Visualization is
daydreaming with a purpose.
One very
effective way to overcome stage fright is visualisation. Human beings alone can
visualise. We can see the images of what we have done or going to do in our
mind's eye. We can visualise a future event even before it actually takes
place.
A confident
speaker and a nervous speaker differ in what and how they visualise their
upcoming speech event. A confident speaker sees a very positive picture of his
delivering a powerful speech before his audience, his effectively handling
difficult situations during his speech etc. On the other hand a nervous speaker
visualises just the opposite. He visualises himself fumbling in front of the
audience, making mistakes while delivering his speech etc.
If you have
stage fright, do the exercise given below before you speech session:
Sit in a calm
place, close your eyes and take a deep breath. Visualise yourself standing
confidently before your audience and delivering your speech. See the faces of
the people who are in the front row. Visualise them nodding their heads and
acknowledging what you say. See yourself very confidently delivering the
speech.
Repeat this
exercise a few times before you deliver the speech and you will find a very big
difference in your confidence level.
N C Sridharan
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