Performance Pep Talk

As a performer (singers, actors, musicians) there is always something to improve. Always a note to clean up, a choice to commit to more fully, a skill to develop. But if the goalpost is always moving, how are you ever supposed to feel genuinely confi... more

Performers (singers, actors, instrumentalists) often describe their pre-show panic coming out of nowhere. They walk backstage feeling confident, and then suddenly they experience a racing heart, shaking hands, difficulty connecting to their breath, a... more

Performance anxiety doesn't discriminate, showing up despite your level of experience, talent, or preparation. But a lot of the time, the pressure that makes it worse is coming from us.

In this episode of Performance Pep Talk, we explore why percei... more

If you would never speak to a friend the way you speak to yourself before a performance, this episode is for you. In this episode of Performance Pep Talk, we dig into why artists and performers tend to have the loudest inner critics, why trying to su... more

You wouldn't walk into an important meeting without preparing. So why are so many performers still winging it in those crucial minutes before they walk into the audition room?

So much of performance anxiety stems from a lack of control, and establis... more

Looking around the audition waiting room and suddenly feeling like everyone else is more talented, more prepared, and more likely to book the job?

There's actually a neurological reason it happens. In this episode of Performance Pep Talk, we break ... more

"Grow a thick skin" is advice almost every singer, actor, or performer has heard. But what if it's actually unhelpful?

In this episode of Performance Pep Talk, we break down what resilience is/isn't and how to build the kind of resilience that actu... more

Did you know that unfamiliar environments are one of the biggest, and most overlooked, triggers of performance anxiety?

In this episode of Performance Pep Talk, we break down the neuroscience of why walking into a new audition room puts your body o... more