{"title":"Melissa Plamann","description":"\u003cp\u003eMelissa Plamann explores the intricate intersections of art, culture and human experience with a thoughtful, probing voice. Her work invites readers to engage deeply with creativity, memory and everyday revelations, often blending personal reflection with wider cultural insights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect books that challenge and illuminate the ways we perceive the world around us, offering fresh perspectives through evocative language and keen observation. Plamann’s writing is ideal for those who appreciate a contemplative, richly textured approach to the arts and culture genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"unnerved-by-melissa-plamann-9798216366348","title":"Unnerved","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA relatable and practical roadmap for combating each performer’s unique brand of performance anxiety by discovering and managing root emotional drivers—this resource is designed to uncover what makes each individual performer “tick.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMelissa M. Plamann provides an engaging and humorous book, chock-full of data, for anyone who experiences performance anxiety in any performing arts discipline at any age. After defining \"performance anxiety\" and exploring the fight-flight-freeze response, she examines treatment options, including medication and several types of therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUtilising the Enneagram system as a tool to define personal drivers for anxiety, she examines fear, shame, and anger. Plamann then suggests how performers can address and manage their unique brand of performance anxiety based on these emotional reflexes. Chapters deal with myriad other elements impacting performance anxiety, including the mind-body connection, suggesting that emotional turmoil and stress cause physical ailments and exacerbate the somatic expressions of anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso addressed are miscellaneous issues that predispose performers to increased anxiety: educational settings, hierarchical relationships, hormonal shifts, gender, and even the pandemic. Finally, she offers practice and performance strategies designed to prevent and interrupt performance anxiety when it attacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnnerved\u003c\/em\u003e offers practical advice and insight for performers, gleaned from the author’s lifetime of personal performance as well as hundreds of interactions with students navigating their own performance anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433240838380,"sku":"9798216366348","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9798216366348.jpg?v=1774765358"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/melissa-plamann.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}