Public Speaking Tips

Series Summary

As a musician traveling is simply part of the job. We must be able to travel in order to support ourselves and play to new people and crowds all the time so that we build up a fan base. The problem arises when we begin to think about all the expensive equipment we have to lug around every time we travel. Whether it’s by boat, train, plane or car we need to be able to get our instruments to the next venue safely so that we can use it at the next show. This has always been a serious issue for the likes of touring musicians everywhere. The protection of their assets, their livelihoods, their gear. If you are a professional traveling musician or just like taking your guitar with you when you travel this is a fantastic series that will give you great tips that could easily save the life of your instrument. It covers tips on traveling by train, plane and car and offers advice for several different instruments including drums, guitar and keyboards. Take our advice and live by these tips when you’re traveling. It could mean the difference between playing and not!

Video Transcript

"The number one fear, as proven by surveys, in people, is getting in front of a bunch of other people and trying to say something. Public speaking, performing--why is it so hard? Now I don't have a whole lot of problem with that. Personally, I love being up on stage. I love being in front of people, and when I get up there, I'm like, "Roar!" I feel at home here. So I can't relate as much to that problem, but there is a trick in knowing how to perform effectively for an audience of people. The thing to remember is that it's not about you. If you start thinking about yourself, you're going to be consumed with yourself and pretty soon everybody else is going to be able to see that they don't feel like you're talking to them. That's what the audience cares about. The audience actually cares about themselves. All of us are pretty selfish. But the audience, if they feel like that you care about them, suddenly they're going to listen to what you're going to say and it'll take all the pressure off of you. Because you don't have to guarantee that they're going to like you or anything like that. You're just concerned that they're having a great time. They'll sense that; they'll pick up on that. Your performance will become so powerful. Let me give you an example, a piece that I wrote, about performing to demonstrate this."