Youdon’thavetobeonstagetogetstagefright
Stagefrightispartofthebody’sreactiontostress
Youtrytospeakyourlines,butnothingseemstocomeout
Withpractice,wecanlearnhowtorelaxwhileplayingsports
EThegoodnewsaboutstagefrightisthatherearewaystodealwithit
However,thereisatimewhenstagefrightpreventsyoufromsteppingonstage
StagefrightImaginethatyouareanactorperforminginaplayforthefirsttime
Youhavelearnedallyourlinesandyouknowwheretowalkonstage
Waitingbehindtheclosedcurtain,youcanheartheaudiencewhisperingandtakingtheirseats
Thenyourbigmomentarrives
Thecurtaingoesup,andthecrowdfallssilent
Allyoucanseeisthespotlightshiningdownonyou
1Theinsideofyourmouthisdry,andyourhandsarewet
Ifyouhaveexperiencedamomentlikethis,youknowalltoowellwhatitmeanstohavestagefright
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