Secrets of Performing Confidence
For Actors, Musicians, Performers, Presenters and Public Speakers
Published on 31. January 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-7136-6288-7 (ISBN)
Description
This work shows how anyone can learn to face audiences or performing situations and conquer their nerves. Chapters include mastering your thoughts and emotions, changing learned responses, and learning the right attitude and techniques for public appearances. There is also advice on long-term aspects of a performer's career - peak performance, burnout, motivation, career management, creativity and dealing with fame.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Approx 10 line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
323 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7136-6288-7 (9780713662887)
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Book
10/2013
2nd Edition
Methuen Drama
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Person
Andrew Evans is a professional musician, psychologist, performance coach, broadcaster, author and university lecturer. He has 25 years' experience in dealing with, writing about and lecturing on performers issues. Since 2006 he has been designer and Programme Leader for the first MA course in Performance Health in the UK at Thames Valley University, and also gives a 24 hour lecture series to undergraduates in the London College of Music and young performers on the Master Performance course at Tech Music School, UK. He currently lectures to around 150 students, and sets essay and presentation topics which allow him to understand contemporary students' particular topics of interest.