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presentation at school
i have to give 2 presentations at school. One on tuesday for history and another on wednesday for health. im sooo afraid. i am 18 years old and have been doing school presentations forever but no matter how many times i do them or no matter how much i practice and prepare ahead of time, i get up in front of the class and my voice shakes a million times a minute and im so embarrased and scared and just want to die! no matter how calm i am before i go up there, once i face the class, im done. what can i do to help me with this??
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I know how you feel. Just tell yourself that it's good. Remember all the times you practiced and it felt alright. Also, maybe practice in front of your family or a close group of friends.
~*Tiffany*~
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dont look at them!! try not to make direct eye contact & just pretend they aren't there! :)
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try practicing in front of just like your family or friends or something, then practice in front of a little more people, then go on to more people, etc... also, try taking a deep breath then exhailing like 3 times or something, until you feel some relief. don't do it too much though. hope it works!
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I used to have the same problem! I was always the shy girl growing up, however to change that I took a class and learned alot of really cool tricks to help calm you down and to help presentations!
1. If you can use notes, try using only note cards, and only write down the topics and statistics..when you have to read off of a paper and you lose your place, that makes it more difficult, and just adds to your nervousness then. This may mean more study time, but its well worth it
2. Sometimes when you go fast, you get nervous, so try standing the following way....stand straight up with your feet shoulder width apart, have your hands down by your sides with your middle fingers lightly touching the outside of your legs (very naturally though, if you were to look it the mirror, you would look very normal, standing straight) Now, lightly tap your middling finger against your leg. By doing this, it will remind you to speak slow, and it really does help keep you calm. It will slow down your breathing, so you wont get out of breath at all, and helps you concentrate.
I know that may sound kinda funny--but it really does work!!
The last advice I have is to look slightly above everyones heads while giving the speech. By doing so, your head will still be up, (teachers mark off points alot if your always looking down)..however you won't have people making funny faces at you then, that may get you off track!
I really hope that everything goes well, and I hope a few of these tips will help! Good luck, and let me know how the speeches go--if you have any other questions, or need clarification on some of this (sorry its late) feel free to email/ask me! Thanks again, goodluck!!
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sounds alot like anxiety.
does your heart beat hard and fast?
do your hands actually shake?
do you ever feel like your throat gets tight when you try to speak?
I experienced an anxiety attack like that before for the first time when i was 13 and it was fine as soon as I finished(i was doing karaoke...in a crowded restaraunt) after i sat down...my legs were trembling.
It was defintely more than just nervousness or fear.
It was much more than that.
But I have learned some ways to handle situations like that...they are not 100% effective but they do help.
1. Breathe deeply...inhale very deeply and slowly through your nose with your mouth closed. Hold it till your lungs fill completely with air. Exhale slowly through your mouth...and do a couple of times until you feel some relief.
2. If you have to speak in public and it can not be avoided, while your standing there at the podium...focus on one person in the crowd . If you have a focal point, I find that you don't get as flustered and lose your place.
not much you can do really...relaxation helps.
good luck...and I hope your speech is flawless
Louise
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you shouldn't be frightened they are only people :) just imagine them gone! thats what workes for me! :) I hope I helped you ! dont worry once u go through it it will go by faster ;) yhave a nice day luv Luv ToNy :)
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You're not alone on that. It's kind of weird how you can practice for hours alone and when you get up there in front of everyone those hours of practice went to waste.
Maybe once you're up there, you can pretend no one is there. Pretend it's just like when you practiced at home...you're all by yourself. Eye contact with the audience is good, but what would you rather have? No eye contact, or a shaky, nervous break down? And then from there you can build your way up. Actually, you could just focus your eyes on the tops of their heads, not their eyes. Move your eyes from one side of the room to the other once in a while. It might make it look like you're having eye contact, even if you aren't.
When you are in front of everyone, just think of everyone watching as your friend. If they were all your friends, you wouldn't be nervous would you? Talk to them like you'd talk to any other casual friend of yours.
Just remember that there's nothing to be embarrassed about. Don't think about what will happen. Just focus on what you're trying to say. And before you know it, the presentation will be over and you'll get an A+! And talk with a somewhat loud voice...that might keep your voice from sounding shakey. Plus, hearing your loud voice might bring up your confidence level. And if you have a good friend in the class watching you, just glance at them when you need support. Don't forget to smile! It makes people think you're confident and it releases those feel-good chemicals.
Next time you go up, take a deep breath and have confidence in yourself! Good luck!
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hey,
mabe you could try your best to relax before you go up to the class and think of it as going to talk to your friends in the hall or your family.
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