Transcript

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G'day,

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welcome to episode 46 of the

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Fearless Singer podcast.

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Today is going to be a solo cast.

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I have some exciting guests

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planned for the next few weeks,

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so please stay tuned.

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I wanted to pop on today and

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just give a bit of an

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update because so much has

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happened in a very short

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space of time over the last few weeks.

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So many life learnings that

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honestly will change my

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life forever and I want to

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share that with you today and maybe

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Because we're all being

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directed by the same cosmos.

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Maybe you've also

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experienced something

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similar over the last few weeks.

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And also just give you a bit

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of an update as to what is

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happening in Fearless

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Singer HQ slash land.

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There are some exciting

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things coming up and I just

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wanted to share that with you.

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So let's get started.

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Well,

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the exciting thing is I will be

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relaunching the Fearless

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Singer Jazz Club.

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So that is a six-week live

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training on how to get

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yourself on a stage in

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front of a jazz band

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singing beautiful jazz standards.

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You will learn a whole set of songs,

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but not just that,

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all the subtle nuances of the style.

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phrase and, you know,

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make musical choices.

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Experimenting with jazz language,

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knowing what the jazz language is,

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how do we also, how do we obtain that?

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How to communicate with your

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band before the performance,

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so communicate the musical

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ideas or the arrangement that you have,

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as well as how to cue them

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during the performance so

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they know when you want to end.

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all those nuts and bolts

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things that sometimes scare

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us a bit as singers.

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And rightly so.

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It's only, it's only been a, gosh,

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a recent thing since

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probably a few years ago

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where I learned that to be

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able to do this isn't being

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rude to your band.

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It's,

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clear communication as to

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this is where we stop uh to

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end the song so that's the

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sort of things that we're

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going to learn in the

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fearless singer jazz club

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as well as six songs which

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is pretty much a set it's a

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45 minute set providing

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that you've got two soloing

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instruments in the band as

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well as yourself uh doing a

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little bit of a scat a

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little bit of a scat that sounds uh

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not terribly, you know, exciting,

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a big scat, a big confident scat.

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And you'll be learning also

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how to get started with

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improvisation as well.

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So that's,

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I'm really excited about that

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because I love teaching jazz.

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It's like, it's my, it's my jam.

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And I will be also offering

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free live trainings in the

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Fearless Singer Jazz Club Facebook group,

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which you can access now

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for free if you just

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register for the Fearless

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Singer Jazz Jam.

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What is the Fearless Singer Jazz Jam?

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Well, let me tell you,

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it's also another beautiful,

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creative baby of the

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Fearless Singer Jazz.

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community it happens well it

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has been happening every

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couple of months it started

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at the end of last year at

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the bearded lady here in

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west end it's now moved

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over to it's still a secret

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at this point in time and

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we just had our second one

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for the year just there on

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sunday and it was just

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stunning it was such a

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fantastic afternoon all of

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the singers were just

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glorious our band was

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beautiful dynamic supportive

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And it was just a lovely

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electric atmosphere.

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It always is at our jazz

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jams as well as at our

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Fearless Singer showcases,

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which our Fearless Singer

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members take part of.

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And yeah, lovely audience, lovely vibe.

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So that's the jam.

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It's basically,

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it's a little bit different

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to other jazz jams or jams

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in general here in Mianjin, Brisbane.

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in that it is curated.

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So there is also a coaching element to it.

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So when you sign up, when you register,

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I talk you through the process of,

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you know,

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getting your branding assets together.

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So your, you know, your, your promo photo,

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a small bio so that I can

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also promote you on my

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platforms on Instagram and Facebook.

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and share your wonderful

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story and also I get your

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charts in advance and your

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arrangement ideas so I can

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give that to the band

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earlier so they can yeah

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just feel like feel a

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little bit confident that

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they you know they know oh

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okay this is what this

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person is doing this is

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this is the time feel you

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know this is the key

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signature this is they want

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a four bar intro they want

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this as an outro so getting

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a bit of an idea first

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before they they go to the gig

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it just makes everyone feel

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that little bit extra safe

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keyword safe you know oh I

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can feel a little bit more

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confident than usual

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because I know that the

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band has had my charts for

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a week at least as a

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minimum so yeah it is a bit

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of a it's a bit more

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created than just rocking

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up with your chart and then

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giving it a go which I

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think is amazing you know

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to do that as well there

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are so many fantastic jams around

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town here,

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and I have to say one of the

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best ones that I take part of,

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I still take part of,

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and also Fearless Singer

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members take part in as well,

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is the Brisbane Jazz Club

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Jam that's organized by Ingrid James,

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who is just, again,

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one of those big hearted singers,

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really very much about

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providing opportunities for

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other singers as well.

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So if you would like that

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experience of that rush of, okay,

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I'm just going to take my

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chart and give it to the

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bed and see how it goes.

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And also test out your chops,

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your communication chops.

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That is a fantastic jam to get started on.

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And it's still also very

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loving and supportive as well.

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uh gems are honestly such a

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great opportunity to yeah

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cut your teeth you know try

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out those new skills go for

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those musical risks you

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know that you've been

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you've been trying out in

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the practice room you know

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you learn so much on the

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bandstand you really do

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it's like any kind of job really

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You know,

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we know that we learn more when

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we're doing the thing,

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when we're on the job.

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I felt like as, you know, I'm a,

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I'm a qualified high school teacher.

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I was a high school teacher

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for four years and I

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learned way more in my prac

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than I did at university.

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And that's, you know,

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that's just the truth.

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I'm not even going to try

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and apologize for that.

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It's the truth.

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I mean,

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the content provided at uni is very

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fascinating and, yeah, that's what it is.

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It's fascinating.

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It's interesting.

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But you learn more in the classroom.

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It's the same as being a singer,

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an instrumentalist.

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You learn more on the

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bandstand while you're doing it.

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You learn how to communicate

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with the people on the stage.

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You go, oh, that chart is incorrect.

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Oops.

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I put that coder in the wrong place.

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You know, and you learn also,

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I think what's really important,

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you learn the art of being uncomfortable.

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You know,

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it's just one of those

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unavoidable things is discomfort.

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And the more you can embrace

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it and be okay with it,

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Honestly, the world will open up to you.

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You know,

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you will surprise yourself with

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what you can achieve when

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you are okay with being uncomfortable.

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When you're okay with that feeling of,

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you know, those fear pangs in your chest.

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They're just there.

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I'm just going to deal with it.

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I'm going to sing through it.

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I am going to prove to

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myself that I can show up.

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I can turn up on the stage

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and just be the most I can

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be in this moment, you know,

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and share what I know in this moment.

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I'm not going to try to do

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more than what I know.

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I'm just going to be truthful,

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authentic in this time and

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space and be a delight, you know,

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you know, be really,

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be chill with your band.

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help them as much as

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possible understand what it

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is that you want.

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And then you'll see their shoulders go,

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they can just chill out and

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they can make mistakes if they need to.

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And they know that you're

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not gonna turn around and go,

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you know,

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or that you'll make a mistake and

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then try and blame them.

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I think that's always the

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fear of instrumentalists is

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that the singer is going to

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stuff up and then go, it was me,

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it was them.

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So as much as we can show

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that we're not going to do that,

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we're just, you know, we're comfortable.

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with being uncomfortable,

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with going to do our best, you'll,

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everyone will just relax

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and it will be so joyous.

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It doesn't matter what comes

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out of your bloody mouth.

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It will feel great.

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And your audience will be

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receptive to that.

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They'll give you that feedback and,

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or even if they don't, who cares,

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you know, it'll just, it'll be lovely.

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And that's,

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that's the beauty of performing.

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And that's the beauty of having that space,

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that opportunity to do it.

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And I always encourage, you know,

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after you've done one or two jams,

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you get out there and start

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doing paid gigs.

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You should be getting paid for it.

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You know, if you love it.

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I don't believe in, you know,

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people doing things for

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free for too long.

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You get yourself out there

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and you charge what you're worth.

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That's a whole new podcast

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episode on we really need

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to start valuing ourselves as musicians,

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performers.

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And, you know, and it is a huge,

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it's a huge offering that

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we are providing society

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and that needs to be

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reciprocated in energy and

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money is just energy.

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You know, that's all it is.

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And if that person in the

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audience doesn't have the money,

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they can give you a good

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little plug on social media

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or give you a kind word or even a smile,

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something.

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There needs to be that reciprocity.

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And actually,

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please go and Google the law

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of reciprocity.

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It's a powerful universal

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law that we should all be aware of.

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we're all part of an

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ecosystem and we're all, you know, we're,

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it's all about give, take, give, take,

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give, take, give, take, give, take.

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It's, it's, you know, and,

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and the more we can embrace that as, as,

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as creatives and really

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understand our value in,

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in that ecosystem,

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I think things will change for us.

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And, and this is, like I said,

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a whole other podcast episode,

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which I'll save for a later,

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juicier date.

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But let's keep talking about

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the juiciness of doing

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things that are uncomfortable.

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Remember I told you a few

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weeks back that I signed up

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for a comedy course and

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part of that was to do stand-up?

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I did it.

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I did it and it was bloody awful.

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I was awful.

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Oh, no, hang on.

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No, no, no.

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let me retract that I

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thought I was awful at on

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the night because it was

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after a long day um some of

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you know that I do I do on

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mondays I work at a school

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so it's an early start I i

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work with the the choirs

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and little vocal ensembles

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during the day it's a

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beautiful gig oh my god

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it's so good I love

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teaching young people they are just

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They give me hope that, you know,

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the world will go on

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because there are just

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remarkable young human

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beings who are going to

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basically save us.

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Not to put that pressure on

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their shoulders just now, but they,

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I believe they will.

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So, yeah,

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I had a long day doing that and I

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was tired and, yeah, I had to come home,

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freshen up and then get to

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the Sit Down Comedy Club in

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Paddington here in Mianjin and, yeah,

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just really put all of the

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principles that I teach to

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practice because, yeah,

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know um bloody hell the idea

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of standing up and trying

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to make people laugh trying

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to make people laugh that's

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where we go wrong we don't

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want to try uh is is really

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daunting especially

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especially when you're

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tired you know and you've

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just gone and memorized a

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five minute script and

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you're like oh how am I is

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this all gonna come out okay

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Uh, and yeah, I did, I just didn't,

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I didn't feel, I wasn't feeling it,

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but I did my best.

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And of course, you know, I'm a show woman,

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so there's obviously I've

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got the chops and was able

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to be engaging and, you know, did the,

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the crowd work.

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I think to be fair,

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I'm better at improvising

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and crowd work than I am at

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writing a script and memorizing it.

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I'm just going to put that out there.

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Uh, and yeah, it was okay.

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But I was so proud of myself.

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I was proud of myself that I did it.

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And I also paid to have it filmed.

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So that was part of the, um, you know,

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as a bit of an extra,

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you could get a professional, uh,

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film made of it.

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and I'm so glad I did it was

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the best 120 bucks I've

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ever spent because I

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thought I was I kind of

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thought even though I was

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like yeah yeah you're a

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good performer and you know

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you're you're obviously

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dynamic up on stage that's

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what you do uh I thought

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that really wasn't that

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fucking funny like I wasn't

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really I wasn't even

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laughing at my own jokes I

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think that's always a good sign and uh

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So it was good to watch it back and go, oh,

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people are actually laughing.

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You know, it is, you know, it is, you know,

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in parts funny.

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And, oh, my God, you are incredibly funny.

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dynamic and engaging like I

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was actually watching

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myself like going oh and

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you know giving myself a

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little clap so I'm like

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you're watching yourself

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dude like that's pretty

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funny conversations that I

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have with myself when I'm

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watching stuff back uh and

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Yeah, and I saw that, yeah, no,

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actually my best work is the audience,

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you know,

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crowd work in the spot in the moment.

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And I went over time.

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My five-minute bit was

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actually ten minutes.

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That was the biggest learning that, yeah,

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you really need to – that's

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something very tangible.

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If I want to keep doing comedy,

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you have to work on – you

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can get literally –

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Well, not fired,

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but you won't be invited

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back to do gigs if you go

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over your five minutes

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because you're essentially

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stealing time from other people.

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Obviously, this was like a graduation,

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you know, they were a little bit more,

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you know, the lovely person that runs it.

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Fiona McGarry, please look her up too.

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She's on Instagram and

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Facebook and please do her course.

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It was so phenomenal,

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so well put together.

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Uh, yeah, it was just, yeah, really,

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I was lucky.

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Sorry, let me go on.

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I went off on a bit of a tangent.

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I was lucky that it was just, you know,

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it was training ground,

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which essentially this is

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what our jams are as well.

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They're just training grounds, you know,

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to learn.

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take data from and then

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implement into our practice

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and to be thinking about so

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that when we are doing the

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professional engagements, we know better,

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we do better.

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When we do our next year, we know better,

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we do better.

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You know, so my thing now is, you know,

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there's been a few weeks in

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between that stand-up

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comedy graduation night,

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but my plan is to get out

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there and do more of that

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because it fucking scares me.

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And...

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I'm learning so much about

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performing more about

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performing you know this is

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this there's no end

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destination with this stuff

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you know we're constantly

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learning about this craft

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which is so exciting to me

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so yeah it was it was

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wonderful because it was an

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experience I could collect

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so much data from is one

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script it and time it you

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know these are these are

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very basic things that we

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can be doing um two your

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strengths are in this this

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and this not so much on

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this this and this and also

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seeing other people perform

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as well and there were

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better comedians there

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that um and that was okay to

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acknowledge that like I

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guess moving away from that

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whole 3d hierarchy you know

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um better that's probably

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not the best word but there

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were people there that were

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more familiar with the

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craft you know a little bit

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further along on their

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journey than me that was

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really inspiring because I

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went oh that's the format

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Not so much.

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So I told a bit of a narrative, you know,

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and which is like that

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Billy Connolly style comedy,

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which I grew up on and loved.

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But actually I've gone, oh, okay,

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maybe move away from the

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narrative because that way

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you feel like you want to

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get all those details in

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and that's where your time

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starts to expand.

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Yeah.

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How about you get a theme

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and treat it as like a

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couple of vignettes,

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maybe three vignettes max, you know,

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for your five minute and

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link it back to the theme and make it,

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here's the setup.

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There's a gag.

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Here's the setup.

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There's a gag.

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Here's the setup.

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There's a gag.

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So it was good to see it

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modeled by people a bit further along.

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So then I can,

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I can see and feel the rhythm of, of

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Oh, that's what I meant to do.

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Okay, great.

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And this is what Fiona meant

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when she said this,

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this and this in the course material.

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So this is why it's great to do a course,

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but also follow it with a

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performance because then, you know,

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the content then makes way

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more sense after you've done it.

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And also it just reminded me

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again that we don't have to

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be perfect at this stuff.

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You know,

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especially when we're new to the game,

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even if we're further along,

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it doesn't matter.

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To always be learning,

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always to be growing means

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that we're alive.

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You know, it's just,

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it's part of the gig of

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being human and being

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creative and a performer.

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It's really about embracing

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it and loving it.

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So that was that experience.

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And actually,

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I just realized it really

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ties in beautifully with

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this episode about the jam,

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giving yourself those

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opportunities to cut your teeth.

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And also give yourself the

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opportunity to learn the skills.

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Sign up for the courses.

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If the Fearless Singer Jazz

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Club doesn't align,

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there are other courses out

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there that you can do.

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Just do a little bit of a search online.

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There's some incredible

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artists from all around the

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world that are offering jazz courses.

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you know, jazz courses.

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There's also wonderful apps.

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One of our beautiful

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fearless singers who's also

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very well known in the

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music scene is a gigging performer.

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Paula Hackney uses Scatability app.

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I think it was created by Michelle Weir.

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There's so many tools out

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there for all of us.

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Get them.

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Work with them and then give

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yourself the opportunity to try it out.

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And this is where the gems come in.

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Apologies for being repetitive.

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I know I keep coming back to those points.

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So if that appeals to you.

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this idea of getting up and performing,

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I've got, we will have two,

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I've got two more dates

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coming up for the Fearless

00:21:06.074 --> 00:21:06.653
Singer Jazz Jam.

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I can't announce them yet

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because they need to be

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confirmed by the booking agent.

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So please,

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or the venue that I like to have those at,

00:21:15.977 --> 00:21:16.537
host those at.

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So if you would like to do a

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Fearless Singer Jazz Jam,

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Please,

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I'll put the link here and also if

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you go over to fearlesssinger.com,

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you'll see there's a link

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there to register for the

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Fearless Singer Jazz Jam.

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That just means that you're

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on a bit of a waiting list,

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but you will have to go

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through and just do a

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couple of extra little things.

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You don't have to do it straight away,

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which is part of the registration is to,

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I will help you also write your bio and

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And it kind of gets everything organized.

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So as soon as that date's

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released and if you're available,

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you're in.

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You're doing the jam.

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And like I said,

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there is some coaching

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around getting you ready

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for that as well.

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And it's all free.

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It's all free because I am

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very big on providing those

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opportunities for you.

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Why?

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And this is really exciting

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to always talk about this.

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Why?

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Because Fearless Singer is

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about elevating singers.

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Because my personal belief

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is that our voice is

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something powerful and special.

00:22:23.707 --> 00:22:28.451
It carries our unique qualities, our DNA,

00:22:28.691 --> 00:22:29.531
our lifestyle.

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story our not just our life

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story but also our

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ancestors stories it comes

00:22:37.436 --> 00:22:39.479
through our voice and in

00:22:39.499 --> 00:22:41.601
the form of of energy you

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know and I I do believe we

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can heal people with with

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our with our song with our

00:22:48.467 --> 00:22:51.710
our spirit you know uh it's

00:22:51.750 --> 00:22:52.750
not that we are healing

00:22:52.790 --> 00:22:54.373
them but we I guess

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you know,

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operating on a higher frequency

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and when that person,

00:23:02.269 --> 00:23:04.131
that audience member is

00:23:04.191 --> 00:23:05.152
permeated with that,

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it has the power to also

00:23:09.734 --> 00:23:10.934
bring them into a higher

00:23:10.994 --> 00:23:12.517
frequency as well.

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Or even if we want to move

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away from the spiritual talk,

00:23:17.220 --> 00:23:19.421
even if it's just you up

00:23:19.500 --> 00:23:21.021
there being your authentic,

00:23:21.082 --> 00:23:23.544
beautiful self might be

00:23:23.624 --> 00:23:25.565
enough for an audience member to go, oh,

00:23:25.904 --> 00:23:26.665
I'd love to do that.

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I really want to do that.

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That person's doing that.

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I can do that too.

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And that is healing.

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That's powerful.

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So it's not that we are healers.

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We're just the conduits for

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healing for people.

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And that's why it's, for me,

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I just think it's really

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important to find that stage for people,

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you know, to provide that opportunity.

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And like I said,

00:23:56.872 --> 00:23:58.973
I mentioned the Brisbane Jazz Club Jam.

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If you are keen to do that as well,

00:24:01.675 --> 00:24:02.175
it is an excellent,

00:24:02.496 --> 00:24:03.836
Excellent opportunity to

00:24:03.876 --> 00:24:05.238
sing at the Brisbane Jazz Club.

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Ingrid is beautiful.

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She always books incredible

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players as well.

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It's a lovely atmosphere.

00:24:12.663 --> 00:24:14.984
So if you're interested in doing that,

00:24:15.045 --> 00:24:15.805
please reach out.

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I can shoot you through her email as well.

00:24:18.967 --> 00:24:21.449
And, yeah,

00:24:21.989 --> 00:24:23.849
there's a lot of great things

00:24:23.910 --> 00:24:27.153
happening in this space, in this city,

00:24:27.432 --> 00:24:30.315
in this very regional city of Mianjin.

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So yeah, that's that.

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That's that update.

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If you would like to

00:24:38.419 --> 00:24:41.300
register for the Fearless Singer Jazz Jam,

00:24:41.421 --> 00:24:41.780
do that.

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And while you're in that,

00:24:43.342 --> 00:24:44.241
there's a Facebook group

00:24:44.281 --> 00:24:45.182
that's dedicated to that.

00:24:45.323 --> 00:24:46.703
And then you'll also receive

00:24:46.743 --> 00:24:48.825
some free live trainings

00:24:49.384 --> 00:24:51.385
leading up to me launching

00:24:51.445 --> 00:24:52.547
the Fearless Singer Jazz Club.

00:24:53.483 --> 00:24:56.028
Now, I am not in the business,

00:24:56.849 --> 00:24:57.692
even though it's free,

00:24:57.711 --> 00:24:59.756
I'm not in the business of

00:25:00.317 --> 00:25:01.980
providing fluff, fluff, fluff, fluff.

00:25:02.299 --> 00:25:03.583
It is practical advice.

00:25:04.759 --> 00:25:07.622
useful powerful tools that

00:25:07.842 --> 00:25:08.883
if you just take some of

00:25:08.923 --> 00:25:09.824
those principles in the

00:25:09.864 --> 00:25:11.144
free trainings and start to

00:25:11.184 --> 00:25:12.566
implement them you will

00:25:12.846 --> 00:25:14.987
find there are changes in

00:25:15.027 --> 00:25:16.347
your singing in your

00:25:16.387 --> 00:25:17.769
confidence and your life so

00:25:18.789 --> 00:25:20.750
please come and be part of

00:25:20.790 --> 00:25:22.772
that and yeah and

00:25:23.880 --> 00:25:25.381
if you decide that that

00:25:25.560 --> 00:25:26.761
that's enough for now then

00:25:26.801 --> 00:25:28.262
that's great I'm I'm happy

00:25:28.343 --> 00:25:29.963
I'm that makes me so happy

00:25:29.983 --> 00:25:31.324
I just want to be of

00:25:31.364 --> 00:25:34.445
service um that's basically

00:25:34.486 --> 00:25:37.948
it and if you are keen to

00:25:38.048 --> 00:25:39.048
if you've made it this far

00:25:39.108 --> 00:25:41.089
by the way thank you if you

00:25:41.150 --> 00:25:43.491
are keen to also wink wink

00:25:43.612 --> 00:25:45.492
wink get the fearless

00:25:45.512 --> 00:25:47.153
singer jazz club for free

00:25:48.114 --> 00:25:48.974
if you sign up to the

00:25:49.075 --> 00:25:50.695
fearless singer membership

00:25:52.435 --> 00:25:55.239
uh which is it's it's it's

00:25:55.338 --> 00:25:56.519
live coaching every monday

00:25:56.580 --> 00:25:57.721
night if you can't come on

00:25:57.741 --> 00:25:58.583
the monday night there's

00:25:58.643 --> 00:26:00.744
replays available so

00:26:00.805 --> 00:26:02.365
there's a it's a vocalizing

00:26:02.405 --> 00:26:03.267
session so you're working

00:26:03.287 --> 00:26:05.368
with your voice uh learning

00:26:05.429 --> 00:26:07.090
about your vocal instrument

00:26:07.131 --> 00:26:08.251
so the function

00:26:09.545 --> 00:26:10.766
or the instrument and the

00:26:10.786 --> 00:26:11.967
muscles and the function.

00:26:13.768 --> 00:26:13.988
You know,

00:26:14.028 --> 00:26:15.148
you're showing up for your voice

00:26:15.528 --> 00:26:16.009
every week.

00:26:16.409 --> 00:26:19.471
We also do life coaching as part of that.

00:26:19.851 --> 00:26:23.192
So there's a big chunk session of,

00:26:23.653 --> 00:26:26.335
we do a reading and that's

00:26:27.036 --> 00:26:28.156
a framework for the week

00:26:28.676 --> 00:26:30.278
that we keep each other accountable.

00:26:30.657 --> 00:26:32.479
There's also vocal challenges.

00:26:33.759 --> 00:26:34.319
There is also a,

00:26:35.780 --> 00:26:37.642
truckload of resources in

00:26:37.663 --> 00:26:38.462
there because it's been

00:26:38.502 --> 00:26:39.884
going for over a year now

00:26:40.124 --> 00:26:42.506
so there's heaps heaps of

00:26:42.546 --> 00:26:45.146
classes in there uh also

00:26:45.208 --> 00:26:46.528
too once a month we do

00:26:46.647 --> 00:26:49.109
themed classes so and they

00:26:49.150 --> 00:26:50.151
go for a bit longer than

00:26:50.191 --> 00:26:51.951
the usual check-in they go

00:26:51.971 --> 00:26:53.333
for about two hours and

00:26:53.532 --> 00:26:54.334
they're about different

00:26:54.374 --> 00:26:55.394
topics and they can range

00:26:55.493 --> 00:26:57.635
anything from songwriting

00:26:57.655 --> 00:26:58.876
or getting started with

00:26:58.916 --> 00:27:00.877
songwriting going deeper with songwriting

00:27:02.779 --> 00:27:04.082
nervous system regulation,

00:27:04.102 --> 00:27:06.104
so toning your vagus nerve,

00:27:07.746 --> 00:27:10.490
singer branding, mindset,

00:27:10.829 --> 00:27:12.392
vocal anatomy and function.

00:27:12.491 --> 00:27:13.953
So there are actual classes

00:27:13.993 --> 00:27:15.635
in there that you can watch right now.

00:27:17.282 --> 00:27:19.804
once you you're in uh and

00:27:19.824 --> 00:27:21.904
then and then be coming

00:27:22.005 --> 00:27:23.506
every monday night as well

00:27:23.645 --> 00:27:24.546
and being part of our

00:27:24.665 --> 00:27:26.227
incredible community who

00:27:26.287 --> 00:27:28.267
are doing such amazing

00:27:28.428 --> 00:27:30.949
things we've got people

00:27:30.989 --> 00:27:33.209
doing one woman shows we've

00:27:33.269 --> 00:27:36.050
got uh an actor who is now

00:27:36.171 --> 00:27:39.211
a singing performing drag king we have

00:27:40.813 --> 00:27:41.814
An already established

00:27:41.854 --> 00:27:43.055
singer in the scene now

00:27:43.115 --> 00:27:44.757
doing festivals and

00:27:44.797 --> 00:27:46.057
creating really big

00:27:46.077 --> 00:27:47.199
opportunities for herself.

00:27:47.239 --> 00:27:48.380
So honestly,

00:27:48.881 --> 00:27:50.721
people from all walks of life

00:27:50.843 --> 00:27:52.023
doing incredible things and

00:27:52.183 --> 00:27:53.244
all beautiful and

00:27:53.325 --> 00:27:56.028
supportive and really there

00:27:56.127 --> 00:27:57.469
to cheer you on.

00:27:58.089 --> 00:27:59.530
Power of community is just

00:27:59.590 --> 00:28:00.291
something that...

00:28:03.340 --> 00:28:04.561
You don't have the words to

00:28:04.622 --> 00:28:06.784
describe how awesome it is.

00:28:07.544 --> 00:28:08.025
So, yeah,

00:28:08.785 --> 00:28:09.786
that's what the Fearless Ingram

00:28:09.826 --> 00:28:10.445
membership is.

00:28:11.027 --> 00:28:11.646
Also, too,

00:28:11.686 --> 00:28:15.329
I just want to put out there that, yeah,

00:28:15.369 --> 00:28:16.770
this will be the only way

00:28:16.810 --> 00:28:18.952
to work with me also over

00:28:18.972 --> 00:28:22.255
the next year and maybe even moving on.

00:28:24.457 --> 00:28:30.141
So, you know, come in and benefit.

00:28:30.981 --> 00:28:33.503
And also get the Fearless Singer Jazz Club,

00:28:33.544 --> 00:28:35.246
which by the way, wink, wink, wink,

00:28:35.306 --> 00:28:37.067
will be way more,

00:28:37.667 --> 00:28:39.128
it will cost more than the

00:28:39.209 --> 00:28:41.651
actual fee of being in the membership,

00:28:41.691 --> 00:28:43.051
which is $500 a year.

00:28:43.071 --> 00:28:44.773
It's a 12-month commitment.

00:28:46.553 --> 00:28:47.432
five hundred dollars for

00:28:47.573 --> 00:28:49.594
over 50 classes and all

00:28:49.634 --> 00:28:51.974
this free resources and and

00:28:52.134 --> 00:28:55.355
a lot of you know you a lot

00:28:55.375 --> 00:28:57.756
of that support leading up

00:28:57.776 --> 00:29:00.217
to the jams as well oh my

00:29:00.257 --> 00:29:01.517
god I just get such

00:29:01.576 --> 00:29:02.897
incredible feedback from

00:29:03.218 --> 00:29:05.018
punters that have come to

00:29:05.057 --> 00:29:06.999
the jams that have seen

00:29:07.019 --> 00:29:08.838
where our fearless singers

00:29:09.079 --> 00:29:10.480
have started off and seeing

00:29:10.500 --> 00:29:11.960
them now that I just just

00:29:12.039 --> 00:29:13.800
even last sunday that I just like oh

00:29:14.835 --> 00:29:16.676
they are their minds are

00:29:16.696 --> 00:29:20.479
blown so yeah you you do

00:29:20.499 --> 00:29:22.181
you do get the

00:29:22.221 --> 00:29:23.342
transformation if you do

00:29:23.382 --> 00:29:24.762
the work in our fearless

00:29:24.782 --> 00:29:27.065
singer group and you also

00:29:27.164 --> 00:29:28.726
get the love and support of

00:29:28.826 --> 00:29:29.886
a of a community

00:29:30.406 --> 00:29:32.028
So I'll put the link to that too.

00:29:32.067 --> 00:29:33.567
So that's the Fearless Singer membership.

00:29:34.949 --> 00:29:37.289
It's a 12-month membership.

00:29:38.190 --> 00:29:39.170
You do have the option to

00:29:39.210 --> 00:29:40.111
sign up just for three

00:29:40.151 --> 00:29:41.191
months if you want to check it out.

00:29:43.951 --> 00:29:45.633
You get more of a discount

00:29:45.692 --> 00:29:46.712
if you sign up for the year.

00:29:47.732 --> 00:29:49.614
And, yeah,

00:29:49.653 --> 00:29:50.614
you'll get the Fearless Singer

00:29:50.634 --> 00:29:51.494
Jazz Club for free,

00:29:51.555 --> 00:29:52.714
which will be priced

00:29:52.914 --> 00:29:55.455
because it is going to be –

00:29:55.455 --> 00:29:57.357
You'll be learning six songs,

00:29:58.239 --> 00:29:59.160
going through the nuts and

00:29:59.200 --> 00:30:00.961
bolts of improvisation,

00:30:01.521 --> 00:30:06.346
learning the harmony, going deeper,

00:30:07.449 --> 00:30:08.910
and also live trainings.

00:30:09.810 --> 00:30:12.272
So it will cost more than

00:30:12.933 --> 00:30:14.875
the cost of our yearly membership.

00:30:15.717 --> 00:30:17.018
So you might want to jump in on that.

00:30:18.294 --> 00:30:20.115
Alright, so I guess, yeah,

00:30:20.836 --> 00:30:22.137
that's all I have to report.

00:30:22.258 --> 00:30:23.959
I've got some, like I said,

00:30:24.058 --> 00:30:25.760
some beautiful guests lined

00:30:25.861 --> 00:30:27.142
up over the coming weeks.

00:30:27.461 --> 00:30:28.482
So stay tuned for that.

00:30:29.144 --> 00:30:29.463
Again,

00:30:29.503 --> 00:30:30.605
if you've got any questions about

00:30:30.825 --> 00:30:31.205
anything,

00:30:32.047 --> 00:30:33.627
anything that I've talked about

00:30:33.928 --> 00:30:35.829
in this episode, please reach out to me.

00:30:36.369 --> 00:30:38.231
I'm at Mel Lathuris on Instagram.

00:30:38.873 --> 00:30:41.694
Or if you go to Facebook, Mel Lathuris,

00:30:42.435 --> 00:30:44.337
just type in Mel Lathuris, I'll pop up.

00:30:44.857 --> 00:30:47.359
Also, if you go to www.fearlessinger.com,

00:30:47.380 --> 00:30:48.580
there's a little chat box.

00:30:49.701 --> 00:30:51.722
I'll get your messages there as well.

00:30:52.183 --> 00:30:53.384
So reach out, reach out.

00:30:53.785 --> 00:30:55.705
If there is anything that I

00:30:55.766 --> 00:30:56.946
mentioned in this episode

00:30:56.987 --> 00:30:58.288
that really resonates with you,

00:30:58.387 --> 00:30:59.229
leave a comment.

00:30:59.788 --> 00:31:00.829
I'd love to hear from you.

00:31:00.849 --> 00:31:03.211
I always love to hear your key takeaways.

00:31:04.071 --> 00:31:05.473
And I just, yeah,

00:31:05.594 --> 00:31:06.515
I just also want to say

00:31:06.595 --> 00:31:08.496
thank you so much for

00:31:08.556 --> 00:31:10.438
listening and being part of,

00:31:10.939 --> 00:31:12.460
you are part of the

00:31:12.480 --> 00:31:14.701
community still if you are

00:31:14.741 --> 00:31:15.962
engaging with these podcasts,

00:31:16.042 --> 00:31:17.463
even if it is sporadic,

00:31:17.523 --> 00:31:19.746
you catch one every now and then.

00:31:19.766 --> 00:31:22.348
I'm very excited to report

00:31:22.368 --> 00:31:23.108
that I've had over a

00:31:23.190 --> 00:31:24.871
thousand downloads on the

00:31:24.891 --> 00:31:25.951
Feel a Singer podcast,

00:31:26.011 --> 00:31:27.993
which I just think is insane.

00:31:28.173 --> 00:31:29.714
You know, if you put a thousand people in,

00:31:30.455 --> 00:31:32.718
into a room oh my god that's

00:31:32.817 --> 00:31:35.421
a lot so I just I just want

00:31:35.461 --> 00:31:38.624
to say how grateful deeply

00:31:38.663 --> 00:31:41.465
grateful I am and uh yeah

00:31:41.527 --> 00:31:44.048
I'll check in soon bye