CAN A SHY PERSON BECOME A VENTRILOQUIST.

Can a shy person become a ventriloquist is a good question because shy people miss out on many opportunities because of the shyness.. here are some notes and tips for the shy person that would like to become a ventriloquist or maybe you are a ventriloquist but you are shy. Being a ventriloquist and you have a nervous problems with speaking in front of people or just being in front of an audience is basically normal and healthy but don’t become so afraid you freak out, when I get on stage of course I am nervous, nervous of what? is the question,first of all you want to be there, other wise you would have not showed up, another thing you want to perform otherwise you would not be on stage,so being nervous is a natural functioning of your body and emotions. All eyes are on you,you are now the beautiful girl in the room,you have all the attention,you are a super hero with super powers when you are on stage,the people are looking up because you’re a giant like king Kong,then you think to yourself these people are here to see me,these people want to see my super powers, while I am up here on stage I am their hero,why should I be afraid,I can make them happy,I can give them an escape from their troubles,I can bring them joy,I can make them dance,I can amuse them, I can thrill them,I can amaze them,I can give them make believe. All these wonderful thoughts you can be thinking before going in front of a live audience,then you will understand more about being nervous which is part of being shy.always remember being a ventriloquist you have a little helper with you,so if you ever get too nervous or too shy lean on your ventriloquist partner to help you out, bring to my mind, rehearsal rehearsal rehearsal with your ventriloquist partner just for this very moment,yes it’s been a few times when I forget my lines on stage and my ventriloquist partner name Sammy would step in to help me get back on track, so the more you practice with your ventriloquist partner the better your confidence will be, I don’t know what it is but many professional ventriloquist has recorded that sometimes on stage the ventriloquist partner take on a life of it’s own.practice and rehearsal will help you with your shyness. Before you take on any serious shows, I really think you should stay with the family and friends shows for a while, family and friends shows are audience members that you know not strangers like at a concert stage event. The family and friends audiences are safe for you to build up your ventriloquist act and skills. if your brother or sister are getting married you make sure that you be the wedding entertainer, at your friends birthday parties you make sure that you be the live entertainment,at your family Christmas party make sure your ventriloquist act is the perfect gift.how to move up to the next level from family and friends shows would be at your job office party such as a celebration or promotion or Christmas party or in your school class room,or school play, this is you leaving the family and friends shows slowly easing into the public shows, because you want to get control of being shy in front of a live audience, the problem with shy entertainers is that they are nervous around strangers, going from family and friends to classmates and coworkers will train and educate the ventriloquist that is shy with stage and audience lessons.this will take time but it is good learning time,to learn how to be comfortable on stage and comfortable in front of a audience, because it’s nothing like having sweat in your eyes on stage from being nervous.I think all “ALL” ventriloquists should start with family and friends shows then ease out to the public shows,I also think a ventriloquist should always study and create not only focus on the stage shows or being a performer even if that is the main goal,I think a ventriloquist should go see other ventriloquist shows even if you’re not a fan, I really think the big guy should come down off his high horse to visit the little guy,give the amateur ventriloquist some support or feedback then the shy ventriloquist will have more confidence in themselves,what this means is a ventriloquist like Willie Tyler or Jeff Dunham should encourage the unknown ventriloquist or help them push forward. I tell you the truth I will never ever forget speaking to ventriloquist Willie Tyler and Lester on the phone as a middle school ventriloquist,never ever will I forget!we talked about ten minutes or so,he didn’t know me but he is world famous and he took the time to talk to this poor little ventriloquist boy living in the ghetto,he gave me hope and he gave me drive to achieve my ventriloquist dream.