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Originally Posted by Cuthie  I get anxious about speaking in front of people -- especially adults. It borders on panic attack. I know that I am harder on myself then I need to be.
What do you do to help you relax when you are genuinely scared of something?
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First of all, if you know your stuff, then be confident because you WILL do a GREAT job!
Second, use humor to break the ice and get everyone connected, even if that humor is nothing more than making fun of yourself and how nervous you are. I gave a paper at a technical conference once where I told the audience that I had a full script of my presentation, so if I passed out from fright would someone please come up and resume the talk.
I won a "Best of Conference" award for that paper presentation....this from a girl who used to break out iin hives and had to wear a turtleneck to hide it whenever I got in front of people.
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