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John Vorhaus
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Hi there, JV here, author of THE LITTLE BOOK OF STANDUP, which I hope you'll be visiting soon. When you do, you're going to learn a little about me, a lot about you, and all about what "having a practice of standup" really means. You will receive tools, inspiration, and a light dusting of awareness. If all goes according to plan, you'll end up more comfortable in your craft and certain in the knowledge that writing and delivering great standup material is something you can do easily and well.
You'll learn how to find your standup voice, use comic filters, build solid bits with narrative drive, and just a whole host of other ways to process your insights and observations into jokes that work -- actually get a laugh -- when you tell them.
You'll also learn not to fear bad outcomes, and that's big, just huge, because then if you bomb (as bomb we all must from time to time) you'll understand that it's not the end of the world -- it's not even the end of the week.
Try it! Buy it! You must be 100 percent satisfied or your money cheerfully retained!
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