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My brother, u are not alone. It happens a lot when u are a starter.

These worked n still work for me:

- Pretend as if u are not facing any crowd at all so that u can study very well. That fear of the 'crowd' may not let u study well.

- Dress very well to the venue.

- Never get to the venue late. 30mins before time is ok.

- When u are called to d podium, walk majestically to d podium. There is a way u fake CONFIDENCE that affects your entire being n your outlook. This action alone might be d key u need.

- The first three minutes on d podium matters a lot. Try to relate with d audience very well.

Tell them to congratulate themselves concerning the subject for d hour, n dat u are very sure dat they have not come to waste their time. Ask them questions dat u know dat all/most of them can answer. Do these just to create a good rapport with them.

If it is a RELIGIOUS set up, u can 'throw' up one popular n power worship song just to relate with the audience. My brother it works.

- Try d PAUSE technique. As u are teaching them just pause suddenly in order to gain their attention.

- Lastly, never try to be too fast so u can round up on time. Take your time n also maintain d allotted time u are given.

SHALLOM!

Sirkelvin:



@ Medics007

Ask for any beta blocker in a chemist. It will help u regulate heartbeat. But long term use have side effects on sexual performance and the rest. That's why I want to avoid the drugs too. Or any day I forget to carry it along, I'll rather shy away from the presentation

I used to have stage fright. I would shy away from asking questions of answering questions in class.In group assignments, I would join the research and writing team instead if those who wanted to present. This went in till I entered a competition that required public presentations.The thought of the prize money took all the stage fright out of my system and I learned how to face huge crowds. Here are some useful tips I used which nay be helpful to you too.
1. Arrive well before the auditorium or meeting room becomes full. Take a position and imagine you facing people occupying all the chairs in sight.
2. When speaking, look for a friendly face. Some people have naturally relaxed, friendly faces. These may encourage you.
3. If you aren't sure about a friendly face, go with a 'reasonable' friend (reasonable because some friends are the power house of laughing gas. They will begin making faces at you even before you begin.) Your friend should be seated before the event starts. Make eye contact with that friend.
4. Look above the heads of the people seated in that room. This helps a lot when you feel the people in the room are more qualified than you are.
5. Ask your audience questions. This will help build your confidence because you would be giving the impression that you know what you are doing.
6. Enter competitions that require you to address an audience. The prizes to be won could be a motivating factor.
Good luck!!!

Read extensively, knowledge gives confidence, with confidence you can stand almost anywhere. I am a practical example for

The best way to solve a problem is to face the problem....... It definitely will b difficult doing it for the first time but I bet you,it'll become a thing of the past before the tenth......

Secondly, learn hw to crack jokes by so doing it will build ur confidence

U might want to check on other public speakers as well,watch there videos and learn from there experiences. e.g Les brown,Joel Osteen etc

Thanks

Apply for one secondary sch and start teaching them for like a month, and u can talk anywhere

Medics007:
Hi everyone, please I need a help from people who struggle with stage fright and won. Facing the audience is a very big headache for me, which seems to be very impossible to overcome, so whenever I have to do it, I must take drugs to control my heartbeat, which I want to stop taking now. Please I need advice on on how to easily overcome stage fright without using drugs. Thanks in anticipation.

I love being on stage. Don't talk drugs. Learn to be comfortable with the process. U will always be shy or frightening at 1st bt like riding a bicycle u improve. It takes getting used to. Be happy anytime u wanna go on stage and i mean b4 u get on the stage itself. Dat will keep u calm and frndly and less nervous. Bt if u prefer a game face then go with that aswell and maintain it as much as u can.

Watever u do don't STARE at faces!!! Look at a few especially d ones dat inspire u, like a pretty face or a funny or smiling face and go on. If u freeze or get stunned just blink ur eyes repeatedly for sm seconds and change ur veiw and go on with ur presentation . Its weird bt it works for nervous people. Lol

Medics007:
Hi everyone, please I need a help from people who struggle with stage fright and won. Facing the audience is a very big headache for me, which seems to be very impossible to overcome, so whenever I have to do it, I must take drugs to control my heartbeat, which I want to stop taking now. Please I need advice on on how to easily overcome stage fright without using drugs. Thanks in anticipation.

Don't let anyone fool ya, you can't overcome it... you just gotta adapt it.
Get this straight., each time you're called on stage.. you almost had an Heart attack, your heart pounds a million times in a seconds, your hands are shaking even your mouth shakes sometimes.
How to ADABT
Whenever you're call on stage, just let the fear flows, don't tryna fight it. once you got the mic, become a god, once you start flowing, don't stop... once the crowd starts hailing, you know you killed it.
most importantly.... save all the ovation and hails. Next time you're call on stage...... replay those ovation and hails..... and see how fright flee.

