• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Confident Conversation / Participate in Solutions

  • Speaker Training Blog
  • SAGAFTRA Actor/VoiceOver
  • Speaker’s Q&A’s

Hollywood Actors and You.

by Tom j Dolan

Actors & Speakers Have a lot in common.

Hollywood Actors and You have a lot in common. Speaking Events, Business Presentations, and Meetings.They deliver a ‘Performance’ and as a matter of fact, so do You. Now, this idea might surprise many new and even some seasoned Speakers. But the key point to keep in mind is this: Speaking is a learnable skill. Like any Learnable Skill, people can learn to “Perform it” very well. Speaking Events of many sizes, Causes & Purposes are available to the Speaker, who has a Message to share… and that could be useful.

Hollywood hires an Actor to Act & Speak like… someone else. But learning Acting skills can take years of study, constant practice, to look good or bad. Well, although Hollywood Actors and You share some skills, Speaking & Presenting to an audience can also be learned more quickly. Yes, it too requires learning new skills, practice, and taking chances. But it can be accomplished in a much shorter time than becoming “Hollywood” Screen ready. You’ll also be hired for the information you bring to the Event, not based on how you look.

And too, remember, you get to be Yourself, not an invented character in a script. Speaking is an easier challenge to manage. Most of the Clients I’ve worked with in the US & Japan do very well. They’re usually surprised at how Confident they feel as they become more skillful as a Speaker. If you want to share a Message, a Passion, or a Skill, you can as a Speaker. Now, Let’s consider some good advice from a HollyWood Star. It just might help you become a better Speaker & Presenter. 

hollywoodsign

Sign-up for new videos,
we never sell/share your info.

small bamboo

Filed Under: Performance of Speaking Tagged With: anxiety, Coaching, Fear of Speaking, Hollywood, Online Training, PresentationTips, Rehearsal, StageFright, Trust

Primary Sidebar

Tom j Dolan: Speaker, Actor, Voiceover

tjd-headshot/nu

Speaking Coach, Actor, Global VoiceOver, and the Developer of 2 Successful English Speaker Trainings: "Performance of Speaking" and the "Read2Speak" Workshops. I can Speak for your Organization and I can Teach you the Speaking Skills you need to Speak with Confidence. >>Learn More: click Tom's photo.

“It’s Never too Late for You to Succeed. Begin Your Journey Today.” ~~TjD

A Workshop for ESL Speakers/see video

Read2Speak logo

“Speak with Skill, Purpose, & Passion ~ Participate, Advocate, Communicate, & Educate for Change.” ~~TjD

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Professional Global Voiceover

Voiceover Microphone

Tom j Dolan speaks for Global Organizations, voicing Marketing, Training, & Stories for Tech, Medical, Edu & Corporate Media Clients that want to Stand Out in an expanding Global Market. Successfully Promote your Message, Products, & Services. Click Mic see Clients:

scribd.com logo

TjD ~ published articles Free of Charge, Read or Download on Scribd.com

>How to Avoid Feeling Foolish when Speaking.
>Overcome the Fear of Speaking?
>Gain Self-Confidence through Speaking.

Words that Inspire

~~~ If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there. ~~ Lewis Carroll ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Today is only one day in all the days that exist, But all future days could depend on what You do Today." ~~Hemingway" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Your Presentation is always about Solving a Problem for your Audience." ~~TjD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Walking in the footsteps of another is easy, but you may soon discover you’re walking in a Rut.” ~~TjD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." ~~Samuel Beckett ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Always finish Speaking before your Audience has finished Listening.” ~~Dorothy Sarnoff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "If you're not prepared to be wrong, You'll never come up with anything original." ~~Sir Ken Robinson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Reach out and Lend a Helping Hand to ….

volunteer match logo

~100 Years Helping the Sight Impaired~

Braille Institute logo
tom j dolan trademark

An Audience May Not Remember What You Say, They will Remember How You Make Them Feel.

Copyright tomjdolan.com© 2023