FROM THE STUDIO
Ideas about presence, performance, communication and what human beings do when something matters.
Some of this comes from nearly three decades working with performers.
Some comes from behavioural science.
Some comes from watching very smart people become astonishingly strange the minute somebody points a camera at them or gives them a microphone.
Mostly, this is where I think out loud about human performance.
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A few things worth thinking about.
PRESENCE
Why Smart People Suddenly Become PowerPoint-Reading Robots
What changes when somebody goes from knowing their material to performing "professionalism."
READ THISPRESSURE
Pressure Doesn't Reveal Your True Self. It Reveals Your Available Pattern.
Why high-stakes moments often reduce range — and what practice actually changes.
READ THISPERFORMANCE
The X Factor Is Less Magical Than People Think
What performers taught me about individuality, presence and why trying to manufacture charisma usually makes people less interesting.
READ THISEXPLORE
Different rooms. Same human behaviour.
MORE FROM THE STUDIO
Notes, observations and practical thinking.
More pieces will appear here as the Studio grows.
No content treadmill. No pretend urgency. Just useful things when there is something worth saying.
Presence is a practice.
If something you are doing under pressure matters enough that you are willing to look at it properly, we can start there.
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