If you can stand up in front of an audience and make them laugh it means that you can give an amazing presentation. A comedian needs to be able to relax an audience, be liked and be interesting. This is exactly what you need to do for all forms of communicating.
This is an intensive 16-hour weekend course. At the end of it you will be able to be comfortable enough on stage to give a speech or presentation and you will be able to make an audience laugh.
You will learn to present yourself well, to be relaxed on stage, to develop material and conquer your fears so you can express your own unique sense of humour on stage and make people laugh.
The course is led by:
- Aidan Killian, an x-investment banker now full time comedian, comedy coach, and runner of “laughoutloud” comedy club will run the course. He is resident mc of 4 comedy clubs in Dublin and he has helped 100′s of people get on stage for the first time and that number is growing fast. Some of 2009’s students are already regularly getting paid for gigs. www.aidankillian.com
Most courses include guest instructors:
- Thomas O’Duffy is an NLP expert and hypnotist as well as having many other gifts. He helps students conquer their fears and teaches them how to become better comedians faster.
You will get some one on one time with the instructor and your live graduation stand up comedy gig will be recorded at the end.
To be good at anything you need practice, during this course, you will get lots of stage time and will receive valuable feedback from the instructor. From nothing, you can develop your confidence, material, and get on stage and do a successful stand-up comedy act. You will leave the stage with an amazing natural high….. and an inner confidence which will be with you for life.
You will learn:
- How to be comfortable on stage
- Audience rapport
- How to make your audience laugh (whether audience is one person or a thousand people).
- How to relax your audience
- How to be likeable on stage
- How to develop material
- How to present yourself with effective movement
- How to deal with stage fright
- Storytelling
- How to become a better comedian faster
- Personal psychology (remove negative beliefs)
- Improvisation, on the spot thinking
- To be in control even when outside your comfort zone.
THERE WILL BE A GRADUATION GIG AT THE END. 
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VENUE: Hampton Hotel, Donnybrook.
DATES: MAY 17, 18,19, 20th
Friday 17th: 6:30pm – 9pm
Sat +Sun 18th + 19th: 11am – 6pm
Monday (Graduation gig): 8pm – 10pm
NEXT COURSE JULY
COMEDY + STORY TELLING
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Laughing at your story Sharing your stories and giving laughter Shape a real story from your life , share it with others and develop both your authentic voice and the courage to stand in your words. In this one weekend we will offer a sixteen hours course which will be both intense and fun. In this course we will invoke a memory from your life, craft it into a vivid expressive story using the power of storytelling and lighten it with humour using tools and techniques from the comedy world. The story will be told in front of an audience at the end of the course.
Course Carriers
Aidan Killian
Aidan is a professional comedian. He regularly teaches private classes in Dublin and in universities. He believes that everyone has their own unique personality and that everyone can have the courage to stand up in front of an audience and share parts of their lives with an audience to the happy sound of laughter.
Raphael Rodan
Raphael Rodan was born in the ancient land of the Galilee. Currently lives and works in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. Raphael is storyteller/actor. He uses the power of storytelling to create a bridge between diversities and overcome conflicts. He is the Founder of ‘Jiser El Adam’, an international storytelling-for-peace project located in the Galilee in Israel.
VENUE: Hampton Hotel, Donnybrook.
DATES: July 5, 6,7, 8th
Friday 5th: 6:30pm – 9pm
Sat +Sun 6th + 7th: 11am – 6pm
Monday (Graduation gig): 8pm – 10pm