(January 29, 2014 at 11:41 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: PBB, have you taken any public speaking classes? They immensely helped me get over stage fright. What a fun calling to have!
I don't think it's stage fright. I can perform without a hitch, it's just the hour before I go on, it's like death in my head. Class presentations are not that bad, they barely have an effect on me nowadays. I guess it's because I know I'm doing something I have zero training in and I'm extremely aware of how awkward it would be if no one laughed. In a presentation, you don't get evaluated as you're speaking. But in a comedy skit, every action you do you're trying to illicit a response from the audience, and if they don't respond they're basically telling you it's shit and it's not funny. I've never experienced that, but it really must be painfully awkward.
