The secret to healing stage fright is to focus attention into your fear, into the sensations of tension inside your body. Once you do that, you will find that the experience is not as bad as you expected. Inside yourself, you can relax into the tension and discover a new, safe ground within your…
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Begin to imagine your stage fright as emotional energy or passion that is not flowing freely through your body, and then you can learn to channel that pent-up passion into a genuine connection with your listeners. That may sound impossible, but it is what you can learn through The Zimmer Method. Every symptom of…
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You won’t believe me now, but it’s a good thing to have stage fright. In fact, the more stage fright you have, the better presenter or performer you can become, and the more potential you have to be a deeply impacting communicator and speaker! The reason is that you have the feelings. Your feelings…
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When I see a brilliant article, I have to shine some light on it. Jessica Swanson of Shoestring Marketing has written a brilliant article called “Creating A Brilliant Marketing Message.” Her three step method for designing a marketing message that sizzles is excellent. Check it out at http://www.jessicaswanson.com/creating-a-brilliant-marketing-message
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James Feudo has written a great post called “What to Do When You Are Asked to Give Speech.” Especially when you don’t have much time, like overnight, you can use his ideas to help you get it together.
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People with fear of public speaking or stage fright are flooded with negative feelings and thoughts that tell them they are not good at speaking. But the feelings and thoughts are usually more about expectation of perfection than an accurate assessment of their actual talents and abilities. In other words, because they have fear…
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Shame and perfectionism are interrelated. Shame is the painful feeling that comes from a deep-seated belief that “I am not good enough.” It is generated from an unconscious thought that “I AM wrong.” That means your very Being is not acceptable. Perfectionism is what we do to try to avoid the feelings of shame. …
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Once in a while, an idea comes along which changes all the other ideas that I am teaching. I met that idea this week at The UP Experience in Houston. Among the cadre of sixteen awesome speakers, who were all thought leaders in their fields, was Dr. Brené Brown. Dr. Brené Brown is a writer, researcher,…
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I received a stunning email from a therapist in New York City. Emily shared an experience of coaching a client for communication and how the results impacted her “stage fright.” Here is what Emily said…. Hi, Sandra. I have worked with a person who had stage fright issues; they were really about standing up on…
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Have you noticed how there will be some people in your audience who shine like headlights at you? For some reason they are already with you and are beaming attention at you! Learn to look for the lights in your audience members to absorb love and support for your talk. Link up with their energy…
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