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…
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Presence is a palpable sense of being all here – physically, mentally, and emotionally. It gives you a masterful command of yourself and it commands the attention of others. Presence is spiritual in nature. It is the embodiment of spirit. Through simple mental and physical practices, you can develop this power. Actors develop presence as…
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This week I chanced upon a new book about transforming stage fright. It is called Performing in the Zone by Jon Gorrie. Jon has written a blog post to tell a story about a man in a Dallas church who was asked to speak by his minister to the very large congregation. The man…
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For more information please contact: Sandra Zimmer The Self-Expression Center 281-293-7070 Main 281-389-4224 Mobile Founder of Houston’s Self-Expression Center publishes “It’s Your Time to Shine” While millions of Americans are willing to ham it up on YouTube and share intimate details via social media, the fear of public speaking remains the nation’s…
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Human emotional energy either contracts or expands. When your energy is contracting, you feel negative emotions such as fear and anxiety, anger and sadness. But when your energy is expanding, you feel positive emotions like excitement, joy, love and power. In this article, I’ll focus on anxiety vs. excitement. Anxiety is the contraction state…
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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 are…
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The trick to awesome speaking is not looking good on the outside, but feeling good on the inside. You must build an inner foundation of comfort in your skin, presence, internal fullness and receptivity to the flow of other’s attention. What trips people up about speaking is often the internal tension that distracts…
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“The split between the mind and body is one of the most painful things we face.” – Carla Bazemore – Founder, Yoga Lotus Carla, my yoga teacher, reminded me that the split between the mind and body causes us humans much difficulty. It is this same kind of mind/body split that makes…
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Just wanting to keep you posted about my book It’s Your Time to Shine: How to Overcome Fear of Public Speaking, Develop Authentic Presence and Speak from Your Heart. I am sending the book back for the fourth time to reprint the cover! Shish! I might be inclined to just let it go to…
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Update on Sandra Zimmer’s Book – It’s Your Time to Shine: How to Overcome Fear of Public Speaking, Develop Authentic Presence and Speak from your Heart For those of you who have called or emailed to ask where is the book, it is about 3 weeeks away from being at amazon.com. We are tweaking the…
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