PRACTICALLY EVERYONE ----INCLUDING MOST ACTORS---- HAS STAGE FRIGHT Stage fright or a fear of speaking in public is universal. Amazing as this may seem, most actors experience it. The greater the actor the greater the stage fright. In his biography, the renowned English actor, Laurence Olivier, tells of his enormous fear of performing in public.
 

BUT ACTORS LEARN TO USE IT TO TREMENDOUS ADVANTAGE Instead of being hindered by it, actors learn basic principles that allow them to transform this fear into potent energy, which enables them to perform dynamically.
 

AND SO CAN OTHERS Seasoned Broadway actors employ these basic principles in the training. As participants learn to apply them they too come to enjoy and excel in public speaking.

DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN NERVOUSNESS AND TENSION They find that nervousness is helpful, but tension is not. It is nervousness that makes them jump out of the way of a speeding car. Nervousness = alertness. Tension keeps them glued to the spot. Tension = paralysis.
 

RID THEMSELVES OF PARALYZING TENSION Through learning how to prepare mentally before making a speech; and through physical relaxation exercises. There are several; some long (taking twenty minutes) some short (taking five minutes). The latter are particularly helpful as one goes about one’s daily rounds.
 

USE THEIR HELPFUL NERVES TO FULL ADVANTAGE They are built into the system for excellent and beneficial reasons. Participants discover how to let their nerves help them.
 

CONFRONT AND MAKE FRIENDS WITH THEIR FEAR They discover that it is their best friend.
 

INCREASE THEIR SELF AWARENESS IN POSITIVE WAYS For instance, they find that it is always best to face their fear- MOST OF ALL MID-SPEECH!-and never to turn their back on it
 

BECOME EXPRESSIVE AND EXCITING PRESENTERS Through practicing some of the same exercises of the imagination actors use in playing roles.
 

GAIN MASTERY OF THEMSELVES- THEREFORE OF THEIR AUDIENCE . They have ample time to practice making speeches before a group of encouraging people