The Second Circle: Using Positive Energy for Success in Every Situation

The key to unlocking your power―and the inspired life that comes with it―from the renowned voice and acting coach.

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. Patsy Rodenburg 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. She provides exercises to help you break the habits that constrict your real power and to better cope with the negative behaviors and attitudes of those around you. With wisdom and patience, Rodenburg teaches you how to communicate effectively at home, work, school, and―most important―with yourself. The Second Circle will empower you to meet life’s most extraordinary trials with brio and to embrace the joys and challenges of every single day. ---

• The Right to Speak (Performance Books)
• Freeing the Natural Voice: Imagery and Art in the Practice of Voice and Language
• The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer
• Speaking Shakespeare
• Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus
• Respect for Acting
• Backwards & Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays
• The Actor and the Target: New Edition
• Speaking With Skill: A Skills Based Approach to Speech Training: An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speech Work (Performance Books)
• Relational Being: Beyond Self and Community