People uses stage often to highlight their artistic skills or sometimes to connect with the public in general in case on any public speech or group discussions etc. That doesn’t mean people love to be on stage as the focal point of attention. You may relate yourself with this situation. You along with many people have been a victim of stage fright on several occasions. Before performing on stage or giving a long public speech, you may feel your knees tremble and because of nervousness your throat gets dry, you start sweating and all you want to do in that situation is to escape. There are certain ways to overcome stage fright and steal the show. They are
Identifying your fears
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So instead of finding a way to escape your fear just be strong and face it. Facing your fear will help your prepare better.
Effective management of your fears
If you want to manage your fears, preparation is the best weapon to defeat stage fright. You need to stop judging yourself every now and then on a success and failure scale, instead prepare thoroughly. If you are afraid of forgetting then also prepare and memorize the lines and if necessary you can also write it down to test your memory.
Identify your strengths and highlight it
Always remember that stage fright doesn’t take away your good qualities or strong points. So try to focus on your abilities and highlight them. If you are good in using technological gadgets use …show more content…
This technique helps a lot in enhancing your confidence and provides a much needed calmness which is necessary for any kind of public performance
Connecting with the audience
In case of both performance art and public speech you need to connect with the viewers. So while performing always give importance to connect with the audience with the help of facial expressions or your ways of talking. As we know full perfection is a myth so your strong bonding with the spectator, listeners and viewers will help you to hide the flaws if any.
Eye contact with the spectators
While performing on stage always be confident and look eye to eye with the spectators as this will show that you aren’t afraid and will help you facing the spectators and will act as an effective confidence booster.
Make full use of the stage
While on stage, always try to shake off any rigidity and take hold of the microphone and move around the stage like you own the stage. Don’t stand still in one particular position as it will have negative effect on your stage presence. The more you move around the stage the more good it will be for your stage presence.
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