Games and recreational activities that help you relax when you're nervous
Presentations in class, pitches in meetings, appointments with someone you’re meeting for the first time, performances like singing or dancing on stage, speeches on special occasions—there are so many moments when your heart pounds with nerves and you feel overwhelmed! Sometimes, the nerves make you restless from the day before, and you can’t even get the crucial preparation done.
We’ve gathered some tips to help ease those jitters.
Here’s hoping you overcome your nerves and it leads to great results!
Games and recreational activities to help you relax when you're nervous (1–10)
Training to overcome stage fright and stop your voice from trembling in front of others
This is an introduction by business psychology instructor Toshio Sakai on how to overcome trembling voice when speaking in front of others.
People whose voices tremble tend to tense their necks, causing it to tighten.
This is a simple training method designed to address that situation, so please take a look.
Overcome Stage Fright! 3 Tips to Deliver Confident Speeches and Presentations in Front of Others
Here’s how to overcome stage fright and speak or present confidently in front of others.
The title mentions three tips, but the video only covers two.
Still, those two will make you say, “I see!” The first is “modeling,” and the second is “focus on your opening.” For details, please check out the video!
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This is a video from a popular overseas channel titled “Get Out of a Tense State in Under 5 Minutes.” Surprisingly, it explains a traditional Japanese method for relieving tension.
The five fingers of the hand—starting from the thumb—are thought to represent anxiety, fear, anger, sadness, and self-esteem.
Gently hold each finger for about 1–2 minutes, then press the center of your palm lightly with the thumb of your other hand for 1 minute.
That’s all there is to it, but it appears to be a health technique that makes use of pressure points throughout the body.
Stage fright: What is the sure-fire ‘hook’ that captivates people in speeches and presentations?
For people with stage fright, giving a speech in front of others is a major hurdle.
At times like that, this method teaches you how to create a strong opening.
It’s to say, “Here’s a question for you!” Of course, the question should fit the speech.
When the audience hears that, their attention shifts to the speaker in an instant, and they get drawn into the speech.
The video also presents several concrete examples, so I’m sure you’ll find it helpful.
How to overcome stage fright and social anxiety
It appears to be a seminar for overcoming stage fright.
For example, while visualizing yourself speaking confidently in front of others, you perform anchoring by holding your left arm with your right hand.
Next, you take one step back each time you recall a previous occasion when you spoke in public.
As the recalled instances go further back, your age also regresses.
The moment you stop becomes the original formative experience, and the very next step after that is the moment when the emotion is released.
This age tends to be under eight years old.
At that point, it seems the exercise involves infusing the confident energy—anchored earlier on your arm—into that time.