About the Book:
How to Use Positive Energy for Success in Every Situation....
Are you as successful as you could be? Are your good ideas
appreciated? Could your sex life be more fulfilling? With wisdom and
patience, the world's leading voice and acting coach teaches you how
to communicate more effectively and intimately – at home, at work,
at school, and, most importantly, with yourself.
You know that person: the one with that certain something. And
you've probably dismissed that something as unattainable, simply
innate. But it's a myth that some are born with "it" and
others aren't. Everybody can have that presence – and the peaceful
self-acceptance that powers it. The renowned voice and acting coach
Patsy Rodenburg has discovered that there are three basic ways
human energy moves between people. Her remarkable program reveals
that the secret is learning to inhabit "the second circle"
– the optimal state between the first circle of introversion and
self-doubt and the third of aggression and narcissism. In the second
of these 'circles', you are focused, you give out energy and you
receive it.
Containing a wealth of insights that will break the habits that
constrict your real power, The Second Circle helps you deal
with the debilitating and manipulative behaviours of your immediate
family, friends, and colleagues while bringing out their best
qualities. Patsy Rodenburg provides easy-to-apply exercises to
help you better cope with the negative behaviours and attitudes of
those around you. By working on your breath, posture, voice,
language, listening skills, focus, courage and trust you can access
"the second circle" and deal with such emotional issues as
loss, violation, and self-esteem on a daily basis.
The Second Circle will help you to master the power of
speech and begin a journey that will revitalize every single day of
your life.
What people say:
"Patsy Rodenburg's
guidance and the clarity and directness of her approach have been
invaluable to me." — Ralph Fiennes, actor
"I am an enormous fan of her
work. What is wonderful about her is the directness and clarity of
her teaching, and her enthusiasm." — Judy Dench,
actor
"Working with Patsy is a
unique experience. She gives you a wondrously simple way of releasing
the voice and the body — which also becomes a way of life."
— Anna Massey, actor
"Patsy Rodenburg
is one of the handful of people in the world who understand that the
use of the voice by actors and public speakers engage the heart, the
mind, and the body. There is no teacher, in my experience, who brings
all these together with such wisdom and patience." —
Richard Eyre, director
About the Author:
Patsy Rodenburg, OBE is is a British voice coach, author,
and theatre director. She is Head of Voice at and the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and has also
worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company RSC) and
Royal National Theatre.
As a leading voice and acting coach, she works regularly with actors
including Dame Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Sir Ian
McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Mike
Nichols, and Ralph Fiennes, as well as politicians and
business leaders. She conducts business workshops and corporate
master classes for Fortune 500 companies. She lives in London.