Read Gulf Coast Business Review’s Full Story on Speaker Coach, Joe Yazbeck
Noteworthy article by Gulf Coast Business Review Managing Editor, Mark Gordon featuring Leadership and Public Speaking Coach Joe Yazbeck and Prestige Leader Development. July 2011 Issue
As seen in their Meeting Planners Guide 2011.
See page 8 and 9!
http://www.review.net/special-sections/detail/meeting-planners-guide-2011/
Stage Presence & a Successful Performance
“GET YOURSELF IN FRONT OF AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE, PRACTICE AND DELIVER A PERFORMANCE OF ANY KIND, OF ANY LENGTH, FOR ANY PURPOSE, AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE.” JOE YAZBECK
The above principle works! Just do it and reap the benefits.
In addition to performing on stage, on camera or in the recording studio, you will find in order to get as much experience in front of an audience as possible, you can also grab a few co-workers and deliver to them an idea you have and sell them on that idea.. Just get up and speak in front of people, any size group for any purpose. Deliver a talk to your family on communication as a family member. Give speeches! Deliver a speech at your church. Perhaps a civic group needs a keynote address or a local scout troop needs a 15-minute talk on self-confidence or efficiency. Present to people! ….and you will find that your stage presence and comfort level at performances improve and get easier.
Each circumstance and opportunity you have to present or perform enables you to refine, improve and evolve your skill and craft as a performing artist. And guess what!! You will find yourself more comfortable, confident and certain in front of that audience, camera, microphone or even client or prospect if you are presenting your songs and music for marketing purposes.
Notice people. Really look at them. Go where there are lots of people moving around, standing in line at a bank or bus stop or congregating at a mall or downtown. Just be there in the environment until you feel relaxed and comfortable in the space where many people are. Do this as many times as possible. It will make a difference in your comfort level every time you are more willing to experience groups of people.
Here is a great exercise. Go to a movie theater before the audience fills up-15-20 minutes before the show starts, and stand with your back to the screen facing the audience as more and more people occupy the seats. This is a great drill to do to, step by step, to overcome nervousness and stage fright. You might find when you start and continue this, your heart beats 3 times as fast, and your eyes are twitching and beads of sweat is dripping from your fingertips and you are thinking to yourself “I feel stupid” or “what happens when the guy with the flashlight asks me what I am doing here” Well the answer to that is “ I am just being here because I belong any where I am or decide to be”. I have had my students realize, after this drill was over, that they felt noticeably more comfortable, less nervous and introverted and more “there” as they continued the exercise and repeated it more and more.
Stage presence has everything to do with your attitude toward your audience you are performing in front of or recording for. Make your audience feel at home and include people in your space. Decades ago, the famous fireside chats by President Roosevelt, back in the forties, aroused and brought together a nation during a crises time period. The nation felt that the president was talking to them individually, not yelling bombastic political rubbish, as was the case with Herbert Hoover during the depression. So being natural and, expressive makes you unleashedand attractive to an audience… and that makes a winning performance.
Your natural, interested, extroverted and expressive manner will create and positively attract an audience to you and your music. Tthese are the qualities that make up stage presence, and when these qualities are expressed, you have what it takes to “knock the socks off” your audience and send them home with a feeling of “I can’t wait to see (this artists or group) again”or “Where do I go to buy their music”?
For more information on how you can improve your stage presence and performance and develop your skills as a performing artist and to get your music career moving faster:
Call our studio at 727 260 7723 for a complimentary initial consultation.
Check out our website at www.heartbeatproductionsinc.com
All the best,
Joe Yazbeck, Founder, President
Heartbeat Productions
2600 East Bay Drive Suite 210
Largo, Florida 33771
2 Must Reads on Music Promotion & Marketing
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This is the definitive book on the new music business that encaptures all the elements of what you need to know to become your own record label and succeed in today’s markets.
Author, publisher and music producer Bobbi Janson explains it all in this easy to read and compelling material on succeeding in today’s music scene.
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This is the latest book by Bob Baker, the king of marketing music on a budget. It’s full of great ideas on how to stretch your promotion dollar.
