How do I remove stage fear?

Answer 1

It's all a matter of motivation.
Ask yourself, what do you want more. To conquer this and just do it and be proud you did, or to continue to hold on to your fear.

I overcame fear by actually realizing that even though the audience is looking at me most of them are not really paying attention and a bigger percentage won't even remember what I said or did later that same day. The odds that you will make a complete fool of yourself are pretty slim. So just don't worry about it. Just tell yourself before hand that none of this will matter in 5 years from now.
Some actors admit that one day they just realized that they had a choice they could either get out there and get over it, or starve.
Think about that.

Answer 2

Depending on how brave you are and how desperately you would like to remove it...
there is a technique called in vivo...you list your fear on a sliding scale, starting from the smallest fear to the biggest (ex. You feel OK standing in front of the stage, but your biggest fear is standing on stage).
Then, you go through the scale rating your anxiety levels...one being not bad and five being WOW! Can't take it!
Then, you should try to do some sort of stress technique, breathing, saying mantra, etc. whatever works for you.
With a person or by yourself, you go through the list working up to your biggest fear.
ONE THING TO THINK ABOUT: What is the stem of your fear? Is your biggest fear of being on stage or the fear that people will laugh at you (Just as an example). Once you know your biggest fear, you can understand it and work with trying to discourage it.

Answer 3

There's no way to completely remove stage fear... but there's some tips you can use to reduce it.

..like if ur making a speech or somethin.. avoid eye contact with your audience initially... you can then gradually start looking at them when you begin feeling a bit confident.

In the beginning.. just think you're alone. Helps a lot. The fear should go away if you're on the stage frequently.

Answer 4

I use to be in a rock-in-roll band a number of years ago, and was for a time, almost mentally paralyzed by stage-fright. The first thing you need to do is take more confidence IN YOURSELF, and stop allowing your mind to think of thoughts of failure or rejection in front of and by the audience. You will find out that you're going to be accepted and rewarded even higher than your expectation!! It's FUN to stand before an audience...and you need to keep telling yourself this, because you're going to discover that it's the truth. Remember, most people in the audience are sympathetic to you...especially if you make a noticeable mistake or an error of some kind. In truth, and please hear this, you will find the audience that you fear will actually pick you up and support you in noticeable times of trouble. But "times of trouble" on the stage are far rarer than you believe. Personally, I believe you're going to be successful...and come out smiling beyond your hopeful expectations. Loosen up and chear up...the fear on the stage doesn't exist anywhere but in your mind...so forget about it...and you'll be fine.

Larry M

Answer 5

When the eyes of all audience are riveted on the speaker standing on the dias , it is but common for the speaker to have stage fear. almost all speakers at the beginning have stage fear. With practice they have overcome it. The following steps may be helpful to overcome this stage fear. 1. Make a comprehensive study and gather all information on the topic 2. Prepare an essay of the speech. 3 Read it again and again. 4 close it and recall mentally what all you have read.Now the subject matter is ready 5 Take small steps to practice by speaking to your self and to small groups. By following these steps you in course of time become a powerful speaker.

Answer 6

Two answers:

1. Stage fear never completely goes away.

2. Stage time helps increase your comfort level. Preparation and practice will help ease your worries of things going poorly. Repeated exposure on the state (stage time) helps get you accustomed to the fear.

Put simply, the more often you get on stage, and the better you prepare, the easier it will get.

Answer 7

Just remove the stage, fear over

Answer 8

If you're in a play just concentrate on your lines, your cues and where and when you need to be on stage just forget the audience is out there... they are in you imagination.

If you're up for a speech or other type of speaking engagement make your starting eye contact for a little while, then just look over the audiences heads.

Answer 9

what is stage fear?when one goes on the stage you are conscious about people looking at you,they may laugh at you,they may something to you.To come over your stage fear,ask your self are you stupidly dressed?are you not knowledgeable cannot you handle any situation?If you cannot handle learn to handle and if you can handle any situation then why worry about people?Keep telling your self you are the best.You dont want any bodys cerificate to feel proud of your self.what ever you do on the stage you should be happy about it.stop botharing about peoples comments.If you over come all this you will never have stage fear.Have confidence in your self.I am telling you this from my own experience.do it and see the result.

Answer 10

Like studying your lines, stage fright must also be learned.

Otherwise, most stage fright occurs BEFORE you go on stage. Once there, the body/mind tends to relax and fall into a familiar pattern - that of study and memorization.

Otherwise, fear is a good thing, it hones our reflexes and keeps the mind alert. It also heightens our energy, adds color to our cheeks, and makes us more aware of how we stand and breath and appear to others.

This is a valuable tool; one worth learning to control for your benefit, so take full advantage of it.