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  <title>SHOWCASE YOUR TALENTS [EP. 114]</title>
  <description>This episode is brought to you by&amp;amp;nbsp;Patreon&amp;amp;nbsp;supporter&amp;amp;nbsp;Mike James. To find out how you can support the podcast with a small monthly donation visit&amp;amp;nbsp;www.Patreon.com/SchoolOfLaughs&amp;amp;nbsp;. Brooklyn Dicent&amp;amp;nbsp;joins us to day to talk about her dual careers as a professional leadership trainer for T-Mobile and Comedienne. &amp;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;amp;nbsp;Les Brown,&amp;amp;nbsp;Zig Ziglar,&amp;amp;nbsp;and&amp;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;amp;nbsp;Comedy Central Getting the audience on your side Improvising and weaving in stories to customize her performances Keeping the focus &amp;quot;about the audience&amp;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 &amp;quot;backstage&amp;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;amp;nbsp;VIDEO TESTIMONIALS  You can find out more about Brooklyn at her&amp;amp;nbsp;WEBSITE, on her&amp;amp;nbsp;Facebook Page, or on&amp;amp;nbsp;INSTAGRAM.    &amp;quot;Club 52&amp;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;amp;nbsp;SchoolOfLaughs@gmail.com. Or call 1-888-895-8549. Or. if you are ready, head on over to&amp;amp;nbsp;www.Patreon.com/SchoolOfLaughs&amp;amp;nbsp;to get started.  </description>
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