How Do You Work The Stage During A Concert?
A good performer needs to keep an audience in rapt attention if he wants to have a long-term, successful career. Some performers may tell you that working a stage and keeping an audience in the palm of your hand are all drawn from the power of natural and unexplainable talent. Even if that’s true in part, you can do a number of things to keep an audience interested, even if you’re not that good of a musician. Maintain eye contact with your audience. Use the secret of eyeing two or three people in the crowd and play your instrument or sing directly to them. This gives the audience a collective feeling that you’re connecting with them. Use larger gestures than you would if just giving a speech. Singers need to show the passions of the songs they’re singing by gesticulating in ways that convey the meaning of the song. Use one arm for the gesticulations if you can while holding the mic so the gestures won’t look overdone, unless you’re singing something overly histrionic or using a headset
