Speaking<\/a> with stage fright is like driving with the emergency brake partially on.\u00a0 Your whole body trembles, your mouth gets hot and dry, you can smell the smoke rising from your armpits, and you can\u2019t get to where you want to go\u2014which is OFF THE FREAKING STAGE!<\/p>\n The only way to release the brake, according to research, is to rehearse<\/a> under performance-like pressure.\u00a0 In other words, get acclimated to the pressure of the stage.\u00a0 Slowly your tension will release, and that nasty little voice inside your head will stop interrupting your concentration.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll relax, become more like your best self, and speed your way up the learning curve to stardom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Speaking with stage fright is like driving with the emergency brake partially on.\u00a0 Your whole body trembles, your mouth gets hot and dry, you can smell the smoke rising from your armpits, and you can\u2019t get to where you want to go\u2014which is OFF THE FREAKING STAGE! The only way to release the brake, according… Read More »Got stage fright?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":""},"categories":[24,461],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n