Multitalented but stressed - Slow down, you move too fast http://talentdevelop.com/801/multitalented-but-stressed-slow-down-you-move-too-fast/ Enhancing creative expression and advanced development Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:22:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Multitalented but stressed - Slow down, you move too fast http://talentdevelop.com/801/multitalented-but-stressed-slow-down-you-move-too-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-2376 Katrina Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:37:13 +0000 http://talentdevelop.com/?p=801#comment-2376 Speaking as an actor, I have found that the "edge" that I want for a performance comes not from anxiety or nervous tension, but from the adrenaline rush. I do want to be just a little nervous -- not out of fear, but out of anticipation. I don't want to be so overconfident that I make a mistake because I think I'm perfectly prepared; I don't want to be so relaxed that I'm not able to respond quickly "in the moment" if (or when!) something unexpected happens. I'm a ball of energy backstage before a show -- I can't sit still; I can't hold a conversation. But the moment I walk on stage, I leave the rest of the world behind; I live in the world of the character, and nothing else matters. For me, there's no experience in the world like it. Speaking as an actor, I have found that the “edge” that I want for a performance comes not from anxiety or nervous tension, but from the adrenaline rush. I do want to be just a little nervous — not out of fear, but out of anticipation. I don’t want to be so overconfident that I make a mistake because I think I’m perfectly prepared; I don’t want to be so relaxed that I’m not able to respond quickly “in the moment” if (or when!) something unexpected happens.

I’m a ball of energy backstage before a show — I can’t sit still; I can’t hold a conversation. But the moment I walk on stage, I leave the rest of the world behind; I live in the world of the character, and nothing else matters. For me, there’s no experience in the world like it.

]]> Multitalented but stressed - Slow down, you move too fast http://talentdevelop.com/801/multitalented-but-stressed-slow-down-you-move-too-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-2367 Tiffany Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:07:26 +0000 http://talentdevelop.com/?p=801#comment-2367 One simple but effective solution for an overwhelmingly noisy environment: Earplugs! If you can't get away, they can greatly reduce the distraction level....sometimes a good temporary barrier is all I need to get my momentum going, and then I can tune out distractions easily... One simple but effective solution for an overwhelmingly noisy environment: Earplugs! If you can’t get away, they can greatly reduce the distraction level….sometimes a good temporary barrier is all I need to get my momentum going, and then I can tune out distractions easily…

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