{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"SHOWCASE YOUR TALENTS [EP. 114]","description":"This episode is brought to you by&amp;nbsp;Patreon&amp;nbsp;supporter&amp;nbsp;Mike James. To find out how you can support the podcast with a small monthly donation visit&amp;nbsp;www.Patreon.com\/SchoolOfLaughs&amp;nbsp;. Brooklyn Dicent&amp;nbsp;joins us to day to talk about her dual careers as a professional leadership trainer for T-Mobile and Comedienne. &amp;nbsp;We cover a lot of ground and dig into social media this week again. Latin the interview we cover a topic that we've yet to dig into: VIDEO TESTIMONIALS. If nothing else, dig into this portion. We also talk about:  Growing up as a preacher's kid Getting a challenge from her father at 12 to speak in front of the church Knowing at a young age that comedy was in her future Being inspired by&amp;nbsp;Les Brown,&amp;nbsp;Zig Ziglar,&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Tony Robbins Walking into her first comedy club in 2004 in Portland, ME Taking an 8 week stand-up class Studying comics on&amp;nbsp;Comedy Central Getting the audience on your side Improvising and weaving in stories to customize her performances Keeping the focus &quot;about the audience&quot; instead of on ourselves Being self-motivated to accomplish bucket list goals Knowing the purpose for each social media outlet Using Facebook Live to INTENTIONALLY connect with your followers Show &quot;backstage&quot; type inside looks with social media Telling stories that evolve into your brand message Making sure to have a Call to Action in every post Interjecting yourself into conversations to gain followers Using all social to SHOWCASE YOUR TALENTS The power of&amp;nbsp;VIDEO TESTIMONIALS  You can find out more about Brooklyn at her&amp;nbsp;WEBSITE, on her&amp;nbsp;Facebook Page, or on&amp;nbsp;INSTAGRAM.    &quot;Club 52&quot; is a 52 week, email based stand-up program. It will include a weekly challenge designed to help you become a better comedian. This year long program will feature an email every Friday from me. I will ask you to take a serious look at some of your business practices, writing processes, performance techniques, branding, marketing and a whole lot more. The program starts the week you join and continues for 52 weeks as long as you are still supporting the podcast through Patreon at the $7 a month level. Questions? Email me (Rik) at&amp;nbsp;SchoolOfLaughs@gmail.com. Or call 1-888-895-8549. Or. if you are ready, head on over to&amp;nbsp;www.Patreon.com\/SchoolOfLaughs&amp;nbsp;to get started.  ","author_name":"School Of Laughs","author_url":"http:\/\/schooloflaughs.libsyn.com\/webpage","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4597247\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/12496649"}