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Originally Posted by siddha  What I am really saying is that you already know the audience has high expectations, and that you are insecure about talking in front of them. Your mind and body know this and there is no way to trick yourself into forgetting this. So rather than avoid the obvious, you dive deep into it, to resolve it. You explore the fear and let it become your friend. This is how you transform it. |
When I was in college, a great trumpet player told me to expect to be nervous, and instead of fighting it and trying to make it go away, work with it; use the nervous energy to focus so that it improves you performance.