I love magic. Been my life for almost a year now. I love performing it and love to see peoples faces. But I don't do alot because I get VERY nervous. Any advice?
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How can I get over nervousness?
- Thread starter DGTillIDie
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you shouldnt let that stop you from preforming...the more you preform the more comfterable you will be, just don't think too much about it
what i did at first was preform for one of my closest friends, just one person once i got comfterable preforming for her i preformed infront of more people...you could try that.
what i did at first was preform for one of my closest friends, just one person once i got comfterable preforming for her i preformed infront of more people...you could try that.
The best advice I can give would be to just keep performing it and in time you'll recover from nervousness because you''ll get use to it.
Try performing to relatives first, then friends, then strangers at parties and such.
Work your way up and soon you'll become numb from being nervous so you won't even feel it anymore.
Try performing to relatives first, then friends, then strangers at parties and such.
Work your way up and soon you'll become numb from being nervous so you won't even feel it anymore.
You can never get rift off nervousness but u can learn to handdle them
i learn this on my speech class XD
the more you perform you'll get use to the nerves and will get comfortable, there will be times where the nerves will kick in but after you start performing they'll start go away.
hope that helps
i learn this on my speech class XD
the more you perform you'll get use to the nerves and will get comfortable, there will be times where the nerves will kick in but after you start performing they'll start go away.
hope that helps
what I did is ask out the girl i liked. I was never more nervous than that and she said no BUT later that year she asked me out and than i dumped her later.... any ways. You wont get nervous after a while after performing.
over time my man and start slow easy tricks and warm up to the spactators and some will be easier to do this.
Joey haley
Joey haley
man, that's the easiest question to answer. Be your self, be friendly to everyone, make yourself like home. ppl won't eat you, unless you chosen a wrong group of ppl to to magic to.
but the bottom line of this is to do it, do it more, do it untill you sick of it.
but the bottom line of this is to do it, do it more, do it untill you sick of it.
The absolute best way to get over nervousness is just to perform as much as you can. If you do this I guarantee you will get over it in no time.
If you stop performing for a long period of time then it will come back again. Just keep performing and I guarantee it will go away.
EDIT: Another great way to get over nervousness is to take a public speaking class if your school offers one. This can help a lot when interacting with strangers or even people you already know.
If you stop performing for a long period of time then it will come back again. Just keep performing and I guarantee it will go away.
EDIT: Another great way to get over nervousness is to take a public speaking class if your school offers one. This can help a lot when interacting with strangers or even people you already know.
I've posted this before and it's relevant here, so I hope this helps...
The key is to befriend people. If you become friends with your spectators, they'll be on your side - as long as your magic is solid, they'll want to see more. Then it becomes more of a hang out thing, and the atmosphere will be much friendlier and easier for you. Don't worry about screwing up or being rejected. Before you start, take a few deep breaths. Expel out that energy with each breath. Take heart from the successful performances you've had, trust your practice, trust yourself.
You will get the occasional idiot, but at the end of the day, he's occasional, and he's an idiot, so you know, he's not really worth losing sleep over. The best way to get confidence though is just to grit your teeth and do it. Performance experience helps so much in getting rid of nerves. Performing is addictive for me, after I do one that goes well, I want to do it more often, and performances give you confidence.
The key is to befriend people. If you become friends with your spectators, they'll be on your side - as long as your magic is solid, they'll want to see more. Then it becomes more of a hang out thing, and the atmosphere will be much friendlier and easier for you. Don't worry about screwing up or being rejected. Before you start, take a few deep breaths. Expel out that energy with each breath. Take heart from the successful performances you've had, trust your practice, trust yourself.
You will get the occasional idiot, but at the end of the day, he's occasional, and he's an idiot, so you know, he's not really worth losing sleep over. The best way to get confidence though is just to grit your teeth and do it. Performance experience helps so much in getting rid of nerves. Performing is addictive for me, after I do one that goes well, I want to do it more often, and performances give you confidence.
A method i got over nervousness was that i think back on the most embarrassing moment i can think of. I say to myself nothing can beat that. This calms the crap out of me. I mean the thing i did was so embarrassing im not scared, even if i screw up i don't worry. It builds a wall for me.
Start your routines off with a self working trick. Something that is next to impossible to mess up, but still grabs your spectators. Their reactions will start to calm your nerves.
The more you perform, the easier it gets, and you can move out of self-working tricks(if you want to that is).
You should also learn to pick spectators that look like they would enjoy magic, and almost want to be distracted from their day. You wouldn't believe how much easier it is to perform for someone who you can tell enjoys magic as opposed to trying to impress someone who is only being polite.
Of course, if your effect is presented powerfully enough you can amaze anybody.
-Rik
The more you perform, the easier it gets, and you can move out of self-working tricks(if you want to that is).
You should also learn to pick spectators that look like they would enjoy magic, and almost want to be distracted from their day. You wouldn't believe how much easier it is to perform for someone who you can tell enjoys magic as opposed to trying to impress someone who is only being polite.
Of course, if your effect is presented powerfully enough you can amaze anybody.
-Rik
