Workshop: Host, Don't Ghost with Greg Phillips
The host is crucial to a show’s success. Learn important skills for connecting with an audience and setting up performers for success.
Workshop Description: The host is crucial to a show’s success, but hosting is a neglected skill. Practice using your improv muscles — and develop some new ones — to connect with an audience and set up teams for success.
After completing this workshop, attendees will be able to set shows up for success by:
-- Preparing effectively for hosting a show;
-- Connecting with an audience through hosting;
-- And reducing any hosting anxiety and avoiding common mistakes.
Target Audience: Anyone with an interest in hosting shows or an interest in doing a better job hosting shows. From beginner to advanced, anyone can benefit.
Please read our Lab FAQ & Policies and Covid Policies before signing up for a class or workshop.
Workshop Length: 2 hours
What Should I Bring? Comfy clothes for movement and a notebook to take notes. The instructor will provide participants with an emailed summary after the workshop.
Instructor: Greg Phillips (he/him) has been improvising on stage since 2012 and has been hosting shows for more than a decade, including WIT: An Improvised Comedy Game Show at Mettlesome. He is also an award-winning writer, editor and on-stage storyteller, has been a professional communicator for more than 20 years, and teaches public speaking for professionals.
The host is crucial to a show’s success. Learn important skills for connecting with an audience and setting up performers for success.
Workshop Description: The host is crucial to a show’s success, but hosting is a neglected skill. Practice using your improv muscles — and develop some new ones — to connect with an audience and set up teams for success.
After completing this workshop, attendees will be able to set shows up for success by:
-- Preparing effectively for hosting a show;
-- Connecting with an audience through hosting;
-- And reducing any hosting anxiety and avoiding common mistakes.
Target Audience: Anyone with an interest in hosting shows or an interest in doing a better job hosting shows. From beginner to advanced, anyone can benefit.
Please read our Lab FAQ & Policies and Covid Policies before signing up for a class or workshop.
Workshop Length: 2 hours
What Should I Bring? Comfy clothes for movement and a notebook to take notes. The instructor will provide participants with an emailed summary after the workshop.
Instructor: Greg Phillips (he/him) has been improvising on stage since 2012 and has been hosting shows for more than a decade, including WIT: An Improvised Comedy Game Show at Mettlesome. He is also an award-winning writer, editor and on-stage storyteller, has been a professional communicator for more than 20 years, and teaches public speaking for professionals.