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I had a lot of well-meaning friends try to teach me good stage presence. They would say 'talk louder in the middle' and 'project to the back of the crowd' and 'be high energy'. I didn't learn stage presence like that.

I learned stage presence when another friend put a boot in my back, pushing me forward about four feet toward the audience. 'Stand here', she said. 'And be you. You're awesome'.

So I did.

Words of wisdom from a young guitarist friend of mine, wise beyond her years.