How Do You Shift Your Talent?
Heaven Hi!!!
When we talk about being the star in your own play of life we like to look at a few examples of people who have done that………………
He calls it his “night off,” but Brian Williams will spend it on the air as host of this week’s “Saturday Night Live.” Though he’ll be broadcasting from NBC’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza headquarters — the same building where he anchors “NBC Nightly News” — this assignment “is an entirely different creature,” he noted Thursday. “This is NOT my line of work.”A guy who’s used to being in charge, he observed that, doing “SNL,” “You just hand it all over to these guys and say, ‘You’re the professionals.’ It’s a very interesting feeling.”And, as he spoke, it was just the beginning. His first rehearsal awaited him later in the day, after his “Nightly” broadcast.Taking on a role traditionally filled by show-biz celebrities and the occasional pro athlete or politician, the 48-year-old Williams is the first network anchor — active or retired — to host “SNL” since Edwin Newman in 1984.
Let’s look at my book, Acting For Real, and see how Williams has shifted his creativity towards another talent. On NBC’s Nightly News, he usually puts a 50% emphasis on his humanities, talking about issues ranging from entertainment, government, politics, and world events. With this SNL stint under his belt, he has revealed another side to his creativity. He has shifted his focus 50% towards his humor. With 25% focused on his smart sexuality, and 25% of his focus on his humanities, being that was his initial identified character. Brian Williams proved that no matter what you do, it is possible to change your character to play different roles admirably. Well done sir.
If you would like to develop the skills to tap into your funny zone, reveal your sexuality, and express your humanities, pick up my book, Acting For Real. You’ll learn the skill and methods, I coached stars to use to create characters for the stage and screen. You’ll be glad you did, because you will be living a life that you’re glad to live. So why not start now…….
Be BOP!!!
Thom
