{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"S2E9: Pausing: Why Letting Your Set Breathe(by doing THIS) Is So Important","description":"Have you ever been out to dinner with a group of friends and after a bunch of chit chat the table falls to a dead silence\u2026 And as that awkward feeling starts creeping up your shoulders someone starts babbling again and relief washes over you? What is it about silence that gets to people? I think that we are so used to being bombarded by sound, that when silence arrives, it\u2019s so unfamiliar that we have an unconscious need to fill it back up. Why? Because nature abhors a vacuum. We have an unconscious need to fill empty space. What does this have to do with comedy? Well, It\u2019s been said that \u201cmusic happens in the silence between the notes\u201d. This is also true for comedy. Comedy happens in the pause. And if we look at our job as being a conductor on stage, then we get to create magic between ourselves and the audience And if you can master this one thing, it will make you a better comic in no time. In fact, if you\u2019re new and you build this in to your set straight from the gate, you\u2019ll give off the essence of being a pro. That\u2019s how powerful this is. Today, we\u2019re joined by Bobbie Oliver, author of The Tao of Comedy \u2013 Embrace The Pause And it was in her book, that I first read about the importance of pausing. You'll hear first hand how pausing on and offstage will help you build confidence and a commanding stage presence. Read Bobbie's book, The Tao of Comedy Connect with Bobbie:  Facebook Instagram Watch her special   ","author_name":"She Shed Comedy: Empowering Your Comedy Career","author_url":"http:\/\/www.sheshedcomedy.com","html":"