first i take three really deep breaths, and then i shake my handsout. just try to remember that when you are giving the performance its your time and to be positive. don't assume that people are laughing at you, but be confident.

Funny question to answer for me, because I loooooove being onstage. I would first recommend being memorized. Even if you are memorized, bring a copy of your piece onstage to check if possible (obviously if you're in a play, you can't, but if you're doing a speech or something). Breath deeply throughout your performance. Try not to think about it too much. Often, when I'm in the middle of a monologue it feels like someone else is doing the talking through me and I'm just a spectator. I don't know if everyone has a point like this, but definately envision being there. Rushing through it may seem like a good idea while you're onstage, but this ruins the performance. Try to take it slow so you do it right. Good luck!

Think to yourself that you are better at everything than everyone in the audiance. Whenever I think I'm better than others, I feel confident. Although most of the time I'm really not, lol.

Focus on one person or one object and forget about the rest of them.

Get some potassium in your system to calm your nerves. Before every tryout I have, I eat like 3 bananas. I think it really helps.

I got ready for an organ recital by imagining the church was full of people every time I sat down to practice. This immediately filled me with stage fright, but then I had months of practice in overcoming the feelings of stage fright, which come from the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system can be trained--it just requires different techniques.

Either fix on one point on the back wall or imagine you're among friends, in familiar surroundings!

before heading onto stage, starting from your toe, flex every muscle in your body, but before you have to perform or give a speech or even participate in a competition, check out the area your going to be playing at or performing at, get used to your enviroment, so there are less suprises,

I don't know how I ever actually got over it or if I ever got over it at all. With time and experience, I've been able to change that nervous energy into the extra lift I need during performances. When you truly enjoy being on stage, you leave with a kind of "high". It's euphoric. When you can transfer that nervous energy into something useful, that euphoric feeling becomes stronger and lasts longer. Meditate before performing. Visualize how the show will go and imagine how good it feels under the lights. Then when you're about to step out from the wings, take a few deep breaths. Anytime you feel nervous or unsure, just have the images from your visualization ready. You are in that picture... That imagery is the reality.

The first time I had to dj solo, I was very nervous, so I bought some mini alcohol bottles from the liquor store and took a couple shots just beforehand, then every so often I'd take another shot. It worked, I loosened up, just enough to perform and to enjoy the experience. After that, going back to dj at the same places, I was over my "stage fright". Of course, preparing in advance helped, too.;)

If possible, utilize movement during your performance. I have found that standing in one spot is likely to make me nervous. Be it a slow walk across the stage, or a faster pace, I have found that doing such actions actually grounds my performance and reduces common nervousness. It has served me well.

I just think....man I'm gonna go and enjoy this. Once my band starts up...I'm so amped I'm ready to go!

I was alway's told,to look above the crowd - I have heard, the best of the best - are nervous - every time they step out on stage - Stage Fright - it's called - For me within' 3 or 4 second's - the stage fright just simply - goes away - - Pattijo

Take your mind to another place. Absolutely refuse to entertain negative thoughts of the bad things that could happen, which is at the root of the nervousness. This may be difficult at first, but with practice, it gets easier and easier. After a while you may be surprised to find that you're enjoying it! But you must train yourself to relax and not to think negatively.

Don't use coffeine or alcohol for sure.These will make your mind work faster. You can do several things like think of a person being there for you,jerkoff (a friend of mine says it works although i don't do that),try to take things easier and have some fun :)

Scan the faces for a friendly one or friendly ones to focus on, and perform to them. They will most likely be a good indication of how everyone else is feeling about your performance, even if the others don't show it so much.

i haven't got over it. i get really nervous, to the point where i can't eat anything. just before i go on stage i think to my self: just get out there and play the drums like you've never played before. then when i start performing the nervousness dies away and it feels like i'm the only person in the room. well, besides the band i'm playing with. lol

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I remind myself that I'm playing a part. Weather I'm singing...I'm there to sing, to make people feel something based on my voice. If I'm playing a part, a role..then I become the character...I'm not ME...my character has a life...a job to do...MY job is to become that other person in a believable manner and hope to heck the WRITER wrote some great lines and story that will hook the audience into loving what we are portraying! I also tell myself...that there is no part I cannot play and play it well...as long as I believe in myself...(it's that wonderfully horrible little ego balancing that every actor faces...scared spitless.....NO I'M NOT..yes I am...AM NOT! go Go GO DO IT NOW!) and then I do it...and it's done, and they loved it...and I get paid...and see I told me I could and I did....phewwwwwwww!

