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Hello. Well, when I make presentations at school or read a paper to the class, I always get nervous. I can't help it. I've tried everything: looking at the wall, looking at the people's noses, practicing a million times the night before, etc. My question is, are there any pills that help with that, or help with nervousness? If there are, are they expensive and do they actually really work? Please help soon because school is coming up. Thank you.
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Getting nervouse is normal, it is not something that you should take pills over. I am pritty sure that a lot of people would agree with me. I mean, nervousness is a complicated thing, but it isn't bad. All you need to do is get over it. So be nervous, who cares. I'm nervous too. Just be nervous, and read those speaches. I hope I helped, and remember, my inbox is always open. You don't have to rate if you don't want to, but it would be nice if you did. Thanks!
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Don't take any pills because they're most likely going to mess you up even more. Try practicing in front of a few friends/family. Once you feel comfortable with that, add a few people. Just breathe and tell yourself you'll do fine. Alot of it is just a lack of self-confidene. If you think you'll do fine then you will. Just don't freak yourself out about it before you even try. Take it one step at a time and dont worry!!!
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okay so i dont think there are pills or things you can take.... you could always try having a little too much to drink ;) but i would suggest this: practice infront of your mom or dad, then practice infront of them and any siblings you have
then practice infront of friends
grow on how many people you say a speach infront of-- nobody is going to think youre a dork or anything if you just get it over with, but they will think youre weird if you just sit there all nervous- just dont worry cause you wont know these people in ten years! talk to somebody with leukemia nad they will tell you how udnimportant the next speach you give will be. just dont plan on runnign for prez!
hope i helped!!
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man i have the same problem... i can't speak in public or meet new people cuz im so nervous and shy. but like these other people posted, pick out someone you know and supports you from the audience or just look at the paper...but that won't really help your grade i guess...good luck...
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There are pills that treat social anxiety in some cases, but they require a prescription. And if you're only nervous when you're making a speech in public, you probably don't have social anxiety.
And you DEFINITELY don't want to try to take pills that haven't been prescribed to you. That's a really bad idea.
There's an old wives' tale that it helps to imagine that everyone in the audience is in their underwear (or naked), except for black socks, but I'm not sure if that really helps. It probably doesn't help everyone.
You might also try picking one person out of the audience - preferably a friend, preferably seated somewhere in the middle of the audience - and making your speech just to them. It's worth a try.
I can sympathize with your situation, because I had the same problem. I managed to overcome it by running very small events for groups of friends. From there, I moved to speaking publicly at events about my hobby. Now, I LOVE to speak in public, and I can entertain an audience on almost any subject with little to no prep time. But it took me years to get to that point.
There's an organization called Toastmasters which is for people who are nervous about speaking in public. Most of the members are probably older than you, but they've all gone through the same thing. They have meetings, and give each other a chance to practice their public speaking skills. You might want to check them out.
Here's their website: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
I haven't tried them myself, by the way, but I know some people who have. They all seem to like it.
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this sounds a bit too familiar to me ...acutally, just last month I posted something on here asking the exact same question!!! ...well, no i dont think there are any pills but after years of having almost a panic attack everytime i get up to present ...i finally came up with a solution to my problem that works great for me. first, let me reassure you that i know EXACTLY how you feel..its like, you can practice and practice and be so ready to give your presentation but then the SECOND you walk up in front of the classroom, your throat gets dry and you can't speak and if you do speak, your voice cracks and you feel like you're gonna break down and cry...and you'd rather pay your teacher a million bucks just to avoid presenting...well, thats how i felt at least. well, after 18 years of dealing with this anxiety(i even thought about seeing a therapist for it because it would get to the point where i would miss an entire school day just so i wouldn't have to present in one certain class)...i finally came up with a solution that works for me. it goes like this: make notecards for yourself to say exactly what you want to say during your presentation. but heres the catch: on each notecard, in the top corner or wherever there is free space ...write the name of someone who makes you feel comforatable and happy...for me, it was my best friend. and, everytime you feel nervous, just look at their name in the corner of your paper and you'll relax. trust me, it works...there were times in my presentation where i was VERY nervous but i would just look at my best friend's name written in the top left hand corner of my paper and i would feel like smiling...even laughing thinking of all the crazy things we did together. just looking at a loved one's name helps!!!
also, you can write your presentation on a piece of paper or type it up ...but, every few sentences or so, skip a line on your paper and write the persons name there, and then skip a line and continue on with your sentences. this way, every few sentences you read, you can relax afterwards by reading their name really quick before you continue on with your presentation.
try it and let me know how it goes because for me, it works great.
good luck to you and i know exactly how you are feeling. dont worry, you are not alone..and just remember, they are only people just like you!!!!
best of luck, x0x hope to hear from you soon..
-ash
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OMG thats happens to me to & i have tried like everything but i dont know if there are any pills.
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Well i would try picturing like no 1 was there or maybe juss sing a song inside your head while reading for your school i kno you proboly get shy and nervous up there but they're all listening to you and thats your time to shine:).<3
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