The book is laid out in five sections…
- Laying the Foundation for Online Music Promotion
- Creating a Highly Effective Artist Web Site
- Promoting Your Music Across the Internet
- Making the Most of Social Media and the Interactive Web
- Powerful Music-Specific Sites & Online Services You Need to Know About
If you’re looking to sell more music, get more people to your shows, and have a greater online presence, you absolutely should check this out. It’s not a magic bullet, but a simple plan for you to follow that, if you do, will get you results in the form of more attention (and money) for your music.
To get positive support for your music career, contact Heartbeat Productions at 727 260 7723 or email me at jyazbeck@heartbeatproductionsinc.com.
Complimentary first sessions available.
Visit www.heartbeatproductionsinc.com
Joe Yazbeck, Founder, President
2600 East Bay Drive Suite 210, Largo, Fl 33771
Hear Joe Yazbeck’s Recent Radio Broadcast
Hear Joe Yazbeck’s recent radio show on Life Improvement Radio by clicking on this link.
http://www.remmelwellness.com/entrepreneur-in-you.xml
In this in depth one hour interview, Joe talks about effective communication, his entertainment industry influence in helping professional careers and business owners and leadership solutions for the entrepreneur.
You will see the entry on the page dated 5.20.11
“The Entrepreneur In You” 5.20.11
Life Improvement Radio
Mr. Joe Yazbeck from Prestige Leader Development
EntNYou5.20.11.mp3
Joe Yazbeck, Founder
Prestige Leader Development
2600 East Bay Drive Suite 210
Largo, Florida 33771
727 260 7723
http://www.prestigeleader.com/
info@prestigeleader.com
YOU CAN BE PART OF A NEW MUSICAL IN THE MAKING!
Broadway composer – lyricist and playwrite, Norman Thalheimer has just completed the script for a brand new (to be named) “High School Musical of the Future” which will be given a theatrical reading on Sunday, May 1st in Clearwater, from 10AM to 12:30PM.
Participating in this will be some of the most talented up and coming young actors in the Tampa Bay area.
A special pass to John Parsonson’s Acting Class will be given to those who wish to attend as audience members. Immediately following the reading, feedback and opinions from the audience will be requested.
If you would like to be a part of something that should prove to be entertaining, enlightening and possibly even historic, then please join us at The Measurable Solutions Building at 420 South Garden Ave. Clearwater, FL 33756 on May 1st, in downtown Clearwater from 10AM to 12:30PM.
Refreshments will be served
Please email your confirmation to attend to nthalheimer@gmail.com
Thank you
Joe Yazbeck, Founder
Heartbeat Productions
727 260 7723
www.heartbeatproductionsinc.com
On Record Producers
I have taken the following excerpts from Indy Record Label and Promoter Heather McDonald because I found this these concepts very useful in raising awareness on who record producers are, what they do and what to expect from them in getting your music produced. I hope you learn something important from the following material and keep on an ethical, effective and productive path in getting your music made and avoid some of the blatant pitfalls that can trap musicians into bad deals or contracts.
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Record Producers – What Do They Do?:
The record producer works with the band, sessions musicians and the studio engineer to “produce” the sound the recordings. Often the producer’s job is to provide an extra set of ears, to produce a certain sound or to provide experience. They may be involved with arranging parts of the track or even writing it. In smaller studios the role of engineer and producers may be combined, and the band may producer or co-produce the recordings with the engineer.
In House Record Producers:
An in-house producer works in a particular studio, and his fees will usually be included in the cost of renting the studio, although they may also receive “points.” (Producer points are the percentage of royalties a producer gets for working on an album. The easiest way to look at points is to consider one point to be equal to one percent.)
Studios can often be keen to retain in demand producers as they can provide a major reasons for artists to come to the studio. Some producers, such as grunge pioneer Steve Albini in Chicago and lo-fi producer Kramer own their own studios. When booking a studio if you want to work with a particular in house producer, make sure that they are available and booked in for your session.
Independent Record Producers:
An independent producer will be employed by a band, or the label on the band’s behalf, in order to gain a particular sound or in order to gain from the producer’s reputation. The producer and the band will then go into a studio to record. The producer’s fees will be separate from the studio rental fees. The producer will usually oversee the recording sessions as well as the mixing and the mastering of the recordings, but make sure this is made clear before the work starts, and that the overall fee is agreed.
