Overcome Stage Fright

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“According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” - Jerry Seinfeld

If you don’t suffer from stage fright, I recommend that you avoid these articles, as you’ll probably aquire it after reading the detailed descriptions of sweating hands and nausea.

www.speaking-tips.com
Many great articles on public speaking, social anxiety, and stage fright

www.stagefrighthelp.com/articles.php
Quite a few articles on different aspects of stage fright.

www.cba.uni.edu/buscomm/Presentations/stagefright.html
The causes of stagefright, and strategies to manage it

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20631646/
A good, general article on stage fright

www.mandolinmagazine.com/articles/stagefright.html
Mandolin-related stage fright. Definitely worth a read, even if Mandolin’s not your thing

www.anxietycoach.com/social1.htm
An article with tips on overcoming stage fright

www.antion.com/articles/stagefright.htm
Several strategies to overcome stage fright

christinekane.com/blog/overcoming-stage-fright-heres-what-to-do/
Nine good tips.

www.speaking-tips.com/Stage-Fright/
Good articles on public speaking and related fear.

onstagemag.com/ar/performance_playing_scared/
Examines various strategies.

www.emusicguides.com/info/Music-Education/STAGE-FRIGHT-MANAGEMENT.html
General information and suggestions

garyguwe.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/overcoming-stage-fright/
According to this article you should more or less just suck it up and be a man (or woman)

www.jasminjahal.com/articles/art_surviving_stage_fright.html
Various unpleasant things that might happen to you on stage, especially if dancing is your thing. The avoidance of Alcohol may not be such a big issue if you’re in a Rock Band. Tells you to view each performance as a learning experience.

www.public-speaking.org/public-speaking-stagefright-article.htm
Bullet points of the unpleasant thing that happen during public-speaking, followed by by bullet points of ways to pretend they don’t exist.

www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/js_stagefright.htm
Apparently there are ‘pressure points’ which can help you with stage fright.

www.worldmusicworld.com/world-music-articles-more.php?title=Get+Rid+Of+Singing+Stage+Fright
Get rid of singing-related stage fright

phobiasanxiety.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_beat_stage_fright
How to beat stage fright with deep breathing and face-pulling

www.ezinearticles.com/?Breathing-out-Stage-Fright&id=17222
Several different ways to breathe, incase you forget how.

www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/arts/music/17tind.html
Better playing through prescription-drugs. It’s from the NY Times, so it must be true!

www.professionalspeaker.com/public-speaking-stagefright-article.htm
About a hundred bullet-points that will help you achieve peak-nervousness.