Dress in a way that represents your style. Wear outlandish garments if that is your personality. If your style is more subdued, and you like to go barefoot and wear toe rings, then do so. According to Catch 22 Productions, audiences are looking for you to dress in a style your music represents.
Project your attitude on stage. Rock stars tend to be loud and wild. Folk musicians are more at home with an acoustic instrument, a char and a hand-woven rug. Catch 22 Productions recommends just having some kind of attitude to prevent your audience from becoming bored.
Work the audience. If you're a ladies man, sing ballads to the female crowd members. If your persona is a female pop diva, play up your sex appeal to the male members of the audience. If you're gay, and that is a big part of who you are as an artist, appeal to the gay members of the crowd. The point is to connect to your audience. Share stories between songs. Talk directly to a certain audience member. Reveal your personality or your persona, as you want the audience to remember you.
Work the song and the set. Emphasize certain lyrics with dramatic pauses or dance moves. Drop the microphone, break the guitar or kick a speaker over if it fits the song. Alternately, cry over slow, painful lyrics. Appear too moved to continue singing and display passion.
Play to the stage, lighting and room setup. Step into the spotlight, as the saying goes, for the solos. Or stay partially hidden in the shadows for the start of songs, and then appear into the light. Use the stage the same way a theatre actor does. Use your eyes, gestures and body motions to highlight certain song moments. Above all, appear confident and comfortable on stage.