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Perform at Your Best: Acting Techniques for Business, Personal & Social Success

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Witty, down-to-earth, practical advice in a fun format. A handy guide and morale-booster for anyone facing an unfamiliar audience. It's like having your own acting coach, with a sense of humor. I gave a set to my daughter who's just out of college and job-interviewing in San Francisco. It goes well with Acting Techniques for Everyday Life, the book by the same author. A little time taken to understand Ms. Robbins's approach to acting can have a surprisingly transformative effect on--yes--your every day life.

Jane Marla Robbins' cards have been extremely helpful in boosting my confidence level and are helping me make better impressions in my work and social life. I have always struggled with feeling insecure in difficult situations but after reviewing the cards and putting the techniques to use I feel I no longer have the same sense of dread going into situations that literally used to make me sick to my stomach. I plan on giving the cards as gifts to several friends who also struggle with low self esteem. The illustrations are very clever and funny and they help me visualize the techniques -- which makes it a lot more fun to practice learning how to feel more comfortable in difficult situations...but I'll still never act!

A friend gave me these cards as a gift. I was at first impressed by the box and the look and feel of the cards. A very nice coffee table friendly box set that's about the size of your hand, very eloquently designed. Upon opening the box ther is an introduction pamphlet and a credential page for the author, Jane Marla Robbins that gives the cards merit. The front of the cards have a cute cartoon with a question like "Want to walk into that party looking and feeling great?" When you flip the card over there are a couple of great, easy to read techniques that you can keep in your head and use in different situations. Postitive, humurous and very effective. Thumbs Up.

This book is full of great tips on handling yourself in challenging situations. I have learned many useful techniques that have served me well.

Of all the self-confidence building "books" I've purchased over the last 15 years, these cards were the most helpful to me. I like that I could pick one or two cards at a time and carry them around in my purse as a way to remind myself of my personal growth goals. Once I started to feel confident with the cards in my purse, I would switch them out for one or two new cards. I'm almost through the whole deck and I'm looking forward to seeing more in this series by Jane Marla Robbins.