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OVERCOMING STAGE FRIGHT

Next to flying, financial ruin, sickness, and even death, public speaking is one of the biggest fears of adults. Some people feel a degree of anxiety, while others experience full-blown anxiety and freak out whenever they have to be the centre of attention.

The fear of public speaking or performance is often called stage fright.

To you overcome Stage Fright, you must address and revise any negative perceptions, beliefs, thoughts, images, and predictions related to public speaking or performing. Constantly practice before an event and remind yourself that, in the long run, you have nothing to prove to anybody but yourself. Some people also choose medication or natural remedies to help reduce their symptoms of performance anxiety. Talk with your physician to find the most appropriate treatment for you.

If you are willing stop avoiding your fears and learn new skills to reduce and manage them, you will develop an empowering belief and trust in yourself. In facing your fear, it becomes possible to overcome performance anxiety and find comfort and ease in expressing yourself in front of others.

Try these 9 tips to drastically reduce your stage fright:

•Focus on the true purpose of your speech.
•Stop thinking about what could go wrong. Focus instead on the results you expect.
•Do not think less of yourself. Avoid things that reduce your self-esteem.
•Practice deep breaths, relaxation exercises, yoga and other forms of meditation. They help relax the mind.
•Maintain a healthy lifestyle. Avoid sugar, caffeine and alcohol as much as possible. They do not help with reducing stage fright.
•Focus on your strength instead of your weakness.
•Prepare yourself in advance. Being unprepared is bring prepared to fail. Practice your material aloud to yourself, and in front of a mirror.
•Connect with the audience. Smile. Take pauses to look around.
•Stand or sit in a self-assured, confident posture. Remain warm and open and make eye contact.

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