How Do Record Producers Get Paid?:
Most producer will be paid a flat fee/advance for their work. Some will also receive points – a percentage of the dealer price of a record and/or a share of the profits made from the recordings. It’s common for producers to receive both. A producer may work for a reduced up front fee in exchange for some points, or may secure a fee plus points, if they feel their production will be important to the record’s success. Initially some producers may work for free to build up work but top producer can be very well paid. If you’re involved in the songwriting process, you can expect royalties on top of your production fees.
How Do I Become a Producer?:
Traditionally producers begin work as engineers in studios, or sometime as session musicians, gained experience in the studio environment. Then they begin working as an in-house producer until they gain a reputation. As Danger Mouse’s story shows these days a producer can start working from their bedroom, however studio experience is very valuable to a producer. As a producer you’ll probably be working with a studio engineer, but you’ll be expected to know your way round a mixing desk. Working at your production skills in the bedroom is a good way to start, and try and gain work experience at a local recording studio.
Record Producer Contracts:
As with all aspects of the music industry, contracts are important, not least because they let everyone knows where they stand and what is expected of them. An engineer may feel that they’re ‘producing’ the session – the band may not. A band may expect the producer to oversee recording, mixing and mastering but the producer may be only be expecting to work on the recordings. These issues, along with fees and point are more easily discussed before recording begins, and a contract can clear up any misunderstandings
Brought to you by:
Joe Yazbeck, Founder
Heartbeat Productions
http://www.heartbeatproductionsinc.com/
Receive a Complimentary Music Career Consultation by calling 727 260 7723
Key Ingredients to Getting Better Gigs
One of the most important activities in getting bookings and one that is very often overlooked is having an accumulated list of all the necessary players in the game you need to have on hand to promote to, send emails to, blog to and show up for.
These players are venue owners, talent buyers, agents, event planners, wedding planners—anyone who is in the process of hiring talent. You really need to compile on an ongoing basis all of these specific identities on a consistent basis. Compile them onto to separate spreadsheets so you have all their contact info by contact name, company name, address, phone numbers and email addresses…along with some key notes to help you keep track of your last conversations. If you have a contact management system like ACT or one for music use it….to get organized and keep up with your contacts.
Google event planners, wedding planners, PR companies (they are talent buyers for companies holding major events) and all the rest of them and compile them in a spreadsheet and add to them weekly as you promote to them through emails, calls and follow-up visits. Send them mp3′s, links to your music and videos, make appointments with them to have them hear you live. Yeah, you will get turned down by some, but you will get positive responses by some too and it is the quantity of your contacts made that make a difference.
It is the frequency of your communication to these identities that helps you the most. They will not forget you as long as you keep on with your connecting to them. Be professional and mannerly in your dealings with them. People love to hire musicians that are reliable, respectful and communicate well. Demonstrate that and your promotion and compiling will pay off.
If you have any questions, call us at Heartbeat Productions at 727 260 7723 and we can help you with getting more gigs.
Visit http://www.heartbeatproductionsinc.com/
Thank you
Joe Yazbeck
Stage Presence and Charisma
Stage Presence: the ability to command an audience with impressive style or manner.
Charisma: the special virtue of an office, function, position, etc., that confers or is thought to confer on the person holding it an unusual ability for leadership, worthiness of respect, or the like.
In simple terms, commanding qualities from the stage consist not of hard, authoritarian, overbearing force, but qualities that attract people to people. In this sense commanding consists of sincerity, credibility, concern, certainty, ease and comfort. These are the qualities that create an audience that is attracted to your performance, song, message and emotion you generate.
So you can see, charisma is not, as some people might think, a mysterious factor that one is just born with. It is learned much like a craft and built upon those commanding qualities that transform an average musician into a knock-out performer who can truly capture the heart of the audience and make them want more.
Heartbeat Productions coaching starts with learning the exact communication tools to become a dynamic and impact perfroming artist. These are the main building blocks of true dynamic stage presence that attracts and turns an average audience into real fans . These tools can be learned and applied in your career and life to great results.
Call for your complimentary consulation at 727 260 7723 or 727 489 2349
