I will be facing a large crowd on stage for like 30 minutes on Thursday of this week, plz I need urgent advice..have never use alcoholic drink before should I try it? will it help cure my anxiety?

Pls nairaland kindly suggest what I should do if you are once in my shoe.

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

wear sunglasses like Don' Jazzy and thank Me later

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My coach used to say:
Just imagine that your audience are all naked and you are the only one fully clothed.

Alchohol won't work for you..works better for men.....you might over do it...it aint that hard just make sure you practice whatever You want to say and PLEASE don't look into anybody eyes...just look above peoples head..don't say too much either..just do your thing and gerrout..stop worrying about what people will say if you make a mistake...even orators are bashed....people will always run dere mouth like aunti linda....wish u d best!!

Keep reciting this till the d day gather courage n overcome anxiety and nervousness. "They are only humans, why should i be afraid, i fear no one except God"

babyfaceafrica:
Alchohol won't work for you..works better for men.....you might over do it...it aint that hard just make sure you practice whatever You want to say and PLEASE don't look into anybody eyes...just look above peoples head..don't say too much either..just do your thing and gerrout..stop worrying about what people will say if you make a mistake...even orators are bashed....people will always run dere mouth like aunti linda....wish u d best!!

kai! Youve said it all. I'm also a shy person and had a similar case to that of the Op. All I did was avoid the eyes of my coursemates and lecturers, looked above their heads and did my thing.

Tell Yourself You Can Do It. I Experienced Same In February And Scaled Through It In Front Of Profs. What Is The Calibre Of Your Audience? Think That Will Also Have Some Inflence On Your Preparation

Wow!!

When I encountered such was with conducting an early morning training in the office.

I started practicing at home but I knew I will flop if I don't add alcohol, so every morning I go over to d toilet to sip some juice nd I was good to go..

Infact, I wan give testimony for church buh fear dey catch me say God go vex say I don shayo enta church..

My advise:
Get urself an eye glass, possibly a bit dark glass, so that they don't see ur eye balls.
While u address them focus ur head as if u re looking at them but let ur eye focus be over their head.
U can compliment ur speech with body movement.

Am learning

Codiene and ref

It's not advisable to take alcohol for presentations. Just imagine the crowd are your group of friends, talk to them like you are talking to your friends. Free yourself and every other thing will fall in place

amunkita:
Wow!!

When I encountered such was with conducting an early morning training in the office.

I started practicing at home but I knew I will flop if I don't add alcohol, so every morning I go over to d toilet to sip some juice nd I was good to go..

Infact, I wan give testimony for church buh fear dey catch me say God go vex say I don shayo enta church..

My advise:
Get urself an eye glass, possibly a bit dark glass, so that they don't see ur eye balls.
While u address them focus ur head as if u re looking at them but let ur eye focus be over their head.
U can compliment ur speech with body movement.

was it the alcohol dat helped u or d sun glass? in my case, it will not be ethical or professional to use sun glasses. is not an entertainment galore but I'm to give orientation to my fellow university students with lecturers and profs in attendant.

waiting 4 ur reply

I know this might sound a bit unorthodox, but this is what works for me and I'll like to share it with you.
First and foremost, the primary motivation for anxiety, especially when you are about to face a crowd of people, is predominantly fear. You are afraid you might embarrass yourself. Afraid you might say the wrong thing or not meet up to their expectations.

But let me ask you a question. If you were to face a crowd of kids, would you feel this same anxiety? Would you be scared? Of course not. Why? Because you know that they are kids and you feel you are their superior and that you are smarter and more advanced than then in all ramification. You see, you are afraid of the task at hand, because you are speaking to mature minded people who are educated and who are within or above your social class. You are afriad you could "fall your hand"- A direct opposite of the kind of feelings you would nurture if you were to speak to a crowd of basic one students. Now this brings me to the point I am driving at.

The way I overcome the fear of public speaking, is that I instill in myself the belief that I am better than all those people that I am speaking to. That they are just like kids who want to listen to the special thing I have to say. When I look at them, I imagine them as nursery school students. I forge the conviction that I am better than them, and so, I shouldn't feel fear. After all, I was invited to talk to them. This is proof that I am an important person and I let myself ride on that feeling of importance and power, and this gives me confidence to speak to them like I am supposed to.


I am not forcing you to try this, but if you feel like it, then give it a try.

funmijoyb:

was it the alcohol dat helped u or d sun glass? in my case, it will not be ethical or professional to use sun glasses. is not an entertainment galore but I'm to give orientation to my fellow university students with lecturers and profs in attendant.

waiting 4 ur reply

Used both, thou the glass I used ain't a sun glass.
I bought the exact of a recommended glass but was not medicated.

Just believe the glass will go a long way to shade ur eye direction cous part of our problem is eye contact..