Presence: How to Use Positive Energy for Success in Every Situation - Softcover

Rodenburg, Patsy

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9780718149994: Presence: How to Use Positive Energy for Success in Every Situation

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ISBN 10: 0718149998 ISBN 13: 9780718149994

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 2007

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Everyone has known the feeling of being present. Babies and toddlers live there almost constantly. Great performers work in this state. Great athletes win in it. Great teachers teach in it. Every great communicator speaks from this place. It is when fully present that we do our best work and make our deepest impression on others.

In her years as an acting coach, Patsy Rodenburg has discovered the secrets to that elusive quality actors call 'it'. There are three basic ways human energy moves between people and you can be in any one of the 'three circles' in any situation. In the first, your focus is purely inward, in the third, all your energy is moving outward. In the second you are focused, you give energy out and you receive it. You communicate spontaneously and listen well, you are generous and people are generous in return.

And by working on your breath, posture, voice, language, listening skills, focus, courage and trust you can access the second circle on a daily basis. From difficult presentations or meetings to flirting to getting good service, your work, relationships, spirituality and passions will all benefit.

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From the Back Cover:

Discover the Three Circles of Energy ™

Presence will transform your life.
Presence will invigorate every aspect of your life.
Presence will awaken, within, your full potential.

By revealing the three circles of energy inside all of us, Patsy Rodenburg will change how you engage with others: how you look, listen, think, feel, learn and do business. It will teach you how to be more present in every aspect of your life.

� Learn how correct breathing is crucial to communication
� Discover how to be more aware of your surroundings
� Make the most of every situation and opportunity
� Use positive energy to take charge

We all want to live life to the full. Allow Presence to help you achieve that goal.

About the Author:

As Director of Voice at London's Royal National Theatre and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Patsy Rodenburg, OBE is recognized as one of the world's leading voice and acting coaches. She directed the Royal Shakespeare Company in London for nine years and her film credits include collaborations with such directors as Mike Nichols, Franco Zeffirelli and Sam Mendes. Her work has extended to many non-theatrical areas, including teaching voice and communication to business executives and lecturing on vocal care and listening skills at the Royal College of Surgeons in London. She has given courses for teachers and politicians and has taught Shakespeare as Therapy in British prisons.

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