Jason Peck, is an award-winning English humorist, actor and comedian based in Chicago, IL. As a comedian, he performed stand-up on the London comedy circuit, worked as an improviser, wrote and performed material for Newsrevue and contributed material to The Treason Show.
Jason Peck
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Jul 01
Public Speaking and Health
I recently got back from attending the basic course at Pathways to Successful Living Seminars, which is a personal improvement seminar in Chicago, Illinois. This provided me with the opportunity to take a breather from living in The Big Smoke (London, for those reading this who live outside the U.K.). I got to meet some really lovely …
Jun 23
Public Speaking: A lesson from the late George Carlin
American comedian George Carlin died this past Sunday aged 71. I believe that he was one of the pioneers of comedy in the last century, so much so that I included him on my list of The 33 Most Influential Comedians recently. Carlin saw the role of the stand-up as social critic, rebel and commentator. …
Jun 15
Public Speaking: Playing a Large Audience, part 2
This is a follow-up to my recent post about my M.C.-ing job. Unfortunately, even though I’d heard that the show was pretty much a sell-out, most of the audience didn’t turn up. However, I still opened the show with the energy and professionalism as if there were 750 people.
Jun 13
Public Speaking: Playing a Large Audience
I’ve got an M.C.-ing job tomorrow night at the Ashcroft Theatre in the Fairfield Halls in Croydon. It’s for a charity called Living Water Satisfies. The Ashcroft is a 750-seater theatre and is the largest that I recall playing. Even in my days as a theatre actor I think the most I’ve performed to was …
Jun 12
All the Top Stories on Public Speaking
A new resource has been launched called Alltop. It list the top five recent articles on public speaking. It’s published by Guy Kawasaki and his team. It’s described as a digital magazine rack and has articles on topics such as Health, Sales, Photography and Fashion.
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