Kimberlykay:
Am also quite shy n can't do public speaking... Pls help!!

Master your facts and points.

Take alcohol to a convincing limit and mount the podium. You will not believe it's you when you watch a play back. We can't take the fact away that stimulant helps. Majority are into it and same majority deny it.


It brings out your you

Public speaking is said to be the biggest fear reported by many American adults, topping flying, financial ruin, sickness, and even death.
You may have heard the joke that some people would prefer to be in their own coffins than give a eulogy at a funeral. While this may be an exaggeration, many would agree.
Most of us feel a degree of nervous apprehension when preparing to speak up or perform in front of a group. But those who are filled with feelings of dread and panic in such a situation—or anywhere the person might be center of attention—may be suffering from a form of social anxiety disorder (also known as social phobia).
The fear of public speaking or performance, often called stage fright, exacts a huge toll on self-confidence and self-esteem and causes some people to leave school or a job or pass up a promotion. Many, including seasoned professional performers, suffer in silent terror. And because they feel embarrassed, people try to keep their fear a secret, even from a spouse or other close family members or friends.
Taking Steps to Overcome Your Fear
Learning to improve your speaking or performance skills is good, but it’s generally not enough to substantially reduce your fear. You must address and revise any negative perceptions, beliefs, thoughts, images, and predictions related to public speaking or performing. And it’s often helpful to uncover the deeper fears related to being seen and heard by others, showing vulnerability, and being considered less than perfect. Learning to accept yourself and not feeling that you have to prove yourself to others is at the root of healing.
It is recommended that you learn skills to reduce and manage your fear and anxiety and not resort to using medication or natural products alone. It’s also critical to learn
cognitive-behavioral methods to stop the cycle of avoiding fearful situations. Avoidance may give you immediate relief, but it reinforces your fear in the long run.
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 10 tips to reduce your stage fright:
1. Shift the focus from yourself and your fear to your true purpose—contributing something of value to your audience.
2. Stop scaring yourself with thoughts about what might go wrong. Instead, focus your attention on thoughts and images that are calming and reassuring.
3. Refuse to think thoughts that create self-doubt and low confidence.
4. Practice ways to calm and relax your mind and body, such as deep breathing, relaxation exercises, yoga, and meditation.
5. Exercise, eat well, and practice other healthful lifestyle habits. Try to limit caffeine, sugar, and alcohol as much as possible.
6. Visualize your success: Always focus on your strength and ability to handle challenging situations.
7. Prepare your material in advance and read it aloud to hear your voice.
8. Make connections with your audience: Smile and greet people, thinking of them as friends rather than enemies.
9. Stand or sit in a self-assured, confident posture. Remain warm and open and make eye contact.
10. Give up trying to be perfect and know that it is OK to make mistakes. Be natural, be yourself.
Source :from anxiety and depression association of America
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just 1 or 2 stick of weed and your spirit will be lifted, you will even address the audience more than Obama

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Very simple answer I'll give you.
It may sound conterintuitive but it will work.




Get up the stage.
Smile at your audience, never mind if it's forced.
Tell them you're really scared; you suffer from stage fright.
Ask if anyone feels that way sometimes.
Apologize for any mistakes you will make.


Now your audience will be less judgmental.
You will be more relaxed.
Don't try to fake confidence, it don't work.


And don't buy any books or use drugs.
You can take my advise to the bank.
I am a public speaker per excellence but I wasn't always.

Good luck

Medics007:
Hi everyone, please I need a help from people who struggle with stage fright and won. Facing the audience is a very big headache for me, which seems to be very impossible to overcome, so whenever I have to do it, I must take drugs to control my heartbeat, which I want to stop taking now. Please I need advice on on how to easily overcome stage fright without using drugs. Thanks in anticipation.

Download and read SPEAK TO WIN BY BRIAN TRACY

Simple" just picture everyone around you naked...imaging you picture a judge or moderators and even audience naked....


Thank me later

lipstick2:




No drugs
Study and be a master of what u want to present
Do not look at the faces of the people
Learn to move around, don't b static if not they will see ur not confident.

How is it possible to address a group of people and not look at their faces or maintain eye contact?

Medics007:
Hi everyone, please I need a help from people who struggle with stage fright and won. Facing the audience is a very big headache for me, which seems to be very impossible to overcome, so whenever I have to do it, I must take drugs to control my heartbeat, which I want to stop taking now. Please I need advice on on how to easily overcome stage fright without using drugs. Thanks in anticipation.

u can chew gums, cus its been scientifically proved dat chewing reduces stress nd anxiety....

nd again....imagine u ar talkin to a person face to face.....don't av d mind of a crowd wen u ar on stage.

Gazzy88:
chewing gums work berra.

It is not very professional to chew gum as you render a presentation. More practice helps. Toastmasters public speaking club can help.

