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writes:I hope someone can help me please....My work involve dealing with people on a day to day basis, which is fine but there is a problem. I cannot stand up and talk infront of a crowd.When there is a workshop or training, i'll be there fine, but when time to introduce my myself or to participate in an exercise it becomes a bother for me. I tremble a lot hence i cannot even say my name much less go and talk infront of a crowd. And its getting worst because now i get such intense headache, that everytime i have to attend a workshop it happens and throughing the session the headache gets so bad i can't even considerate.My problem is i can answer any question from sitting, but as soon i have to get up to talk or participate i just can't do it. Please help me. I am getting real sick from and i dont know if i'll pass out when i really have to do something when call upon. When i am in workshop and see the schedule of the day or the facilitator said there will be a an practical excercise that when the headache and the achy chest feeling come on. Reply to this Question
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reader, MonksDaBomb  +, writes (9 February 2010):
 Sounds like you have some serious stage fright and your headaches are like you know you're about to go stand up in front of people, so you have almost like an anxiety attack?
I am exactly like you - hate, hate, HATE getting up in front of people...sitting down is ok (I still don't like it), but standing up? No thank you.
My advice is to practice standing up in front of people - do you have family or a group of friends that you can practice your speech to? Or just do it in front of a mirror? Are you allowed flash cards of important points you should make in your speech, so that you feel confident and comfortable enough that you know you won't forget anything? And, if worse comes to worse, you can just tell yourself that you're sitting down, presenting....kind of psych yourself out.
Good luck! :)
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