PAUL COLMER
  • Vision
  • Blog
  • Influencer
  • Certifications
  • Vision
  • Blog
  • Influencer
  • Certifications
Search by typing & pressing enter

YOUR CART

21/2/2020 0 Comments

Brisbane RAW Comedy Competition

Picture
Last night, I stood up in front of around 100+ people at the SitDown Comedy Club in Brisbane, as part of the RAW Comedy 2020 competition.  It was a fantatsic night.  I had an incredible experience on stage, and I am absolutely thrilled to be able to share the video with you all.

It was a very strong heat, with 14 people, including myself, all competing.  Normally they select a maximum of 4 people to go through to the next round, but due to such a strong field, 5 people went through.  Unfortunately I think I just missed the cut.  

Check out the video below.  The opening minute gains 2 big laughs....which was phenomenal.
0 Comments

8/2/2020 0 Comments

RAW Comedy 2020

​I’m super excited at the moment.  I have secured my 14th stand-up gig, in the beautiful city of Wellington in New Zealand and my 15th at the RAW Comedy 2020.  Certainly one of the biggest stand-up competitions in Australia.  🚀

Click on the pic to see details of my Heat 6 gig:
Picture
​So how does comedy work?

Let’s talk about the basics.  Firstly you need a microphone, a great sound system and load of excited people who want to laugh. The sound system is very important, as you can use the nuance and tone of your voice to really draw out the comedy. 

This is why Comedy Clubs were invented.  My local club is in Paddington, it’s called the SitDown Comedy club and I’m performing there for my 2nd time at the RAW.  Check out the video to my very first standup gig....it' funny....🤣
​There are 3 important components to comedy:
  1. Your body language and facial expressions make up 50%-60% of your comedy style.
  2. The voice inflection and tone variations make up around 30-40% of your comedy style.
  3. Only 7% is based on what you say, i.e. your words.
This means that in order to be funny you need to focus on your body language, facial expressions and voice style, as well as define a sound script for your act.

But…and here is the kicker…it’s need to be 100% natural for you…so you need to be very comfortable and work on your natural abilities.

Many open-mic comedians focus a lot on number 3…which is good to start with…but once you become more experienced….about my level….then focus more on number 1 and number 2.

​Here is a great video that outlines these basic concepts:
​The next piece that is important is how you structure your material. The way to think of comedy laugh is consisting of 3 parts:
  1. The story…technically known as the setup.
  2. The punchline
  3. The laugh
The key with the story is to make it engaging, interesting and ultimately you’re using it build tension.  Then you have the punchline, which is like the release.  It needs to be unexpected but provide meaning to the story.  And then once you finish the punchline and wait for the laugh. 

​Here is one I prepared earlier:
For beginners, the laugh will be small or not at all. 

Remember, just because someone doesn’t physically laugh at your material, doesn’t mean they don’t think it’s funny. 

​I always make a joke when no-one laughs at my punchline…as it’s unexpected and appears improvised.  It also builds empathy with the audience.  Did you see I did that in the video too....watch back if you missed it. 😍

That’s it for today guys.  Go forth, be funny and record some videos of yourselves having fun! 📹📽📸

​This blog has been verified by Rise: Ra7540c712fcd526f20707909c6599ba8
0 Comments

    Categories

    All Active Directory Architecture Big Data Blockchain Cloud Comedy Cyber DevOps Driverless Cars MicroServices Office 365 Scaled Agile Social Media

    Picture

    Author​​

    Paul Colmer is an AWS Senior Technical Trainer.  Paul has an infectious passion for inspring others to learn and to applying disruptive thinking in an engaging and positive way.

    Paul has experience in building digital architecture strategies.  This includes the development and execution of training material and workshops, architecting and leading digital transformation initiatives, providing expertise on social media marketing, as well as advanced presenting using comedy, drama and music.

    Certifications include: Amazon Web Services(3 x Associates + 1 ML Specialty), Scaled Agile Framework (SPC), Cloud Security (CCSP), DevOps Culture (DevOps Foundation & DevSecOps Engineering), Big Data (EBDP), Data Science (EBDA), Microsoft Azure (AZ-900), Office 365 and a few others...... 

    He is currently one of the Rise.Global Top 50 Global Cloud influencers on social media.

    ​www.rise.global/the-cloud-social-influencers-power-100/p/1804096/r/2556192

    And one of the OnalyticsTop 100 Big Data influencers on social media:

    onalytica.com/blog/posts/big-data-top-influencers-and-brands/

    He is also a keen writer and an award-winning open-mic comedian.

    Contact Paul Colmer via LinkedIn.
    ​
    Or simply watch his videos on YouTube.

    Archives

    January 2023
    November 2022
    December 2021
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly