Ultimate Street Performer is a complete masterclass in Street Performing.
Teaching you how to properly structure and execute a high income street performance, and also how to effectively market your show to be desirable to the world's highest paying gigs.
COURSE CURRICULUM
GROUND ZERO
Introduction- Who am I, and a summary of the course.
Street performer glossary- Explanation of terms and lingo.
Street Performer Resources- List of online resources for street performers.
INVISIBLE UNDERSTRUCTURE
Personality/Persistence- The number 1 attribute for the street performer.
Personality/Stage Presence/Charisma- How to develop each of these attributes.
Personality/Gravity- How to create an orbit that sucks people in.
Mindset/Positivity- The power of positive thinking and optimism.
Mindset/Negativity- How to turn negativity into positivity.
Mindset/Confidence- How to display confidence onstage.
Preparation/Skills- How to train and develop your physical skills.
Preparation/Costume- How to present yourself onstage.
Preparation/Props- The power of your props and how to present them.
Preparation/Amplification- How to use amplification to elevate your performance.
Preparation/Tech gear- A review of the amplifiers and microphones that I recommend.
Body and mind- How to keep physically and mentally healthy.
INNOVATION & CREATION
Originality/Imitation- How to steer clear of imitating other performers.
Originality/Stock Lines- How to reduce and eliminate over-used old jokes.
Originality/Word of mouth- The power of “word of mouth” recommendations.
Inspiration/The Inspiration Bowl- Where to look for inspiration and where not to look.
Inspiration/Cross Genre Inspiration- How to look for inspiration in different performing genres.
Inspiration/Pure Inspiration- An explanation of how to harness inspiration.
Creation/Adaptation>Innovation- How to turn Inspiration into Innovation.
Creation/Collaboration- How to develop new acts by collaborating with others.
THE HIGH-HAT BLUEPRINT
The Five S’s- Five things you need to do every show in order to succeed.
Show Construction- The Blueprint to build an effective and unbreakable street show.
Crowd Build/Pre- Build- How to attract attention to yourself without engaging anyone.
Crowd Build/What is crowd building- An overview of how to build an audience.
Crowd Build steps Part 1- Step by step guide to gathering a large audience fast
Crowd Build Steps Part 2- Finalizing your crowd build so that it keeps building for the entire show.
Opening act/The Lockdown- How to make it physically difficult for people to leave your show.
Opening act/Transitions- How to eliminate dead space that gives people the chance to leave.
Opening act/Volunteers- How to select volunteers without inducing fear.
Finale act/Finale Build- Lockdown number #2, how to lock the whole audience into staying.
Finale act/Second Show- The steps to turning your late arrivals into payers.
Tip Speech 4 rules- 4 rules to making an effective tip speech.
Tip speech 4 C’s- 4 elements to a successful tip speech.
Tip Speech- 4 questions-The ingredients to delivering a successful money making tip speech.
Tip Speech Cheat Sheet- A fill in the blanks Tip Speech that you can personalize.
Finale act/Grand Finale- The ingredients to building a powerful grand finale act.
Maximizing/Collecting tips- How to collect tips in a way that benefits you.
Maximizing/Cashless Tips- An explanation on how to extract tips from people without cash.
Maximizing/Merchandise- How to induce larger tips by rewarding your audience.
MARKETING & PROMOTION
Marketing- 4 things you need to do before you start marketing your show
Promotional Photos- How to use photography to get you bookings.
Promotional Video- Produce a killer promo video that makes you desirable to bookers.
Personal Website- How to set up an online presence for your show and what to include.
Gratitude- How to turn saying thank you into future bookings.
Marketing signs- How to use signs to help your street show income
Social networks- How to use social networks to get your name in the hands of bookers.
Finding gigs- where to look to secure festival contacts and applications.
Professionalism- How to display a professional image when booked for a gig.
Pricing- how much to charge for different gigs.
COVERT PERSUASION
Rhythm pacing/Audience Hypnosis- How to adjust your script and pace your show resulting in hypnotic control over your audience.
Approval Flipping- How to train your audience to seek your approval, instead of seeking theirs.
Advanced Crowd Building tactics- Psychological manipulation tactics to crowd control
Advanced Tip Speech strategy- Psychological tactics to increase your earnings.
Winning the Crowd- How to win an audience over by playing with their emotions.
Vulnerability- Generating audience affection by making fun of yourself.
Maximum Dynamic pressure- How to make the crowd bottle up and release their emotions.
Mass Crowd Psychology/ Using mass psychology to influence audience members to follow each others lead.
12 steps to a high income street performance- 12 things that you can do right now to improve your street show income.
SILENT STREET SHOWS
Long-form interviews with the worlds best silent street performers.
1- Fraser Hooper
2- Grant Goldie
3- Pedro Tochas
Summary Video- The elements of a successful silent street show.
COMPOUND EARNINGS
Legitimacy- How to create wealth through starting a legitimate performing business.
Taxes/quarterlies- How to optimize and simplify your finances.
Building credit- How to build credit behind your business to increase wealth opportunities.
Saving vs Investing- A breakdown of the pros and cons of saving Vs investing.
Passive vs active income- Different sources of income you can develop as an entertainer.
Property investment- How to turn your street show earnings into financial security.
AT THE PITCH
Pitch etiquette- A list of Do’s and Don’ts to help you live a peaceful street performance life.
Pre-Show Preparation- How to identify and play a pitch, how to know if a show is possible
Culling- How to remove distracting audience members that you don’t want.
Other languages- How to prepare your show to perform in countries that speak another language.
All weather shows- How to train yourself to be able to perform in all-weather situations.
"Al’s coaching was very insightful. You can tell he’s thought deeply about what makes a show great. The tips and tricks I learned about how to create seamless transitions, pull people in, keep them happy until the end, and improve my hat pitch will pay dividends for years."
- Mike Johns
"Al Millar is the one if the best coaches I have had in my performing career. His attention to detail and expertise is incredible. He really pushes you to be your best. He really cares about your success and gives you many detailed notes to help you understand and improve your strengths and weaknesses in performing your show. I recommend Al anytime for coaching you and your show."
-Lucian Fuller