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overcoming fear
I'm in nineth grade and I write songs and poetry.
I want to read a poem I wrote about my ex boyfriend in front of the whole school.
But the problem is, I get nervous easily.
I read it for my mom and I kept running out of breath and stopping. and when I was done reading, I was shaking.
If I can't read it in front of my mom, how can I read it to 3,000 people?
any advice on how I can overcome this?
I have always wanted to do this but I'm scared.
And I don't want to mess this up in front of everyone.
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Read slowly, enunciate, take the time with each thought in your poem for your audience to hear and absorb it. Remember, they have not heard this before, have not thought through each line and the words that you have chosen.
When reading, this is your moment.
Breathe and orient yourself in the room while waiting for your cue to speak to your audience
Take a deep breath, and speak in full tones. don't let your voice rise excessively in pitch from tension or breathlessness.
If you make an error in reading or start to tense up, take a moment to collect yourself, smile broadly at the audience, and take another deep breath before proceeding
Speak to your audience, not to your paper or to your lap or to your fears of what might happen.
If you cannot comfortably do this with the poem about your ex-bf, you might want to choose a less emotionally charged poem to read publicly.
It will help to be comfortable with the thought that you may not be able to regain the relationship with him even with your best efforts and most amazing performance.
But still take pride in doing your best and being able to create poetry, and move on to other life and love journeys.
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i get nervous uber easily. just think about it this way... you could mess up, or theres a 50% chance you can do it perfectly. practice it around other people. see how that works. =] hope i helped
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Hmm, I know how you feel! I have overcomed this by doing some simple things. First, continue reading it to your mom, until you have it down comfortably. Then, get a group of friends to sit and listen, then go up to somone that you don't really know well, and ask them if you can read it to them, to help you out with your nervousness, they probably will be very helpful with it and not mind at all. Continue to do these things, and when you feel comfortable, you should be able to do it in front of the school. Don't be scared to share something from your heart, if they don't like it, oh well, if they do, thats great. Hope I helped! Good Luck!
-Brina
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