Nervousness

[Blade13]

Does anyone have any tips for getting over being nervous? My choral director wants me to do a martial arts demo in the spring chorus show, like... with flips and stuff. Wushu style, basically. I have confidence that I can do it. I know I can, but Im afraid that I will get nervous before I go on stage. Ive never had to do any martial arts performance before. When I get nervous, my leg shakes and that could have some bad results if I have a shaky leg while doing some kind of flip. *gulp* The show is on May 11.

 

 

[Bon]

Getting nervous is natural. Anyone who tells you they don't get nervous is lying.

 

 

[YODA]

You'll be fine - Sure, you'll be nervous before then event, right up to going on stage - but as soon as you get stuck into your routine you'll forget that & have a ball

 

Go for it!

 

 

 

[KickChick]

Hey ... that's my birthday!! (shhhhh!) .... just think about me blowing out all those candles and that will keep your mind off of your nervousness!.....

 

but seriously, ..... what I do is get my mind ready ...FOCUS .... this is your time to shine! Take advantage of the opportunity to show others.... and yourself more importantly, what you have accomplished! Be a showoff! (but a nice one) Internalize --- concentrate on just you and what YOU are doing .... block out all of the external.

 

Unless you are public speaking (which you are not) it is important that you look at the people to whom you are addressing .... in this case visualize them sitting there naked! Now they are the ones that should be nervous! -- )

 

Good Luck ... take a few deep breaths ... correct breathing will set you at ease! Enjoy your minutes of fame!

 

Deb

 

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[ This Message was edited by: KickChick on 2002-04-22 05:01 ]

[TKD_McGee]

Confidence, don't practice before hand, and don't over think it. Just stand in one place calmly and wait for your chance.

 

Otherwise most of the time you will be a nervous wreck. When I test or do anything important I don't even notice the audience.

 

 

[Jack]

Perhaps visualisation meditation could also help?

[taezee]

whoa..look at all the naked women..what was i here for again????.....oh yeah a demo..lol...natural to be nervous..just get focused on what you have to do..and youll be fine

 

 

[KickChick]

okay maybe that wouldn't work for you hon!

 

 

[kicker]

Well heres one for you GOOD LUCK

 

and have fun try not to pay to much attention to the audience try to look at the back wall if your talking and not moving to much.

 

I once was in a play about...... pollution... I think Well anyways me and 2 other people were their and we have to be in the play for about 10 minutes. But we had to go near the end so we sat on the side and watched intil are part was up and then we got ready and did are play. It was accually quite quick but I was more thinking about not screwing up then on the audience and (thing I mentioned at top) It is nervous like the whole day or like an hour before when your up. But after your up you might be a bit less nervous.

 

 

[Blade13]

Thanks for all the replies everyone! They really helped. And happy early birthday KickChick!