Breathe Quote by Jill Douglas

There's a fair bit more pressure on 'The Voice' when you're performing.

— Guy Sebastian

I think the pressure gets to me when I play shows and there's more people in the audience than I'm used to.

— Mitski

When something is moving you get that intake of breath and that stillness from the audience.

— Theodore Bikel

In a world where audiences listen for attitudes rather than arguments or information, speakers must feel the pressure to posture rather than engage.

— Abhijit Banerjee

Speaking is what most people work on. They forget the thinking and the breathing and instead try to occupy space with sound.

— Margaret Heffernan

The adrenaline of performing live in front of an audience is a feeling that's hard to replicate.

— Jim Ross

I don't feel pressure from external voices.

— Bukayo Saka

Onstage, it's more of a momentary pressure.

— John Otto

I think you create the pressure yourself through lack of preparation and confidence.

— Jude Bellingham

What you must understand is that my voice comes from the energy of the audience. The better they are, the better I get.

— Freddie Mercury

I used to fear public speaking. My voice would shake, I used to forget to breathe. Now it's pretty easy for me.

— Spencer Stone