Help me with my stage fright!?

Question

I'll be one of the leaders for our program tomorrow. Help me to calm down because I'm really nervous. really really nervous.

Answer 1

having stage fright is normal, specially if your not use to being the object of attention in large groups.  

If you had more time, i would suggest building up to it by having you try to talk about something infront of a small group, and adding more people to the group over time.

but since it's tomorrow, i would suggest a cram session.

Here's what i would do. think of a topic you like....something you can talk about and are knowledgeable about, grab as many people as you can, and begin by introducing yourself, and what you will be talking to them about.

then start talking about it,...try to have somekind of outline planned out, on a reference card, so when your mind goes blank, you can peek at your card to see what next you have to talk about and keep going.

Your first time you will probably speak like a thousand words a second trying to get it over with, but try to think of it as something educational that you are trying to teach, and you want to take your time to emphasize key points you want them to dwell on.

After a while, you will begin to feel like a story teller, that everyone is in awe of you, and waiting for you to speak your next words.

good luck.