Kimberlykay:
Am also quite shy n can't do public speaking... Pls help!!

More practice helps. Toastmasters public speaking club can help you as it has for me.

Alomo bitters mixed with black bullet is the key

Medics007:
Hi everyone, please I need a help from people who struggle with stage fright and won. Facing the audience is a very big headache for me, which seems to be very impossible to overcome, so whenever I have to do it, I must take drugs to control my heartbeat, which I want to stop taking now. Please I need advice on on how to easily overcome stage fright without using drugs. Thanks in anticipation.

the best way to start is to start.....just start...no look face....

Please is there any medical practitioner one can see about issues like this? Thanks

Medics007:

Ask for any beta blocker in a chemist. It will help u regulate heartbeat. But long term use have side effects on sexual performance and the rest. That's why I want to avoid the drugs too. Or any day I forget to carry it along, I'll rather shy away from the presentation

You seem to know much about drugs.
physical activities is an alternative to the use of drugs.

Lemme tell you a very short story. When I passed out from Nursery school,mum took me for admission into a modern private primary school. The prerequisite was Oral on-the-spot assessment of wards before they proceeded for test taking.
My turn was brief as a full stop, I guess I must have made the job of the panelists very easy. My response to every question was sobbing. How on earth did they expect a 6yr old to face a panel no matter how friendly they seemed? I was herded back to my mum in a rush as a 'reject'!
However, belief is powerful, especially when it came from your mother.

Mum was a believer of her own. She took me straight back to the center stage. Asked the panelists not to turn me down because of mere fright which was ephemeral. She asked them to give me a test before the main test in a secluded area. What followed? Your guess was right. I cleared their doubt and aced their tests.

Fast forward to 2018, I fear no stage, how did I do it?

1. Read books on public speaking to get the rudiments.
2. Practice at home where you are most comfortable.
3. Public Practice is where the problem comes, you have to be very careful about the choice of stage. Churches and other Religious gatherings are places with loads of love and friendly faces where mistakes and presentation errors matter the least. People are happy to help out when bible lesson readers stutter. You may start from groups which will give you minimal exposure like the choral group, drama group, etc

4. Mature into solo presenter or perfomer with constant practice. Good luck!

If u a christian，start by given testimony in church every church. Moreover，try and just a department that will allow ur functionality.

I used to hold a biro cover in my hand or just something that can prick my hand and remind me to be calm and jolt me out of any shyness i might be drifting into.

Fieryfly:
Very simple answer I'll give you.
It may sound conterintuitive but it will work.




Get up the stage.
Smile at your audience, never mind if it's forced.
Tell them you're really scared; you suffer from stage fright.
Ask if anyone feels that way sometimes.
Apologize for any mistakes you will make.


Now your audience will be less judgmental.
You will be more relaxed.
Don't try to fake confidence, it don't work.


And don't buy any books or use drugs.
You can take my advise to the bank.
I am a public speaker per excellence but I wasn't always.

Good luck

My brother "faking Confidence" works as long as u have prepared very well for the subject.


People will first of all see you before they hear.


The only time faking confidence will not work is when you have not studied your subject very well because you will have to talk after the "show off"


In fact, your suggestion is very bad. There are people that shall be in the auditorium who may know the subject better than you do but lack self confidence to face any audience.


Telling them you are scared to face them will never MOTIVATE them. They have come to learn n see u doing d "impossible" to them. Pls don't discourage them with your mouth.


Therefore your body language which affects your voice matters.


You will be amazed how you will flow freely when your CONFIDENCE LEVEL is high. Oh it works.


Naturally people admire confident people.


Thks!

Olutokun1:
Find a Toastmasters Club to join...thank me later.

is't an online group?

This is actually a generic problem. When facing an audience you have never faced before, you are bound to fidget a bit.
i do face same problem, but whenever i finish speaking people give me kudos. now, what you need is just to be well prepared on what you are to present, when you move out to start your presentation start boldly and do not look at anybody's face and within a couple of minutes what to say will just be flowing in.
Try this and thank me later.

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lipstick2:




No drugs
Study and be a master of what u want to present
Do not look at the faces of the people
Learn to move around, don't b static if not they will see ur not confident.

You are on point. No much grammar needed

My brother , many a suggestion will come . but the most rudimentary of them all and the one that solves all your problems in one punch is ----- PRACTICE
Practice what you are going to say
Practice how you are going to present it.
Practice your body movement.
If you do this , faces looking at you will never be you problem or stage fright in general because by the time you practiced all these all you will be doing on stage is just repeating all that you have practiced.

Note to you, don't ever believe that people go on stage without practicing. Talk show owners still practice. But you will never sense that because it looks so perfect (like God given). Well, its still the same old saying ------ practice makes perfect. (The obvious are largely ignored)