Two Ways To Handle Stage Fright

Even if we choose a very private career path, we are all required at some point to put on a "performance" in one way or another. We must all pitch an idea to a company, employee or potential business partner, if not push an actual product or actually put on a performance on a stage in front of a huge audience.

I'm not going to tell you that everything will go perfectly. I will not tell you that everything will go perfectly. What I will say though may relieve you of some of the stage fright that is responsible for those minor screw up's. So keep these two points in mind:

They will forget:

Think back to a time you witnessed someone botch up in a performance. Maybe a high school play, or even a pop star in a concert. I bet you have yet to come up with something! That's due to this fact: your audience has so many other things on their mind the second they step out of the theater other than your small mess up. They have rent to pay, conferences to get ready for, heartbreaks they might be tending to, they may have been recently laid off from work or completely gaga in love. My point is this: they aren't going to carry the memory of your mess-up for much longer than that evening. Perhaps they'll make a quip about it to their friends or family once more on the cab ride home or at an after performance drink. But realize that—Imagine that very scenario;and tell yourself, that is where it stops. That is the end of the line as far as your embarrassment goes.

They didn't notice:

Sometimes the audience just doesn't notice! A performer's harshest critic is always himself. You've listened to the tune or seen the dance a thousand times. While you are aware that you didn't bring your all when it came time to perform, keep in mind that your audience has never seen you perform elsewhere--they have nothing to compare it to! Also keep in mind this: not another single performer could have performed like you did. Perhaps you didn't do the best you could, but you offered a performance that was specific to you and no one else could have created. And that charisma can overshadow any mess up. A video I saw, which was essentially a video lesson between a renowned singing instructor and a professional rock singer brought up this issue—that not another single performer can put on that performance the way you do. And that is something you should be proud of.

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Julia Austin is a healthy living, luxury lifestyle, travel and dating writer. Her articles on everything from skinny cocktail menus to online dating horror stories and even unique ways of improving one's voice like with http://www.thesingingzone.com/ and becoming a better singer have been featured on dozens of sites.

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