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7 Reasons to Bring an Entourage to Open Mic

7 Reasons to Bring an Entourage to Open Mic

by Anna Weaver | Oct 25, 2020 | All Posts, tips for open mic performers

Scan an open mic audience and it’s a safe bet that at least half the people in the room are on the list to perform. And if that’s you and you don’t already model during every performance the behavior you’re hoping for when you’re on stage, then...
Why You Should Become a Regular at Your Local Open Mic

Why You Should Become a Regular at Your Local Open Mic

by Anna Weaver | Oct 17, 2020 | All Posts, tips for open mic performers

The first reason to go to any open mic is because it will be memorable. No matter what night you choose, there’s always at least one performance that you couldn’t have guessed at, had someone asked you what you were expecting to see. Spontaneous interpretive dance?...
Heavy Hitters: A Virtual Banquet of Open Mic Pros

Heavy Hitters: A Virtual Banquet of Open Mic Pros

by Anna Weaver | Aug 2, 2020 | All Posts, tips for open mic performers, virtual open mics

Here in the US, we’re at month four of not being able to gather in large groups. For people like me, that takes some of the sparkle out of my calendar—no shows to stalk and anticipate.  (As a close friend of mine—who keeps a reminder of upcoming events where she can...
The Shift to Digital Open Mics

The Shift to Digital Open Mics

by Anna Weaver | Jul 25, 2020 | All Posts, tips for open mic hosts, tips for open mic performers, virtual open mics

One of the things I say a lot when I try—and I try often—to convey just how great an open mic is (or was) is that you just had to be there. In the room. In the space. With all the other people. Breathing in the poems and the music… …and the air. Which in most states...
How to Do Open Mic, Get Applause, and Never Feel Awkward Again

How to Do Open Mic, Get Applause, and Never Feel Awkward Again

by Anna Weaver | May 29, 2019 | All Posts, tips for open mic performers

A while back, I wrote about how to introduce yourself and your work at an open mic. This post is that post’s bookend.  Open mic poets (and musicians and storytellers and comics) are an earnest lot. We’re amateurs and we know it—amateurs who aim to get better,...
By Way of Introduction: What to Say When You Take the Open Mic Stage

By Way of Introduction: What to Say When You Take the Open Mic Stage

by Anna Weaver | Sep 27, 2016 | All Posts, tips for open mic performers

In the last 6 years, I’ve probably gone to more than 50 open mic nights. Each night featured anywhere from 2 to 20 performers. And depending on format, those performers may’ve stepped to the mic as many as 3 times. Throwing out extremes and giving it my English...
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