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To: Born Conservative

I suggest about 4 oz of Gatorade about 15 mins before performance. (The dosage may vary with individual sweatiness.) I found that stage fright often causes a drop in blood pressure and that sipping a little Gatorade (or eating a small melon slice) does wonders. (Don't drink so much that the bladder becomes a problem.)

Other tricks (psychological) are to imagine that the audience is dressed in their underwear or that they are just cantelopes or sheep. I like to think that the audience is there to hear me and thus I'll give them something worthwhile (a big ego helps.)


12 posted on 10/18/2004 7:21:15 AM PDT by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: Doctor Stochastic

In extreme cases of stage fright, this wouldn't work (Gatorade). Also, there is an INCREASE in blood pressure with the Fight or Flight response (i.e. stage fright), not a decrease. The mental imagery trick would be beneficial in a person with a more mild case of stage fright.


14 posted on 10/18/2004 8:03:30 AM PDT by Born Conservative (20 years of votes can tell you much more about a man than 20 weeks of campaign rhetoric-Zell Miller)
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To: Doctor Stochastic

I'm in a band. The surefire way to kill stagefright is lots of practice, 2 or 3 vodka and tonics about 15 minutes before you hit the stage, and a flask full of whiskey. I've also heard that smoking a big fat joint with your bandmates helps, but that's illegal and of course I would never engage in such activities.

:-O

Your mileage may vary!


16 posted on 10/22/2004 12:20:40 PM PDT by t_skoz ("let me be who I am - let me kick out the jams!")
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