Stage Fright : 40 Stars Tell You How They Beat America's #1 Fear

Never before has the problem of stage fright been so eloquently examined; 40 interviews with some of the most highly-accomplished public figures shed light on this affliction, offering tips from their own experiences for overcoming it. Jason Alexander, Mose Allison, Maya Angelou, David Brenner, Peter Coyote, Olympia Dukakis, Richard Lewis, and many more sound off about their trials with stage fright, candidly discussing their fears and insecurities with life in the public eye and ultimately revealing the various paths they followed to overcoming them. Stage fright sufferers from all walks of life—whether a high school freshman nervous about an oral presentation or a professional baseball player with the eyes of the world on his bat—will find consolation by understanding the commonality of their problem, as well as helpful information to finally shed their inhibitions. Copyright ......Page 3 Contents ......Page 4 Introduction (Nando Pelusi, PhD)......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 About the Authors......Page 15 How You Can Beat Stage Fright......Page 16 Carlos Alazraqui......Page 36 Jason Alexander......Page 40 Mose Allison......Page 45 Maya Angelou......Page 49 Lawrence P. Beron......Page 54 Mark Bittner......Page 57 Walter Block......Page 61 Jim Bouton......Page 66 David Brenner......Page 71 Larry “Bubbles” Brown......Page 77 David Burns......Page 83 Tony Castle......Page 91 Peter Coyote......Page 96 Phyllis Diller......Page 101 Olympia Dukakis......Page 106 Will Durst......Page 111 Albert Ellis......Page 115 Melissa Etheridge......Page 121 Tony Freeman......Page 126 Dave Goelz......Page 130 Bonnie Hayes......Page 136 Dan Hicks......Page 142 JeROME......Page 147 Mickey Joseph......Page 157 Kevin Kataoka......Page 162 Richard Lewis......Page 167 Paul Lyons......Page 171 Maria Mason......Page 175 Meehan Brothers......Page 182 Larry Miller......Page 195 David A. Moss......Page 200 Frank Oz......Page 204 Ron Paul......Page 209 Simon Phillips......Page 213 Mark Pitta......Page 217 Kevin Rooney......Page 223 Bob Sarlatte......Page 230 Mark Schiff......Page 237 Ben Sidran......Page 244 Robin Williams......Page 250 Bibliography......Page 257 Back Cover ......Page 259

Never before has the problem of stage fright been so eloquently examined; 40 interviews with some of the most highly-accomplished public figures shed light on this affliction, offering tips from their own experiences for overcoming it. Jason Alexander, Mose Allison, Maya Angelou, David Brenner, Peter Coyote, Olympia Dukakis, Richard Lewis, and many more sound off about their trials with stage fright, candidly discussing their fears and insecurities with life in the public eye and ultimately revealing the various paths they followed to overcoming them. Stage fright sufferers from all walks of life—whether a high school freshman nervous about an oral presentation or a professional baseball player with the eyes of the world on his bat—will find consolation by understanding the commonality of their problem, as well as helpful information to finally shed their inhibitions.

"Stage fright sufferers from all walks of life -- whether a high school freshman nervous about an oral presentation or a professional baseball player with the eyes of the world on his bat -- will find consolation by understanding the commonality of their problem, as well as helpful information to finally shed their inhibitions."--Page 4 of cover