Open Mic Preparation Buffalo Toro Stage Fright in UK
Backstage at a UK comedy club, my palms were clammy. My script looked like a unfamiliar language. That gut-churning fear of performance anxiety had me in its grip. What I learned later was peculiar. The mental strategies I used to get through my set felt oddly similar to the approach needed for a volatile, punchy slot game like Buffalo Toro. Both situations ask for a cool head, a bit of a plan, an...