It just felt right to share. It was a blessing that Yahoo had this 'Answer' thingy and I've got the best responses I can get from people I do not know. They cared. I felt their sincerity in wanting to help and it would just be well-deserved that the world read of their wisdom:
The question is: How do I fight the feeling of inferiority and stage fright?
* When you get on stage, place your hands behind you & clench your fists as tight as possible; then release.
Do the same with your legs; tighten the leg muscles; hold for 10 seconds, then release. This will dissipate your tension. ~ Arigolony
* I suffered from the same thing so I know what you're talking about. I couldn't speak when I was in a room with 4 or more people in it. Actually I couldn't even think. I went to a specialist and when he told me what he told me, I thought he was crazy. He told me to take off my belt and buckle it tight around my chest underneath my shirt. Weird but for some reason it worked great. Something about making you realize you're in control or something. Soon I switched from a belt to a string, and now all I have to do is try to feel my chest. You owe it to yourself to at least try it. ~ Hickhouse
* Practice feeling confident by yourself first. Deliver your lines or perform your act by yourself and remember the feeling of confidence you have when you don't have an audience. When you actually get on stage or perform in front of people, take a few seconds to recall that feeling. If it helps to imagine that the audience are all stones or you feel the need to block out the audience, do it. However, when you feel okay already, you can look for a friendly or receptive face in the audience and perform for that person. In time, you will learn how to perform in front of a crowd without turning into a tub of jelly. Good luck! ~ Trillian
* been there, done that i know how you feel and i had to sing with my friends in a play and i was scared to death at the auditions but i made it to the play honey choreography is not for me i suck at dancing. just don't think about and have a positive attitude or just pray that's your best bet. don't look out in the audience look at something or someone that you feel comfortable with and it will go away. everyone has to do this sometimes i sing for fun but not in front of my friends don't quit your band that just your pride getting in the way. ~ ladybug18ju
* look at yourself in the mirror and tell yourself everything you DO like about yourself and pride yourself on those. then ask yourself why you don't like the other things about yourself. if need be, try to change it, but never change who you really are.maybe you don't like your hair, cut it then how you would like it. . . and baout stage fright?! i think you just gotta know that you're good and realize, that it's really all in your head, no one is going to be making fun of yo or anything like that, they came to listen to the band, not to stare and point at you. i'm sure the more you got on stage, the better it'll get. try prcticing with your band(if you join back up again) and invite a small group of people to come listen, baby steps. ~ angel_to_ashes
* I always imagine the audience is full of my friends, all of whom couldn't care less if I do well or screw up or whatever. They're just here to see me do my thing. ~ Neodiogenes
* do the thing you worry about, but DO NOT QUIT doing it! ~ elvisburlan
* You will never get over it, but you will learn to cope with it. Accept you are going to feel like dying; we all do, but time is good at letting us know that the feeling passes once you are really into what you are performing with your entire body. I know great singers who suffer this as well, and the trembling will pass if you keep getting out there. Good Luck, and don't give up! ~ Zrana
Thank you all for taking time to answer my question. I'm not closing the question just yet, I know there are still people who wants to share and help. Thank you very much!
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