Stage Fright: Causes And Symptoms Of Stage Fright

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STAGE FRIGHT :

Stage fright is also called performance anxiety , feeling of nervousness when performing or speaking in front of audience, our heart start racing and our throught is get so tight and we wouldn’t be able to speak.

Symptoms Of Stage Fright:

Symptoms of stage fright are classified into two types:
• Physical.
• Emotional.

Physical:
The physical symptoms are manifestations in the body like cold hands, dry mouth, fast pulse, nervous tics, shaky hands or trembling lips.
Emotional:
Emotional symptoms are related to feelings as racing thoughts, feeling incompetent for the task, embarrassment or fear of forgetting what to say.
The beating of his heart is so fast like having a heart attack. In more severe conditions, he freezes
Maybe it was a presentation at work or school. Perhaps at a town meeting where you really wanted to say something on a particular topic but felt paralyzed to get up there. Maybe you were the “Best Man” or “Bridesmaid” at a friend’s wedding. I remember the very first time for me like it was yesterday. I was 11 years old. Following a long year of accordion lessons our music school had a “recital”. Each of the students had to perform one piece they had been practicing. I was never more scared in my life. I actually felt weak in the knees as my turn came. In the end what got me through was a kindly lady who sat in the front row and looked up smiling at me. I riveted my gaze on her and somehow made it through. I will never forget that afternoon, or the power of a
So relax and have fun. Acting is serious, but you can still have a good time.
• Pretend your just practicing at home or somewhere with your friends.
• First practice in front of family and then friends, soon you will be on the stage making everyone cheer and clap!
• Sometimes it's okay to be a little nervous. If you are so paranoid you are going to make a mistake, then you will be more careful. It's the overly confident people that make the most mistakes.
• Remember, fear and exhilaration are the same thing. It's just your attitude to it that decides whether you dread it or are excited by it.
• If you mess up a step when dancing, no one will ever know, unless you stop. Continue and they will think it is part of the dance. Same with the script, the audience doesn't know it, so don't worry if you miss one line, and have to improvise, just keep going.
• If you forget a word, don't just stop, continue. Try to use other words that weren't in the script. If your scene partner makes a mistake, don't react to it. Simply ignore the mistake, or, if it was too large to let pass, improvise around the error. Ability to improvise is the mark of a true

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