KEH 144: Planning for Christmas, Puppets and the Pandemic with Colin Dymond

Welcome to Season 7 chapter 145 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! We are wrapping up a spectacular season with this final episode. Today's guest is Dan Evans, president of Totally Zany, LLC and an established clowning professional. Dan has performed at prominent venues and presented workshops on behalf of noted clients, as well as other satisfied clients from multiple sectors. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Dan is also a teaching artist aside from being a performer Dan teaches circus arts class with 75 to 150 kids for 10 weeks Dan shared what kind of stuff he does and how it started for him Dan doesn't do a lot of magic, he just knows 2 tricks Dan didn't want to use makeup because he wanted to show who he really is Dan is currently working on a virtual circus class Dan shared how his birthday shows is like Dan also talked about what KEA has done for him www.totallyzany.com

Welcome to Season 7 chapter 144 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Today is the second to the last episode of the season. Our guest is a great ventriloquist and performer,  Colin Dymond! Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Colin shared his life before and during the pandemic Colin also shared what happened on his shows when COVID19 struck the world Colin talked about puppetry and ventriloquism Colin's take on why puppets are funny for kids How people can learn about puppetry and where starter could go and learn Colin also shares his plans for the coming holiday season Learn about Colin's talent and life on this special episode, listen now.

Welcome to Season 7 chapter 143 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! In today's episode, we have Chad Jacobs aka Chef Bananas. Today he shares with us about cold calling, branding and stuff about marketing plus how you can make use of your basement. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Chad shares what went on when the pandemic started Chad talks about how he transitioned to Virtual Shows Chad made use of his basement as a virtual studio Chad shares his best practices in cold calling What Chad thinks about cold calling and why he does it Chad also talks about his Foam business More on this episode so listen to the full episode

Welcome to Season 7 chapter 142 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Our guest for today is Ms. Annie Banannie, the Balloon Storyteller. Today we talked about keeping herself healthy during the pandemic and  Here are some of the important notes from this episode: July 2018 is when she started taking care of herself and lose weight Annie talked about how it's going during the pandemic Annie shared how she continues the journey of helping people How she keeps herself motivated during this time What's gonna be the best practices before performing for a kids audience next When is her plan to do the next show Many more from Annie on this episode, listen now.  

Welcome to Season 7 chapter 141 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Silly Jilly is our guest in this episode today. Today we talked about adaptation and innovation as an entertainer. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Jilly shared how her pandemic season went and what happened to the bookings What Jilly did to help her business during the pandemic How it is like working with a director like Dave Brenn and how it helped Jilly recommendations on what to do during the challenges Many more inside this episode so listen now.

Welcome to Season 7 chapter 140 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Drew Ripley is our guest in this episode today. Today we talked about how Drew spent his time during the pandemic. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Before the pandemic Drew had big schedule already planned. From 200 shows to 0 in 48 hours Because of the pandemic, he loves his job more than ever Drew talked about the KM Challenge Drew realized that all he has during the pandemic was time Drew recalls his favorite positive moments of the lockdown Drew's experience in doing virtual shows Drew's story on how he started from the bottom More fascinating stories from Drew in this episode, listen now.

Welcome to Season 7 chapter 139 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Meet Magical Katrina Kroetch on our episode today. Today we talked about her experiences in doing zoom shows during the pandemic. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Katrina is a performer and an actor Started her acting career at the age of 17 Katrina shares how the pandemic affected her bookings in the beginning Katrina told us what she's up to these days What she prefers - standing up vs sitting down in a zoom show What advice Katrina has for kids entertainers in the time of the Pandemic What Katrina loves about performing for family audiences What Katrina said about kids vs adults magic in a zoom show http://www.katrinakroetch.com/

Welcome to Season 6 chapter 138 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Today we talked about Kids with short attention spans. Kids and adults in the audience. Engaging the adults at kids gigs and audience management. Listen to this exciting episode to learn more. [su_spacer]Here are some of the important notes from this episode: How do you keep everyone in the audience engaged, both adults and kids? How to Be really good! How to speed up your routine up by 25% Adding surprises For Adults - have a skilful mind-blowing trick “Monkey jumping through hoop of fire” Be engaging with your show structure, and your patter and questions Setting up the chairs in lines Different humour levels Listening to the kids and react in the moment Have prepared tactics for disruptive kids - What are those? On booking - ask if there will be special needs kids there that might not like loud noises. Different levels of humour for kids & adults.

Welcome to Season 7 chapter 137 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! In today's episode, Zivi and Danny shared about Performance Techniques #2 - How to shine on Zoom and win in the virtual parties game. Listen to this episode to get more. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Virtual Vs. Live! You can win at both if you know the secrets! Techniques and tips What are the benefits of performing Virtual shows? Do you need to spend lots of money on new equipment? What if I’m not very good at technology? What material should I perform? How do I market a virtual show? Techniques - Look into the camera - windows to the soul. Using the medium to max advantage, smiling and looking at the camera self zoom, hiding props out of sight, get to know Zoom as best you can set up your space in a corner where you can leave it. Involve the kids Virtual backgrounds Back ups! You can win at both by having a new product - A virtual show, a new online market and also having your normal live kids shows.

Welcome to Season 7 chapter 136 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Zivi and Danny are back for this new episode. Today the topic is about Games, listen to the episode to know more. Here are some of the important notes from this episode: Why games? As people come into a party. Get the energy out or up. Introduce yourself as the leader & expert - they need to listen to you for clear instructions. You get to know the kids before a show/ or after your show. Party games Non contact games GMD Zoom Games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMCTUAd5b3c&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2zClK-r1jT5rCg68DFcE7oJ3-2OQYZCmNDurtUIF5VcKJdg_X6fxlO35s Adapting games to online or socially distance.Musical whatever online and socially distanced. Kids games Gameshow Auction New games