Gigi Presents "Rediscover Your Presence" with Patsy Rodenburg - Episode 6

Everyone is born with presence yet many of us diminish our presence when we're under the stress of public speaking. Join Gigi in conversation with the world's expert in voice and speech, Patsy Rodenburg. We delve into topics far and wide including how to:

-Rediscover your Presence
-Learn Shakespeare’s Public Speaking Tips
-Calm Pre-show Stage fright in 5 minutes
-Use the Public Speaker’s Daily Warm-up
-Experience Patsy’s 3 Circles of Energy
-Re-engage an Audience You’ve Lost

Patsy Rodenburg has coached some of the world’s leading business figures across both corporate and creative industries as well as actors in theatre, film and television. She’s the author of many books including the recently published The Woman’s Voice. In 2020, she established the Patsy Rodenburg Academy, which provides a safe and creative space for teachers, leaders and actors to explore storytelling while developing leadership, theatre and voice skills.

Learn more about Patsy Rodenburg and her work: https://patsyrodenburg.co.uk/

Buy Patsy Rodenburg’s latest book, The Woman’s Voice: https://amzn.to/49CF7Cl

Get Gigi’s Tips, find the “Gigi Presents” Podcast and more: https://linktr.ee/gigirosenberg

Chapter Titles:

00:00 What is Presence?
10:20 Patsy Rodenburg's 3 Circles of Energy.
17:09 Patsy Rodenburg’s book: The Woman’s Voice.
19:24 Struggles specific to women: You will be interrupted.
24:00 When a bully shows up, pay attention to your body + What do you do if you're afraid of someone in the audience.
26:00 Serve the story. Not everyone is going to like you.
27:24 How do you re-engage an audience you've lost?
36:00 If you only have 5 minutes to prepare.
39:50 Shakespeare's public speaking tips.
46:39 The Public Speaker's Daily Warm Up.
51:00 Calm your nerves 5 minutes before your presentation.
54:00 What have you learned from working with famous people?
56:15 Patsy Rodenburg's work in hospice with doctors and nurses.