How to Conquer Stage Fright If you feel afraid when you are facing a large or small audience, relax you are not the only one.
Many people including those professional magicians will experience stage fright at some time or point in their lives.
With the exception of born actors or stage players that are born to perform, we the normal being are subjected to shyness and are afraid when we see a lot of people scrutinizing at our hands when we perform magic.
Below are a few tips for you.
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Be well prepared.
Rehearse over the trick many times so that you can deal your energy to the crowd or audience instead of having to keep rethinking what to perform.
2.
Have adequate rest.
Prior to your performance, rest well so that you can reduce your anxiety and be more refreshed.
3.
Perform a simple trick.
If you are afraid you cannot pull off an advanced trick that includes usage of sleight of hand, you could choose a simple trick that are less susceptible to failures so that you can concentrate on your trick more well.
4.
Perform for people you know.
If you are really afraid, perhaps you can start performing for people you know first before you move on to strangers on the street for street magic.
Dress Well If you have great skills but no presentation and image, no one will be interested or left in awe at the magic you perform.
On the contrary, if you are well dressed, charismatic and possess great skills like David Copperfield, then you are more or less on your way to success