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presentation nervousness
15/f
i have to read this really stupid short story i wrote to the class this week. like i don't know whats wrong with me but i can't read something like that i write to the class. like a reasearch report or soemthing i can and i'll be fine ha. but i'm getting so worked up about having to read it like i want to cry. my story sucks. i dont know what to do. any advice?
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I remember being in a similar situation a few years back, when I'd written a story and was asked to read it out loud to the class. I was thinking "Oh my god this is so corny and what will they think?" etc. and I lost faith in what I'd written because of the fear of what the class would say. They could've either laughed about it or accepted it. So, how did it turn out? Pretty good actually because as I read it, I began to have some confidence as to what I had written because I'd enjoyed writing it and tried to make it even more interesting by putting some sarcasm where it was needed and putting one some attitude.
Play out what you read. And if you feel confident, add some bits here and there to make it more interesting. I'm not a confident speaker either, but not rushing and just interacting with the audience is what I do to pass the time and just bring them into what I was doing.
Research papers I can understand because you didn't write it, so you know that the class won't make fun of you if it's bad because you're only reading it out and wasn't involved with the writing process.
To calm down, I take a deep breath and as I breath out, I feel all the fear leave with the breath and I find confidence within myself to being speaking.
I hope this helped,
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