How Do You Host An Open Mike?
• Locate open mikes in your local area. • Attend them and get comfortable with the setting. • Watch the open mike host and take notes. • Get familiar with how different venues present open mikes. • Become a regular at at least two open mikes. • Meet writers, poets, etc. who frequent open mikes. • Approach a venue to host your own open mike. • Come up with a catchy and creative name for the open mike. • Set a weekly or monthly day and time for your open mike. • Promote the open mike using fliers, facebook, twitter, etc.
