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stage fright
i have a terrible, litterally HORRIBLE case of stage fright. no its not just a little bit of fear its extreme. when i have to give speeches no matter how well practiced they are i shake. like litterally i will we standing there and my voice and whole body will be shaking. its weird since im fine with being outgoing and talkative but speeches are such a problem. i cannot calm down. nothing works. i have a big 10 minute speech i am going to have to make in front of 40 kids next week and i was wondering if anyone has any useful tips. like is there technique? any drug i can get from my doctor? its our final grade and i need to ace it but it is all about presentation and voice inflection and eyecontact... which i stink at! so pleasee.. help a girl out:)
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Look at the back wall so you don't actually see the audience your talking to but it looks like your ljooking streight at them. Speeches are supposed to be like regular conversations imagine your just tlaking to your friend. or, practice with a friend and just find them in the audience and just talk to them. When your tlaking "to" a person your comfertable talking wjith stage fright won't be a problem
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Just relax around people. Really when you're making a speech. They won't care that much if you stutter on a word. lol. For eye contact, if looking a person in the eye is going to make you nervous look at the top of there heads. For voice inflection, speak slowly... not like hill billy slow, just like you are having a casual convo. =] Good luck =]]]]
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Since you say it's "horrible," I imagine you've tried just about everything, but this might help. Practice your speech out loud alone until you are very comfortable with it. Then do it in front of your parents. Afterwards try it in front of a small group of your friends. Once you have done it enough, it will become easier.
Here is something I found useful with writing and speaking. A lot of times we focus so much on formalities when giving speeches. If you don't have trouble being outgoing and talking with people, pretend you aren't giving a speech. Take out the formal parts of the speech. Use a little slang. Move around the room. Use hand gestures. The good thing about modern literature and public speaking is that all traditional criteria are being pretty much abolished. Even if your teacher doesn't agree with progressive thoughts on communication, you will communicate your idea better if you speak calmly and casually with the class than if you are really nervous and formal, so you will get a better grade. Good luck. Just try and realize that nobody is judging you and it's just talking. Honestly, nobody really pays attention to class speeches anyways.
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