How can we get the resources to conquer our fears? Make that big presentation or speech? Dive off the high board at the pool? Ask someone out on a date? Stand up to the office bully? We can borrow some of the techniques used by professional actors and small children: pretend.

Why is the stage so frightening to a number of people? Many people are immobilized by stage fright. But did you know that it is something you can control? It can even work for you.

Do you find it hard to stand up and deliver a presentation to a group? Me too!

An essay on identity, makes references to the novel “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter”…

Consider the physical agonies many people endure when faced with a roomful of people waiting to hear them speak. Sweating, shaking, nausea, pounding heart, quavering voice, and difficulty breathing won’t kill you, but they certainly undermine confidence!