Auditions and Stage Fright

Besides performing on stage, auditions can be as nerve racking. Here are some strategies on how to overcome that stage fright during auditions.

Be Prepared - it is very important to cultivate a calm and relax body before the auditions. Free your mind from worries and negative thoughts. Understand that your body will react from adrenalin rush.


Avoid self-destructive thoughts. Be careful when doing a "self-talk" and learn not to be distracted from negativity.

Tips and Techniques to Rein in that Fear Right at the Podium.

1. Find that calm moment
2. Take a deep breathe
3. Imagine the audience as one person
4. take a drink
5. Have a Mantra

6 Steps to Controlling Your Stage Fright Video

Dr. Bill Lampton shares 6 strategies to control your stage fright.



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Visualization Strategies for Stage Fright Sufferrers

Here are some visualization techniques that can help you overcome that stagefright:

1. Concetrate and Stay Focused.

2. Close your eyes and visualize the audience listening, clapping after your performance.

3. THink of happy thoughts and drive away negativity.

4. Have funny thoughts

Strategies for Public Speakers II

Last February, we published an article about strategies for public speakers. Here are some more strategies to ace that public speaking skills:

1. Prepare your content - Make sure your speech has a beginning, middle, and end.
2. Use notes. If you will be standing at a podium, have your notes already there before the audience arrives.
3. Use humor sparingly. Humor can be a great addition to any speech, but only if done right. Since you will be talking to many people with your speech, keep in mind that you do not know what will or will not offend them.

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Celebs with Stage Fright

Who would've thought that the Queen of Pop is suffering from stage fright? She seemed to have everything that a girl would ever dream of: fame, beauty, talent and riches.

In an interview with mag Dazed & Confused, Madonna said: “I have moments where I feel incredibly invincible and know that I have the audience in my hand — I know that everything is absolutely perfect.And then I have panic attacks where I feel like everyone is breathing my air and I cannot live up to everybody’s expectations and I might just die on stage.”

Secret Thoughts of a Public Speaker

Here's an interesting video that describes the secret thoughts of a public speaker who have stage fright.



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How Can You Tell if You Have Stage Fright?

Symptoms:

* Pounding heart and increased respiratory rate before a performance
* Unwillingness to look at the audience
* excessive perspiration
* cold hands and feet
* dry mouth
* tense muscles
* cramps butterflies
* feeling inferior
* trembling hands and shaking manuscript

Why do I have Stage Fright?

Oftentimes we wonder why we experience stage fright. Stage fright doesn’t have just one single cause.

Stage fright is caused by a release of adrenaline into the blood stream. Adrenaline, also known as the “fight or flight” chemical, triggers a physical reaction within the person – including shaky hands, sweating, and increased heart rate. Many of the side effects of stage fright are associated with this chemical being released.

Ultimately, you are the biggest contributor to your stage fright. Although this might sound depressing, it is really a very powerful statement. Since you are the biggest contributor, you can also have the biggest impact and are in direct control of how well you overcome your stage fright. Stage fright often occurs in individuals who are worried about what the audience will think about them, are trying too hard to be perfect, and who are not comfortable and confident with themselves and their abilities.

How To Be An Extrovert?

A good way to teach yourself the self-confidence that is necessary to effectively deal with stage fright is to take on a few of these day-to-day tasks that make you uncomfortable.

This is a type of Behavior Therapy called exposure. You’ll gradually expose yourself to situations and conditions that make yourself uncomfortable. This gives you a chance to get used to those sensations of anxiety and stage fright and learn how to manage them. Plus you’ll be able to institute a few relaxation techniques that I’ll describe to help quell those feelings so you can be an extrovert on your own terms.

Start by identifying one social situation that makes you nervous such as speaking up in a group or a class. Then assign yourself some homework based on this problem. The homework should be as specific as possible, so there is no question that you are making progress.

Celebrities and Stage Fright

Michael Jackson
Who would've thought that the King of Pop himself would be suffering from stage fright?
It was during the World Music Awards that Michael Jackson performed on stage after 9 years.

If it wasn't for Beyonce, who went backstage & tried her best to comfort Jackson, he might have never set his foot on that stage! It was after 30 minutes of waiting that Jackson appeared & sang to a backing tape playing We Are the World.

Jackson was supposed to sing a remake of Thriller after receiving a Diamond Award for selling more than 100 million albums, but he didn't!



Donny Osmond
American singer, Donny Osmond, had stage fright and experienced a panic attack during a performance in 1994.
The panic attacks prevented him from singing and made him believe he was going to black out. Donny was scared of shopping centers as he thought people might gather around to ridicule him. Donny sought assistance from a psychologist and engaged in cognitive behavioural therapy.



Laurence Olivier
The man often considered the greatest actor of the 20th century didn't face the dreaded affliction until late middle age, but then it hit him hard. In one run at London's National Theatre, Olivier had to have the stage manager push him onstage every night.

Stage Fright Strategies for Musicians

Here are some tips for musicians who are experiencing stage fright:

* Create a practice tape. - Sing along with it like you would a song on the radio. For people who are auditory learners, this technique can be very beneficial.

* Learn the rhythm of the song without the words - You should be able to clap, hum, or otherwise feel the song without using any of the words.

* Write it down - You should be able to write down the lyrics, word for word, before you can begin to think that you know them.

Batman And Performance Anxiety

Here's an interview with Bruce Wayne as "Batman". Let's listen to his story about how he managed to overcome his performance anxiety.

Performance Anxiety : A Success Story

A Soprano Singer talks about her experience with performance anxiety and how she managed to overcome it.

She shares her fears, feelings and dreams of becoming an Opera Singer.

How Many People Are Going To Be There? One Story on Overcoming Stage Fright

How Many People Are Going To Be There?



When I entered college I entered a program that required the dreaded thesis reading in front of a large group of peers and faculty members. Many college degree programs have a thesis reading or a series of regular speeches that are required for graduation. These readings may or may not be graded, but unfortunately for us shy guys they are always required.

The thought of having to give a real live reading of work to peers and co-workers can be extremely traumatic for those with stage fright. It seems like a cute problem that kids get stuck with, but kids do grow up into adults with anxiety and stage fright and I am one of them. I say ‘am’ in the present tense because I still deal with stage fright and anxiety, but it is possible to get it under control enough to succeed in any public speaking endeavor.

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