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Audience phobia

Audience phobia. Your hands shake, and drip with sweat. Your voice cracks. You think that your legs will collapse. Your heart beats abnormally .... Do you know these symptoms? This is audence phobia, or stagefright.

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Audience phobia

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  1. Audience phobia

  2. Your hands shake, and drip with sweat. Your voice cracks. You think that your legs will collapse. Your heart beats abnormally .... Do you know these symptoms? This is audence phobia, or stagefright. Often people will not speak up because they have a fear of speaking in front of groups of people - even those they know well. They think that the people in the audience will be laughing at them. You should know that every person is nervous before a public presentation. Mark Twain said: “There are two types of speakers: those that are nervous and those that are liars” The good news is that stagefright is common and nobody has died of it. Fortunately, there are some techniques or strategies for overcoming this fear.

  3. Signs of stagefright: • dry mouth • tight throat • sweaty hands • cold hands • shaky hands • fast pulse • shaky knees • trembling lips • Give me a hand!

  4. Remember: Nobody ever died of stage fright! What happens when we stand and speak to the audience... • our heart throbs • adrenaline speeds up • our pulse rate raises to 130 beats • we do not realise how fast we speak.

  5. 1. visualisation strategies at any time 2. in advance of speech 3. just before speech 4. when your speech begins Strategies for reducing stage fright

  6. Any time You can apply this technique any time: • Concentrate on how good you are. • Pretend you are just chatting with a group of friends. • Picture the audience naked (Yes, don’t laugh, • it helps some people say)

  7. In advance Do this well before your presentation: • Know your room (place where you will stand, screen, etc.) • Memorise your opening sentence. • Anticipate hard and easy questions. • Prepare safety devices (“cue cards”), • i.e. small cards with difficult words • Practise, practise, practise (especially difficult bits).

  8. Just before your speech Its’ only a few minutes before your speech: • Breathe deeply and evenly for several minutes or try • diaphragmatic breathing • Yawn to relax your throat, just like when you are sleepy. • Trembling legs: lean on a table, sit down or shift your legs. • Take quick drinks of water. • Do isometric exercises (tensing and releasing muscles while • sitting or standing).

  9. After you have started You have just started speaking: • Look at the friendliest face in the audience. • Look into people’s foreheads. • Concentrate on your message - not on the audience. • Speak to one or two people in the room. • Use eye contact. It will make you feel less isolated.

  10. Other tips Do not complicate, make sentences short and clear: TheKISS principle: Keep it Simple Stupid

  11. Remember! Remember: People are with you and want you to succeed! And rarely you will look and sound as nervous as you feel.

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