The key question to ask yourself when you are frozen in fear or gripped in anxiety is “How do I say something real right now?  What is the most authentic thing I can say now?  What is true for me at this moment?” Stage fright, fear of public speaking and performance anxiety are caused by the […]

Yeah!  I love it when other presentation coaches recognize the power of love to help people with stage fright and fear of public speaking!  Deborah in Asia has written a post to share that learning to feel the love in the room can make you more successful in speaking and in building a  career. Check out […]

 Have you noticed that when you are gripped by stage fright or fear of public speaking, it is like an out-of-body experience?  Mentally, you withdraw attention and energy from your body and focus all your energy and attention in your head.  You “go into your head.”  It is almost as if you leave your body […]

  This is so exciting!  I am actually recording the audio version of my new book that reveals my entire Zimmer Method for transforming stage fright and fear of public speaking!  I have a little sound studio set up on my home office computer, thanks to Bill Ferguson who loaned me his equipment and taught me […]

It is empowering to identify your own universal message that you want to deliver.   It will energize your presentations with passion for what you are saying.  A contributing factor to stage fright is the fact that people leave out their most deeply held beliefs and values from their presentations.  They tend to edit out the […]

 
When you add the word “with”, a bond is created.  For instance “she’s with me”, “be with child”, “speak with a group.”
 
So much of stage fright and fear of public speaking is about feeling separated or being judged by others. People with stage fright and fear of public speaking are experiencing a separation from the […]

John Tesh just posted a blog called Taming Fear on which he shared that one of his biggest fears was stage fright.  He was wonderfully honest about his fear and shared his experience of getting help from a therapist named Dr Hart. What pleased me so much was that Dr. Hart’s approach to healing stage […]

This story is about the importance of sharing your gift even when you are afraid.  Gabe is a  young woman with a neuromuscular disease. As a child she was bullied in school. She became despondent about life. Her parents got her a dog, Izzy. As time passed, Izzy developed a similar disease. Gabe nurtured Izzy and […]

Darren’s comment on a recent blog post opened the door for me to delve more deeply into my awareness of what causes stage fright and fear of public speaking.  In response, I’d like to focus on what triggers stage fright and what heals it, what releases us from the grip of negativity and unleashes our potential to […]

Mick Jagger allowed Martin Scorscese to shine a camera upclose, almost down his throat during a concert in order to share what a Rolling Stones concert is really like. This is a part of the upcoming Rolling Stones Movie, “Shine a Light.” Interviewing Mick, Matt Lauer of The Today Show on NBC asked, “You must feel […]