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Sally Bonkrude is America's GPS Performance Coach. She is intuitive, spiritual and easy to connect with, and will be your guide to Positive Inner Change. Sally helps you move from feeling scared and never good enough to confident and free to achieve the success you want in life. Sally is a licensed professional counse…

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SANDRA ZIMMER is the President of Sandra Zimmer & Associates, Inc and the Founder of The Self-Expression Center. Sandra and her staff at The Self-Expression Center work with business professionals and performing artists who are struggling with communication or gripped with stage fright or fear of speaking in front of…

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The business side of belly dance Tips on how to get the gigs and the art of shameless self-promotion. By Shetan Noir

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Confidence can be found when you learn to become present and discover your “Inner Self Leadership”, that place that is full of confidence, wisdom, compassion, non-judgment, love, and strength. From this place, you will get to know the parts of yourself that hold the fears and anxiety and hijack you from living from this place of confidence.

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I think most of us know the rules on public speaking. First, remember to not use filler words such as “ums”, “You know”, or “uh”. Second, show confidence and have your presentation well rehearsed. Use vocal inflection, and engage your audience. Now, I do believe that these rules can be used wisely and improve your presentation abilities, but they aren’t the end all.

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“A playful performer is less likely to let fear take over when basking in the moment without a scorecard, time limit, or expectation. We are more likely to be present, calm and available to the flow of creative intelligence. Playfulness allows us to enlist and embrace our audience in our performance adventure. We are less intimidated by their questions, ideas, and responses.

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Through connection and relationship with our Core Selves, and with our inner parts, we jou ey on from fear-based reality to loving Conscious Performing. For Conscious Performance, we must begin to know, understand, and heal our inner “parts” so we are free to connect to our audiences from a place of openness and love. A “part” is a personality mode that kicks in, usually to allow a person to cope with anxiety or other negative feelings. The average person has many parts.

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I like to get what I want and I also like to empower other people. When I can do both at the same time, I am really happy! One of my favorite core concepts for leadership communication is what I call “attack the system, not the person.” When you are frustrated because you are ...

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The root of all unhappiness is disconnection from self and from others. Human beings are wired for connection. When we are connected, we are wild with joy. We are filled with spiritual juice and life works magically. If you want more connection to yourself and to others, try practicing ...

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My public speaking students ask, “What if I speak to an audience that is hostile? How do I deal with that?” This question usually comes up after they have transformed a great deal of stage fright and are feeling very comfortable at the center of attention in their class group. The implication of ...

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Those of you who have the most stage fright or fear of public speaking have the potential to be the most impactful speakers or performers, because you have the feelings! Your feelings are up to the surface where they can be used to create a genuine emotional connection with the audience. You can ...

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When it comes to speaking, presenting or performing, each of us must decide how we are going to present ourselves to the world. We might each ask ourselves, “Will I create an image I think my audience will approve or will I risk presenting myself as I authentically am?” This ...

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Everyone is talking about the secret of the law of attraction to draw the things you want into your life. I want to talk about a different power of attraction – the power of presence to compel attention when you speak in groups or in front of others. This power of attraction is the ...

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Those of you who have the most stage fright have the potential to be the most impactful speakers, because you have the feelings! Your feelings are up to the surface where they can be used to create a genuine emotional connection with the audience. You can not think away your feelings, deny them ...

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Speaking in groups and meetings is an essential skill for every business professional. You are expected to be able to share your ideas, expertise and experience to contribute to your company’s success. If you can’t speak up and speak out, you hit a glass ceiling past which you ...

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Monte Roberts is the Horse Whisperer. He trains wild horses in a few hours by “joining up” with them. Instead of breaking the horses by force, he works with the natural inclinations of each horse. He holds a conversation with the horse, taking the animal through a set of steps ...

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If all the world's a stage, it's no wonder those with performing arts backgrounds do so well in non-theater jobs like lawyer, engineer, architect, marketer, educator or business executive. And it's no coincidence that many businesspeople are turning to acting classes to help build self ...

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Connection is a two-way exchange of attention and energy. It is an inner freedom to give attention to others and receive attention from others. When you actually connect, you experience an exchange of psychophysical energy that feels good emotionally and physically. n The reason connection ...

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Not everyone has severe stage fright or fear of public speaking. Many people tell me the first few minutes of a talk or speech are filled with tension and anxiety. But, they say that once they get past the first five or ten minutes, they feel OK. When I ask them to evaluate what happens in ...

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One of the healthiest things you can do for yourself is self-expression. People who express themselves fully are healthier, happier, more confident and energetic, and much more attractive. That’s because expression of your inner thoughts and feelings releases negativity from your body and ...

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Much of communication training focuses on formulas for specific words to say that may seem mechanical and feel inauthentic to the speaker or the listener. What is often missing from communication techniques is the magic of connectedness. Connection and its richer cousins, chemistry and ...

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People who are introverts or highly sensitive have special abilities that are valuable in networking events, group meetings and social settings. However, they often try to imitate the networking styles of extroverts instead of developing methods more suitable to their own sensibilities. ...

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Human emotional energy either contracts or expands. When your energy is contracting, you feel negative emotions such as fear and anxiety, anger and sadness. But when your energy is expanding, you feel positive emotions like excitement, joy, love and power. In this article, I’ll focus on ...

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There is something about public speaking, expressing oneself in groups, presenting or performing that triggers many people’s desire to look perfect. It seems we just can’t give ourselves permission to be imperfect and…. well, human. When we don’t feel safe to be genuinely who we are in front ...

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FREE resources on how to make your communications as effective as possible by integrating hypnotic language patterns into your everyday conversations

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FREE resource on Public Speaking or Performing with Confidence. Great material for overcoming performance nerves or stage fright.

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