Comments on: Insecurity vs. Self-Confidence

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:18:52 +0000

wow. i was just wondering to myself these past few months whether or not i should shun my “oh well, it could be ok” future job of a landscape architect for pursuing my dream and utmost passion of becoming a film director. i’ve been wrestling with myself between saying, “yes, you want this, so go for it!” and “no, you’ll never make it, they’ll hate everything you do.” i was looking for more information on the lifestyle of directors and came upon your blog thing. awesome advice, i’ve heard it all before, but coming from a present director, it comes with much more meaning and significance.
and btw, Shakespeare in Love is my utmost favorite movie. when i read that you were obssesed with Shakespeare’s works, it sounded exactly just like me! right now i am spending my summer reading As You Like It, Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Hamlet of course.
well, thats all. thank you for putting such great advice up there for all us shy souls.

By: Summer

Summer — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:42:50 +0000

I think you are a great actor and public speaker. I’ve seen you in many shows and continue to be impressed with everything you do. It’s so surprising to find that many people who appear so self-assured and confident can be just as insecure as the rest of us!

By: Jonathan Steele the Public Speaking Coach

Jonathan Steele the Public Speaking Coach — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:29:43 +0000

Great rant. I will be sending a few of my visitors to view this. Although mostly working with experienced speakers, some of my students become coaches. You prove a point about how we can teach by what we expect from a student.

Best wishes,

Jonathan Steele

By: Sandra Zimmer

Sandra Zimmer — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:56:07 +0000

Hello Director!

Yes, yes, yes! I want to acknowledge your discoveries and share that I made similar discoveries about 20 years ago. I was an actor who suffered from terrible stage fright and tension anytime I became the center of attention. As a result of a near crisis with almost losing my costume in front of 200 people, I spontaneously shifted into a state of pure presence onstage one night as Morgan LeFay in Camelot. I experienced an amazing moment of spiritual connection with my audience! Over a period of years, I developed a Zimmer Method to transform stage fight into natural presence that has evolved into a system for helping people connect with their natural abilities to express, present and communicate in front of others, so they feel free to share ideas, insights, talents and gifts with the world. Part of my process involves acknowledging the feelings of tension and anxiety in the same way you did it in your speech for which you received an A for Authenticity. A major key to transforming stage fright is to be authentic. What you really did was learn to be with your real feelings rather than push them aside and to be with your audience through genuine connection. There are many clues to healing stage fright in your blog post. I invite you and your readers to visit my blog Speaking Freely http://self-expression.com/speaking-freely and my webite at self-expression.com