Stage Fright

Video: How to manage stage fright

by Kate DeVore
Filed Under: Being Heard, Myth Busters, Owning the Room, Powerful Speaking, Professional Speaking, Stage Fright

I teach voice and dialects at a training center called Acting Studio Chicago. They recently asked me to turn my blog post Kick “stage fright” to the curb in three simple steps into a 1 minute teacher tip video.

Classical Singer Magazine reviews our second edition of “The Voice Book”

by Kate DeVore
Filed Under: Being Heard, Breath Support, Myth Busters, Owning the Room, Powerful Speaking, Professional Speaking, Stage Fright, Vocal health, Vocal Injury, Voice for Stage, Voice Therapy

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Kick “stage fright” to the curb in 3 simple steps

by Kate DeVore
Filed Under: Being Heard, Owning the Room, Powerful Speaking, Professional Speaking, Stage Fright

Sweaty palms. Dry mouth. Tight throat, Shallow breathing. Pounding heart. Tense shoulders. Butterflies in the stomach.

Do you recognize any of these common elements of stage fright? Congratulations! You are a human!

Now that you have passed the emotional CAPTCHA test, let’s talk more about how these effects of stress and anxiety affect our performance, and what we can do about it.