She quit acting (but won Jeopardy) - with Joyce Hshieh

Actor Problems

Today’s guest is actor’s memorization coach Joyce Hshieh.

Joyce Hshieh is a trained actress and graduate of the BFA acting program of The Theatre School at DePaul University. She is also a 3-day champion on the game show Jeopardy.

Combining her knowledge of acting with her knowledge of memorization and learning, she founded Off Book It, where through her course and coaching, she teaches actors how to memorize lines fast and make them stick. She’s helped many actors overcome their line memorization hurdles to achieve freedom and confidence in their acting.

She’s been a featured guest with Actors Breakfast Club, DaJuan Johnson’s Self-tapes That Book, Ajarae Coleman’s The Table, Blythe Howard’s commercial workshop, Anastasia Edwards’s Actor’s Biz, Actor Playbook, Working Actor Pro, Limelight, Film Festival Live, and the Why I’ll Never Make It Podcast.

Connect with Joyce!

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offbookit/
• Website: https://www.offbookit.com

In this episode, you'll hear…

• The difference between general memorization and memorization techniques for actors
• Her interest in bar trivia - and how that led her to get on Jepardy (yes. The show. And she WON)
• The difference between quitting and changing your mind
• The three main types of actor content for us to consume
• How to figure out our “gaps” and what to do about them
• The difference between being good at memory and what memory athletes actually do
• Her story of getting on jeopardy (and why she didn’t think she’d make it on)
• How NOT to put every audition on a pedestal
• Tips on what we can do to optimize brain health and memory!
• How we’re expecting to be great memorizers….yet are never taught how to do it

Links mentioned!

• Sleep Smarter - Shawn Stevenson - https://sleepsmarterbook.com/
• Eat Smarter - Shawn Stevenson - https://eatsmarterbook.com/
• The Model Health Show Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-model-health-show/id640246578

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