How to cope with your nerves when speaking to a wide audience?

The problem of fear in public speaking is very common.

It is difficult to deal with it for one simple reason - people do not want to drip in themselves.

Fear and nerves always appear during public speaking because of something: what people will think of me, my appearance is not the same, my voice is not the same, suddenly I look funny, ... Someone's childhood problems emerge. Someone did not prepare well.

The first step is to find the cause of the fear. The cause of nerves and worries. And only then start fighting this matter.

If you cannot do it yourself, therapy will always help.

There is one good acting method for performing on stage: before going out, spread your legs wider, strain your whole body, clench your fists until it hurts, then, bringing the tension to a climax, unclench your fingers and you go out to the audience just on cotton feet. A slight excitement remains, but the jitters and panic subside

There is an insanely interesting book by Ron Hoff on the subject called "I See You Naked or How to Speak in Public"

It says that it is impossible to master the nerves, this is normal. Nice in some cases. The main thing is not to perceive the performances as being torn apart by wild animals, but to treat the audience in a friendly way. You have to be really interested in what you are talking about. This is very noticeable.

"Nerves" arise due to the fact that our ideas about the upcoming speech differ from reality. We tend to mentally cling to our ideas of how it should be, to our own point of view. This is what makes the situation so nervous for us.

The best decision would be to accept the situation as it is, think about it in a "come what may" way and not worry. This is the case if you are worried during the speech, or five minutes before it. If you are worried long before it, then you should carefully prepare, if you do not learn it by heart, then at least break it down into theses. Carefully work out each point, the thought "I'll come up with something during a speech" should be rejected right away, even experienced speakers do not allow themselves to do this.

And about the audience, as a rule, it initially refers to the speaker without any negative , nerves will not lead to anything good.

The usual self-control, a couple of lessons on yourself only with your own help, and now the performance will seem to you as ordinary debate, your self-esteem will overwhelm and form by itself.