What are the symptoms of stage fright? Discuss whether you have experienced it while speaking in public or have you witnessed someone going through a stage fright experience

Overcoming Stage Fright

Fear, sweaty palms, and labored breathing are some real issues for many people ► when it comes to public speaking. This fear is manifested in the form of nervous and anxious feelings. However, most of the time, the audience is completely unaware or to a lesser degree of how nervous the speaker is.

Watch the TED-Ed video by Mikael Cho titled The science of stage fright (and how to overcome it) by using the below link:

https://www.ted.com/talks/mikael_cho_the_science_of_stage_fright_and_how_to_ overcome_it/transcript?language=en

Read the article:

“Rebrand Stage Fright to Overcome It” by Tori Rodriguez using the below link answer the questions given below.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rebrand-stage-fright-to-overcome-it/

• Why do we get stage fright?

• What are the symptoms of stage fright? Discuss whether you have experienced it while speaking in public or have you witnessed someone going through a stage fright experience

• What are the suggestions given by Mikael Cho to adapt to stage fright?

• Have you had a stage fright moment? How did you handle the situation?

• Discuss some fear-reducing strategies that you would like to incorporate from the above mentioned resources as well as from Chapter 1, pages 9-11, on the approaches for squelching nervousness.

 

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