Umm, there were two things missing, in what happens during the stage fright, a lack of vocabulary happens quite often, I have seen, that when I have stage fright, I forget the rarely used connections, and only use the ones I know like the back of my hand. Stammer, is another one of the things associated with dry mouth.
One of the ways, to cut the stage fright short is the 'Standing Swing' where we instinctively move in hips in, hips out position, like kids reading out in class. Its a way to trick the body into thinking we are in the fecal position.
Secondly, stage fright can be overcome with that rare pause, where after finishing a paragraph, you take in a deep breath, amateurs rarely do it, and intend to carry on, as if they would miss the train.
Thirdly, the tempo matters a lot, often, people try to go faster then their normal speaking speed, to which they are not accustomed to, leading into a unneeded stress on the brain to connect, produce and understand faster, leading to a mental stamina drain.
A good way around the first time stage fright, written in books is the "talk to your friend in the crowd" technique.
Always, you would find that kind soul in the crowd, looking dead into your eyes, and giving you a validation nod, each time you speak, very often, this is someone you have a good relationship with, a friend, family or admirer. Just look into his eyes, and start talking, forget the rest of the crowd, as he agrees to everything you say, you would find it easier to deliver your speech.
A side technique, that requires preparation is to keep the contents of your speech simple, and short. Don't use words you are not familiar with, use the words, you most often use, even if you have to be a bit repetitive, your first speech needs to do a good job, don't aspire to be JFK on your first shot.
One of the ways, to cut the stage fright short is the 'Standing Swing' where we instinctively move in hips in, hips out position, like kids reading out in class. Its a way to trick the body into thinking we are in the fecal position.
Secondly, stage fright can be overcome with that rare pause, where after finishing a paragraph, you take in a deep breath, amateurs rarely do it, and intend to carry on, as if they would miss the train.
Thirdly, the tempo matters a lot, often, people try to go faster then their normal speaking speed, to which they are not accustomed to, leading into a unneeded stress on the brain to connect, produce and understand faster, leading to a mental stamina drain.
A good way around the first time stage fright, written in books is the "talk to your friend in the crowd" technique. Always, you would find that kind soul in the crowd, looking dead into your eyes, and giving you a validation nod, each time you speak, very often, this is someone you have a good relationship with, a friend, family or admirer. Just look into his eyes, and start talking, forget the rest of the crowd, as he agrees to everything you say, you would find it easier to deliver your speech.
A side technique, that requires preparation is to keep the contents of your speech simple, and short. Don't use words you are not familiar with, use the words, you most often use, even if you have to be a bit repetitive, your first speech needs to do a good job, don't aspire to be JFK on your first shot.