Cruise ship contract or local residency? Decide on paper

Residency, ship contract or teaching: make the big call on paper first. Lesson 4.3, The Fork in the Road, is a game you play as your own act, for solo acts, duos and bandleaders.

Lesson 4.3 · about 20 minutes

The Fork in the Road

Residency, ship contract or teaching: make the big call on paper first.

A ship contract, a Thursday residency and twelve private students land the same week. Make the big call on paper first.

Skill: Make the Big Call

Big decision game, Lesson 4.3 The Fork in the Road: the first call on a phone screen, name the problem. Then look for the option nobody offered. — The first call, as you see it in the game. Your act's name goes where it says Your Act.

How it opens

Name the problem. Then look for the option nobody offered.

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What you walk away with

The skill: Make the Big Call.
Your after-lesson checklist: clear steps and "say it like this" scripts, with your act's name on it. Print it or save it as a PDF.
About 20 minutes, on your phone or laptop. Replay it until you hit the top rank.

Everything in the game is made up: the venues, the people, the money. General information, not financial, legal or tax advice.

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The Fork in the Road

What you walk away with

Unit 4 · Run It Like a Leader

Run the act, not just the set.

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