Posted by Bob on October 6, 1999, at 23:12:32
In reply to Re: Red Face - YIKES!!, posted by Noa on October 6, 1999, at 21:44:07
> With the shaky voice, once it starts to shake, it has a way of increasing exponentially, because I become aware of the shaky voice, which makes me more anxious. I get fearful of being inarticulate, which is worse on antidepressants, because I get bad word retreival problems.
That's just what the blush would do for me. If that worked on my voice like it did on my cheeks, I don't know if I ever would have been able to step into my "speaker's role" that I take on. I don't do well with notes, so I usually make sure I know my stuff cold, create a general outline, then speak extemporaneously within that outline. I have gotten flustered a few times, but somehow I developed a rather good coping strategy -- pause (that is, shut up!), ask if there are any questions at this point, do a scan of the room looking over everyone's heads to the back wall, and taking some deep breaths. It's kinda like popping a circuit breaker, then turning it off to cool down before your flip it back on.
Bob
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