Tue, 5th Aug 2025 DON’T BE A CHICKEN There’s a story I love about an eagle’s egg placed in a hen’s nest. The eagle hatches alongside the chicks, grows up scratching at the ground, clucking, pecking, and flying just a few feet at a time. All her life, she thinks she’s a chicken, because that’s […]
Tue, 13th May 2025 HOW TO QUIET YOUR INNER CRITIC There is a common assumption that all performers are confident and that we have no self-doubt – or, if we do, we are simply very good at dealing with it. I wish! My self-doubt’s best friend is my inner voice. And since she’s part of […]
Tue, 6th May 2025 AUDIENCES WANT CONNECTION, NOT PERFECTION A few months ago, I cried during a public speech at the House of Lords (I mean, really!). You can watch it here In that moment, I was furious with myself. I felt exposed, frustrated, and completely vulnerable. But to my surprise, almost every person in the […]
Tue, 29th April 2025 Make sure they hear your steps My singing teacher once told me: “When you are about to go on stage, make sure they can hear your steps before you come in. The audience needs to hear your confidence before they can see you.” At the time, I thought she was being dramatic – very […]