun. Yeah, they'll applaud when they're impressed. Let me rephrase. They'll applaud when they're impressed. What gets them out of their seats, makes them scream and holler and really go nuts is a performance. And that emotion and that connection and putting more into it. Your skill will get an applause. It's an impressive skill. Absolutely. Good for you. You can juggle ten balls in the air. But if you're not having fun with it. And you're not putting yourself into it. And you're not leaving a legacy on stage. You're not leaving a part of yourself. This is your performance. This is you on stage. This is not juggling 101. This is a part of you. This is where you take your skill. And you take who you are. And you show the world what they look like when you cram it together inside of a body. That's what a performance is. That's what makes a good show. That's what makes people come up to you afterwards and shake your hand. That's what makes people follow you on social media so that they come to more shows. That's what builds your following. That's what builds your fan base. That's what entertains your audience. And that is what keeps you moving forward. And it's easy. It is so easy. It is so easy to do. Like you literally just have to remove your mask and have fun. And not give a damn. Damn what anybody thinks. And listen, I know what I've said in the past. I've said you've got to think about the audience. You've got to think about what's entertaining. You've got to think about what people are going to think and everything. Yes and no. You don't need to care what criticisms and opinions they're going to have. You need to care if they're entertained and energized and having fun. You don't need to care if they're critical of you. Their opinions are not your business. They're criticisms. Criticisms do not even concern you. They're criticisms or they're criticisms. You don't need to be concerned with some random person's criticisms. If you want feedback, you have people that you know and trust that you can go to for feedback. Or if there's someone in the audience that truly identifies with you and maybe on a higher level, if they want to provide feedback, they're going to do it in a proper way. Nobody that is actually better than you is going to make you feel like they're better than you. They're still going to be respectful. They're going to be encouraging. They're not going to make you feel inferior just because they're better. If anyone tries to make you feel inferior, it's because they're not better than you and they're scared and they're jealous. It's just like, I think it was Eleanor Roosevelt. God, please. I hope it was her. But no one can make you feel inferior unless you let them. The same holds true in performing. No one can make you feel inferior unless you let them. So if you go out on that stage and you are just like, oh, I'm going to do this. Like top dog, king of the world or queen of the world, ladies, my apologies, king or queen of the world. And you run that stage like you own it. You're going to see the results. You're going to see the difference. Put yourself into your shows. Put your emotion, your attitude. If you want to give a little smirk, give a little smirk. If you want to add a little attitude, add a little attitude. If you want to snap three times while you're moving your neck back and forth and you snap. Three times when you move your neck back and forth, you have to put yourself into it because your audience does not respond to skill. They will applaud. They will applaud skill every single day because it is respectful and it is impressive, but they will not go nuts and they will not remember skill. They may say, oh, yeah, I saw this really talented juggle. He's like 10 balls in the air. Or they may say, my God, man, you should have seen this show. I saw this weekend, man. This guy was juggling 10 balls in the air on a unicycle on a balance beam that was two inches thick while his tires were on fire. You see the difference? Now, I'm not saying that you actually need to go out and do all that, but their response is going to equal how you are on stage. If you go on that stage and you're like, yes, I run this stuff and I'm energized and I'm having fun and we are going to do this. Your audience is going to be equally as excited when they tell people about what they saw. That's all you do. Add your own personality. own flair, add your own twist, you know, your own pop. Show the audience that you're having fun entertaining them. That gives them the connection. That gives them the connection they need to go on Instagram or Facebook and Twitter and find you and follow you and come to your next show. Now also, I'll get into another time like how you get them to come to your next show, but for now, you need to get them excited about what you got because what you have is special. Not just because you can juggle 10 balls on a unicycle, but because you can juggle 10 balls on a unicycle. I've said it before. You want to go back episode 50. I did a special. The secret to a performance is you. And the reason that is, is because your performance, what makes it special is the fact that you put your own personality and your own style and your own style into it. You can do the same thing as 20 other people in your city. But as long as you put your personality into it and you have fun doing it and you give that energy out there, you are going to stand out like the brightest diamond in the mind, my friend. Listen, if you want more being on stage and you want to keep on going with this energy that we've created, you can hit us up on Facebook or you can also join the group on Facebook. Being on stage group, you can get there being on stage dot com slash group. I'm also on Instagram and Twitter. Everything's at being on stage. So, yeah, go ahead. Find us. Connect with me. I want to hear from you. I want to share your dreams and your passions. I want to see you succeed and all that good stuff. Man, I'm fired up about this madness. Rock stars keep on shining.
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