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		<title>Acting for Non-Actors</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been dreaming about teaching acting for some reason.  I taught acting for about 30 years and thought I had had my fill of it.  But last week, in a dream, I seemed to be auditioning to teach acting. Strange!  Some rather  arrogant acting teachers were complaining how hard it is to train beginning actors. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Presence &amp; Grounding for Performance: Exciting Your Audience</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Presence happens when you are so deeply relaxed into yourself and accepting of yourself that you feel free to be genuine.  The secret to presence is to be fully grounded in your body so that you have a full-body sense of awareness.  When you are grounded and present, you experience sensation and awareness in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So You Want to be a Reality TV Star?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Food Network Star]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giada De Laurentiis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Last week the Houston Chronicle published an article by Greg Morago called Get Ready for Judge Giada : Top contestants are able to connect with camera. Giada De Laurentiis is a Food Network star who is about to become a judge for the show Food Network Star.  Giving some sage advice for anyone who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Speaking Secret &#8211; Don’t Try to Be More than You Are</title>
		<link>http://www.self-expression.com/speaking-freely/public-speaking-secret-don%e2%80%99t-try-to-be-more-than-you-are/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=public-speaking-secret-don%25e2%2580%2599t-try-to-be-more-than-you-are</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear of Public Speaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public speaking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cure for Fear of Public Speaking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  This weekend I attended a workshop on Sound, Color &#38; Vibration taught by Elias Demohan and Rafael Demohan.  Elias has been the most significant spiritual teacher in my life.  I have not seen him for many years as he now lives in Calgary, Canada.  The workshop was for me mostly a review of methods [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. Rogers Video Showed the US Senate how to Speak from the Heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[   On May 1, 1969, Mr. Rogers spoke to the US Senate Subcommittee on Communications to ask them to grant funding for the newly created PBS after President Nixon attempted to slash their funds in half.  Watch a video of his speech.  Saying “I’d just like to talk about it if it’s alright,” Mr. Rogers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Transformation of Mark Zuckerberg</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grounding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviewing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[overcoming fear of public speaking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Transformation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  Much has been said about Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg and how he appears when speaking in public.  As recently as June this year, he sweated profusely while being interviewed.  But last Sunday he seemed calm, comfortable and in command of himself on CBS 60 Minutes.  His passion is palpable in this interview.  Some have speculated that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Master Speaker Presents – W Mitchell at NSA Houston</title>
		<link>http://www.self-expression.com/speaking-freely/a-master-speaker-presents-%e2%80%93-w-mitchell-at-nsa-houston/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-master-speaker-presents-%25e2%2580%2593-w-mitchell-at-nsa-houston</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  “Has anyone ever been in prison?”  These were the words that opened W Mitchell’s talk to NSA Houston Chapter in September 2010.  Words spoken quietly in a voice vibrating from deep within his chest.  Words not spoken immediately.  W Mitchell wheeled himself to the center of the staging area, sat deeply into his wheelchair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make Full Connection to Enhance Communication</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.self-expression.com/speaking-freely/?p=439</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  Underneath the words, intentions and body expressions, communication is a dance of being with another person.  In communication, making connection is often more important that the actual words spoken.  We don’t have to be perfect wordsmiths to be good communicators if we can learn to engage in full connection with others.  Full connection is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transforming Negativity into Joy!</title>
		<link>http://www.self-expression.com/speaking-freely/transforming-negativity-into-joy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=transforming-negativity-into-joy</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Techniques to Clear Fear]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[    Things quiet down at the beginning of the summer.  So, I have been taking more time for introspection.  Doing some deep inner focusing to see if I can get inspired to create some new classes.  I ask myself, “What is it that I have really learned to do in my lifetime?  What have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expressing Genuine Warmth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   A wonderful new client gave voice to her goal of expressing more warmth.  I think this is a great goal for everyone!  Warmth is an emotion, so it can’t be simply acted out.  You can’t behave like you are warm because others will sense you lack of real warmth. You can’t DO warmth, you [...]]]></description>
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