Just do it, the more you do it, the more comfortable and confident you will be. Everybody develops their own way through experience. Nothing beats doing something many times and by doing that they learn their own method. The first time I ever sang was a club in the village called CBGB, with a 3 piece power blues trio. I played guitar and sang. I just did it even though I had the dry heaves from nerves and back spasms because I had a bad back. That was almost 25 years ago. I aways had problems singing live because I did not do it enough. But never with my guitar playing because I have been playing in front of people since I was 15 and did so many, many times. Plus I don't sing all that well so I am not confident. I can carry a tune but I do not have the control over my voice like I have with a guitar.

Having sung many times in the presence of others, I have found out that people really enjoy an entertainer that loves what they do and not try to be somebody they are not. Your talent is just that. It is your own God given gift so do not be fashioned after anyone else. Just be true to yourself, and it will flow naturally.

You gotta get over your fear of judgment. That's the only reason anybody gets nervous. If you think you sound good then you will and everyone else will think you do.

1. Become familiar with the area by arriving early and walking around. As you acclimate yourself to your stage, you will find yourself feeling more comfortable. 2. Get to Know your audience. 3. Know your presentation/songs inside and out. 4. Try breathing techniques to help you relax. Breathing techniques have been scientifically proven to invigorate the body and help you get rid of nervousness. 5. See yourself on stage before you actually get there. If you visual success, you'll find it. 6. The audience wants you to succeed. Your success means they get what they want and need.

well theres no way in telling if your good or not because different people have different opinions! so just do what you love to do and be confident with yor self and with what you love to do!

when i was doing my first piano recital, i would ask a stranger who might walk by my door, if they wouldnt mind sitting and listening to me play. i did that several times. i was still nervous at the recital. But I had the experience of playing before strangers, so that was very helpful.

Your issue here is the same across the entire field of performing. You get self confidence by doing it. The more people and the more often you sing in front of them, the more confidence you will get. I do public speaking and I look natural up there even when I have no idea what I am going to say. Why? Because I'm not afraid anymore. Why? Because I've done it several hundred times. Experience. That's all there is to it.

I think the "get over your fear of judgement" statement was right on the money. I've been singing and performing in front of people from the age of around 12 (I started late) and I'm 35 now. I've sang in choirs, I've had solos in those choirs, I have been in musicals and performed in front of hundreds, and I've sung in rock bands and performed in front of thousands. I get the MOST nervous (and by nervous, I mean I need to get a tiny bit drunk first) singing karaoke in front of strangers. I know in my head I have NOTHING to fear; I know ALL the songs that fit my voice the best and many of them I could sing without referring to the screen. But yet I get so nervous, my eyes stay glued to that screen! I also had a very bad incident auditioning for a gig where it was 3 people behind a desk, the accompanyist and me. I didn't think in a million years with my backround I would be nervous. But my nerves got to me and my right leg began to involuntary SHAKE. I felt like a dog who was getting scratched. It was EMBARRASSING. I've also had my cheeks begin to quiver if I'm nervous and I have to sustain a note out. That's even worse. There is something about being in a band, surrounded by other musicians and/or being on stage in a musical that feels "safer". Its like it is not really me, its more a persona. More intimate settings are more nerve racking. There is more vulnerability involved. So I just need to get over worrying about people's judgement. I am usually a WAY worse critic of my performance and anyone else. And honestly, your average lay person, non-musican can't really hear half of the mistakes you may make.