Stage Fright
November 25, 2008 by Tracee Sioux
Filed under Parenting
This is what stage fright looks like.
This is what it looks like when you have stage fright, but you do it anyway.
Even I can’t figure out why I have stage fright. It’s inexplicably bizarre. I am great in a crowd, I’m an engaging conversationalist in a group, I have something to say here every single day and I have no problem raising my hand or volunteering in a classroom setting.
What is my problem with preparing something and speaking in public?
I’m giving my first Toastmasters speech tonight. I’m blanking out and have nothing prepared, and I have butterflies in my stomach and feel like I have to pee constantly. I’m not getting enough breath.
I’m starting to think it’s the preparing that gives me the anxiety. I’m great at seat-of-my-pants, but preparing produces more anxiety.
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Girl I”m the same WAY. I had to speak for a United way thing last week and I thought I was going to pass out! I lost my train of thought and just stumbled through my prepared little spill..it was awful. Maybe it IS the preparing.
I’m going to try spontaneous next time. I told the organizer to pencil me in for a last minute cancellation.
I have stage fright too.. Even till today..
But I always get through it by speeding up my speech.. haha