| Anxiety and stage fear are the most common | | | | - Remember your opening statement. |
| phenomenon that you should learn to control. | | | | - Follow. |
| Most of the fear comes before you proceed | | | | Tactics just prior to presentation: |
| towards the stage. Once you are up there, the | | | | - Keep in mind; stage fear goes away as soon as |
| fear generally disappears. Some symptoms of | | | | you begin your presentation. The difficult period is |
| stage fear can be easily revealed as in dry | | | | before you start. |
| mouth, tight throat, sweaty hands, cold hands, | | | | - If possible, try to be in a room, to check |
| quivering or shaky hands, nausea, fast pulse, | | | | everything. You can also merge with the |
| wobbly knees or trembling lips. | | | | participants arriving early. |
| Tactic for decreasing stage fear: | | | | - Consume quick drinks of lukewarm water. |
| In fact there is no universal remedy for stage | | | | - Focus on the concepts and spectators. |
| fear. Do not apply all these tactics at a time. Pick | | | | - See that your voice is clear and audible. |
| out items from the list and try them until you get | | | | - Maintain eye contact. |
| the best combination for you. | | | | Tactics when the presentation starts: |
| Imagining tactics that can be used anytime: | | | | - If your legs are shaking then lean on a lectern |
| - Focus on how good you are. | | | | table or shift your legs or move about. |
| - Just imagine that you are chatting with a group | | | | - Look at the friendliest faces in the spectators. |
| of friends. | | | | - Do not remark on your nervousness. |
| - Close your eyes and think imagine the | | | | - Before each presentation, make a short list of |
| spectators listening, laughing and applauding. | | | | the items you think will make you feel good. |
| - Recall hilarious and good moments of your past. | | | | On-Camera performance: |
| - Wonder about your love and wish to help the | | | | - If your presentation is being videotaped in front |
| spectators. | | | | of the live spectators, neglect the camera. |
| Tactics prior to the presentation: | | | | - Same way, if you are being interviewed in front |
| - Try to have an interest in the topic, even | | | | of the camera, the viewer hopes to see you |
| though you dislike the topic. | | | | conversing with your live spectators or |
| - Be enormously well prepared. | | | | interviewer. |
| - Expect tough and simple questions. | | | | - If you are interviewed by a television reporter, |
| - Put in order or classify. | | | | keep your statements short and to the point. |