“Getting in the bubble”

That’s a state of mind that a performer seeks before show time, a few final moments of calm before the tumult of an unpredictable live audience. So says stand up comic Jerry Seinfeld.

And, he says, getting into the right state of mind comes from staying practiced.

This is his attitude after a nine-year run with his weekly “Seinfeld” program – where he lived on the set and practiced his language and lines every day. Today, he earns some $50 million per year from the syndication of his original show. And he still performs live stand-up comedy.

He doesn’t rest on his past success. To be really really good, he says, he must practice – regular practice talking his spiel. Anyway, after “getting in the bubble” he went on stage and wowed them for an hour. The New York Times writes:

“The hourlong routine was a crucial opportunity for Mr. Seinfeld to practice his act at a time when he feels, as he often does, that he’s not performing enough. “No matter how many times you’ve done it in the past, it’s got to be polished or it goes away,” he had said backstage. “The act just packs up and starts walking away.” More here.

Jerry Seinfeld, who’s earned millions talking to people, feels the urge to practice his spiel “to stay polished or it goes away.”

Is your approach and follow up language working? If not, are you changing it so it does? And are you keeping it polished with practice?

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