Overcomming Stage Fright

Summary:

Causes:

• lack of audience's attention
• shyness
• not enough prep
• lack of confidence

Five Steps And Tips To Overcome This:

1. Warm Up

• take deep breaths, stretch and wiggles your fingers and toes
• helps your body prepare

2. Be Positive

• Have a positive attitude about yourself and your presentation
• helps to mentally prepare you

3. Overprepare, not Under

• Don't just stick with content; think of possible questions and options for discussions
• Improvise

4. View the Audience

• Introduce/get to know audience to prevent awkwardness

5. Memorize

• Note key words and stick to them
• Stay on the same guidelines as your presentation
• Adapt different techniques to help you

Personal Opinion:
I really liked the way the article opened up the article with theintroduction of a scenario in which an employee who put together a fantastic presentation and now had to explain to the CEO what she did to do so. We as students do this as a means of obtaining a good grade. We put together presentations together that follow a guideline in which we get marked on. The five tips are very helpful as well in preping for a presentation. These are simple ways that can enhance your prensentation's success.

Citation:
Overcoming stage fright. (2011, August 18). Retrieved from http://www.stjobs.sg/career-resources/workplace-success/overcoming-stage-fright/a/20916
Cummins, D. (Artist). (2011). More on overcoming stage fright. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from http://www.denniscummins.com/communication/more-on-overcoming-stage-fright/