School for Humor & Authenticity

Performing on stage is often compared with the fear of dying. And yes, it is a big challenge, you're going down or you survive. Most people are freezing, worrying about their lines, afraid for a blackout, are too much in their heads and are really ‘working’ on stage, with the consequence that they aren’t themselves at all and having barely contact with the audience. Result: a feeling of failure and an even bigger fear for the stage.

I think this can be a lot easier and much more enjoyable.

Most of the presentation courses I have seen are telling you only what you are not supposed to do: Don't move, don't show emotions and don't be too personal of vulnerable. But that's is not what the audience likes. They like personality and humor.

1. There’s nothing wrong with you! 

I believe in the capacities you dó have. Not in the one you don’t have. I give you self confidence and look at what you need to grow into your talent. I saw in the thousand students I’ve had a lot of different talents passing by and also discovered a lot of different ways to switch this talent ‘on’. I don’t teach you tricks, but work on command and increase the talent that is appearing and give advice for the long term. 

2. Don’t let people think you are crazy, but also certainly not normal. 
The more authentic you are, the more interesting. To develop your personality or persona on stage is only possible by digging into your authenticity. Give yourself permission to be ‘different’.

3. The naughty person in you isn’t afraid.

Your inner child is the one who is asking questions. Is curious and has an investigating attitude. I develop your playfulness, your humor and your pleasure and that’s making your entrance on stage totally different.

4. Make a sport of getting the audience involved.

You’ll learn to seduce the audience by making your goal, mission, purpose, calling or message more important than your performance.

Why is this different from other humor courses?

I thrive to combine humor with your purpose, your mission, your calling because then you can do both: touching people and making them laugh.

Humor as a language

Humor is often seen as a gift, as a talent. You have it or you don’t have it. While it is certainly a skill you can develop and learn. Can practise. Like a language. You can influence your environment with it. By giving a good example. By creating a positive atmosphere. To show people you have self depreciation humor, by taking yourself less seriously and inspire others to do so too. With as result more people who feel safe, more connection and more people become willing to learn and be more open minded. Good for the organisation, for the team, but also for everyone personally.

And humor is always needed. In times of crisis people need humor to practice their resilience and in better times humor is needed to develop your creativity and self-reflection. Humor makes you look at things differently. You play with reality and with that you develop resilience.

Do you think you are not funny?

• Do you think that being funny is only for people with talent?
• Are you looking for a way to seem less serious or rational?
• Do you enjoy it when you can make people laugh?
• Do you want to test your creativity?
• Are you hungry to be yourself and to become more authentic and honest?
• Do you want to stand on stage more relaxed?
  
  

So, I would like everyone to take humor more seriously, because it

• Is an icebreaker in uncomfortable situations.
• Creates a feeling of unity.
• Is self-reflecting and mirroring.
• It downplays and gives comfort.
• Makes you creative.