Sara Barron is a standup comedian, public speaker, writer and podcaster who's starred on shows including 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4), Richard Osman's House of Games(BBC) and Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC).
She's taken multiple critically-acclaimed stand-up hours to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and received rave reviews from publications including The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph and The Evening Standard.
She co-created the hit comedy podcast They Like to Watch, in which she talks to the UK's most brilliant television creators including Jesse Armstrong, Russell T Davies, Daisy May Cooper, and Charlie Brooker. Oh, and she's also a Celebrity Mastermind winner.
She recently put together a workshop/ talk on overcoming stage fright and becoming more confident. She talks a lot about holding your own .
Punchlines & Power: a comedian's guide to overcoming nerves and killing it in your career.
Discover how to unlock your confidence with comedian Sara Barron (as seen on TV's Live at the Apollo & Would I Lie To You?)
Frank, funny and full of practical advice, Barron reveals the key hacks she's developed for carving out space in a fiercely competitive, male-dominated industry. Sara empowers you to ditch hesitation and hold attention, without changing who you are.
In her workshops, Sara shares insights from her own story of starting a new career in a new country as a new mother in her thirties. Within just five years she'd scored a Best Newcomer nomination at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, and appeared on some of the UK's biggest TV shows.
Sara is now on a mission to share her blueprint for getting good at the things that scare you, road-tested everywhere from open-mic nights to 3,500 seater theatres; from pitching herself to agents, to riffing on panel-shows.
In Punchlines & Power, Sara will equip you with actionable strategies to flip the script on fear. Topics include:
* Destroying The Heckler in Your Head: Overcoming imposter syndrome - shut down self-doubt and show up with confidence.
* Talk Like a Headliner: Understanding the relationship between language and power via unlearning phrases like "sorry" and "is that okay"
* It's All In The Delivery: Why you hesitate, and why the word "no" should never scare you.
* Is It Just Me?: How to use humor to get people listening (and saying 'yes')
*Winning the Room: Connection = trust. Here's how to let your personality shine through when speaking to an audience of any size.
Punchlines & Power is available as a 45 minute mainstage or breakout session.