Once in a conversation with my teacher I told him "You have to understand that it is very embarrasing for me to sing just in front of you, the very same guy who was singing on the opera stage, and applauded by 3000 people", then he told me "When I was singing there, I imagined that I was the King. But I'm not on stage now, I'm listening to you, so you have to feel that YOU are the King, and sing as you feel".

(Since then I use to kick his dog, pour the tea that he serves to me, and lean on his piano)
But more seriously, may be that advice will not fit all of us. I prefer Kendall's advice to feel as the "messenger" of a superior power who gave us the gift of transmitting music. Some other ideas from my teacher are:
- No matter if you sing a Fortissimo or Pianissimo, always sing for the last row of the audience, not for the first (this is nothing related to volume, but to the REACH of voice) .
- Sing not only with your voice and soul, sing with YOUR WHOLE BODY, feel the contraction and relaxation of muscles from feet to head.
- Feel that you are physically caressing people with your voice.
- Once you leave the stage, you better come back to be the same gentle person as always you are, but when you appear ON stage, you are the best of the universe and surroundings.

He has had a brilliant career in Europe and South America. I would have had a brilliant career if I were good enough. ... but I still have to grow up !
Yours, Andrés Magré