When I actually get up onstage, what I usually do is put the 4th wall up. In theatre often that is talked about and if I believe that it is up and that there is no audience out there, then I will become calm and remember what I need to know.

Remember that I am there to do a job...(maybe I am even getting paid to do so)...the job is to entertain..so go about it in that way.

when i know i am about to speak in front of people, i get butter flys in my tummy. my stumach turns then it gets me really nervous. how do i stop those butter flys in my tummy???

If I'm singing with a group - I rarely get nervous. Experience and confidence in your talent will support you. If I'm solo, and its not in a church, I'm a wreck... but "at the moment" you prepare prepare prepare and then just trust yourself and go with it... and before you know it you're done and being congratulated! Some folks take beta blockers. They do help, but make sure you can safely take them. Talk to your Doctor. For instance, they are dangerous if you have asthma (so I can't use them...)

Well, if you play in a band (you never mentioned what type of preforming, so I'm just rolling with what I know), try to remember that you've got other people on stage with you covering your ass to a degree, and minor mistakes disappear into the past as soon as you play 'em, so don't dwell. Joe Average won't even notice if you play / sing the occasional bad note, and anyone who DOES notice is paying very close attention, so they're likely a big enough fan to forgive you the occasional slip. good luck! :)

If singing, pick a fairly quick-moving song within your range, and that you know very well. (Long ago, I used "Lookin' Out My Backdoor" by Creedence.) And warm up your voice beforehand. (I used to in the car on the way.) If in a play, depends on the character. I was a warrior in Amphytrion 38, and had to basically berate the audience. About 5 minutes before storming onto stage, I would pace in an imaginary cage, like a lion, getting faster and basically "pumping up" for it. I knew the lines and blocking, and as the cue line was said, I tried to time my pacing so I walked straight out to front-center stage, yelling "Thebans awake... All you who are..." holding my sword high above those in the first row. (Apparently, I even scared friends in the last row! LOL) For speaking, it's just knowing your stuff. Also, it helps if you CAN start with a couple of anecdotes or humerous remarks, to get the audience laughing. This means they are with you, and will help YOU be more comfortable. If you can't, three things: 1) Find someone who is or appears symapthetic to your speech, and spend at least the first part (until you're comfortable) speaking to THEM. 2) Don't look ANYONE in the eye for more than a second or two until you feel more comfortable. Use the back of the audience (usually in darkness), or just above their heads. 3) As has been said by HUNDREDS of speakers: Imagine everyone in the audience is naked. Hmmm... Or 4) Play a character. Pretend you are a professor, extremely used to speaking to a class, and do so. Once you start, try not to let anything distract you, but realize there will be parts where the audience react (laughing, clapping, gasping, whatever), and allow for that. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. Know it by heart, even if you can take notes or the whole thing with you. Hope that helps. You're gonna be nervous until you get started. Don't let that part stop you. Get out there and get going. And have fun doing it, even if it's not a very happy subject! ;-)

If singing a song, think of how that song relates to you. That will take your mind off of the crowd and you feel as if you are the only person in the room expressing yourself to the imaginary. It actually works. I have been sanging since the age of 5 years old and when time to perform--this is what I do each time. I always do great and win first place!

Keep doing it.

Be prepared and use the nervous energy. If you still feel nervous once you start performing, you ought to consider doing something else and stay off the stage.

i always get over it when the curtain comes down.