Overcoming Nerves

Poll

What is your comfort level talking and being in front of others (general, and stage)

• Terrified!

• I'm Really Nervous But I Push Through On Good Days

• I'm Consistently Ok With Basic Stuff

• I'm Comfortable With Sharing Stories as well as information.

• I'm A Born Performer

Poll

In a difficult situation are you most likely to...

• Stand and tackle the problem

• Stumble my way through it.

• Give up and shy away.

• Stand Frozen

Like An Athlete, Theater People PLAY and live in the middle of fight and flight.​

​Fight? Flight? PLAY!​

Open Ended

What do you feel is the cause of your own fear

of being on stage (performance) or in front of others (classroom, social)

​AN ARTIST'S

STRONG FOCUS​ HABITS​

​CONCENTRATION: Ability to focus on one thing.​

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ATTENTION SPAN:​ Ability to focus on that one thing for a long time.

Poll

How is your focus? (concentration & attention span)

• My brain is mush like oatmeal thown at the wall

• My brain is bouncing like a rubber ball thrown around a small room

• My mind is half and half.

• I have a god like brain that can do a task or focus. I control it.

​Things we can do in our lives daily.

​​GENERAL LIFE

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Things we can do before a show.​

BEFORE

​Things we can do during the show.

​​DURING

​Things we can do after the show.

AFTER

COMMITTMENT TO CREATIVE PROJECT

​SELF CARE

BUILD TRUST WITH CAST / CREW​

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GENERAL LIFE

​

GOOD FOCUS HABITS​

PRACTICE LIKE YOU PERFORM

​PREPARE, PREPARE, PREPARE

USE FOCUS ACTIVITIES

WARM UPS​

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BEFORE SHOW

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GOOD REHEARSAL HABITS​

USE TECHNIQUES TO CONTROL NERVES

FOCUS ON PLAY, STORY

BRAVERY

FOCUS ON OTHERS IN SHOW​

DURING​

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GOOD PERFORMANCE HABITS​

​DISCUSS WITH OTHERS

​REFLECT SUCCESS

REFLECT GROWTH NEEDS​​

DO IT AGAIN!

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AFTER​

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​GOOD CELEBRATION HABITS

Open Ended

WHAT EXCITES YOU ABOUT THEATER CLASS?