Having stage fright is a very common thing that many people experience, it can be nerve-wracking to get up in front of a large crowd, especially when most of them are strangers.
There are a few tips and tricks, however, that can make the daunting task feel a little easier.
From picturing the audience in their underpants to looking just over everyone’s heads, there are a few things that help.
Another thing that can help is pinpointing a specific person in the audience, someone you feel very comfortable with, and imagining it’s just you and them.
That’s what one little girl did when she had to perform a gymnastics routine in front of a crowd of parents.
When she first walked on stage with her teacher, she looked out at the crowd and was searching for one special someone who she knew would be rooting for her.
She couldn’t find this person and ended up getting a little upset causing her teacher to ask her what was wrong.
And wave he did, and as soon as Brooklyn saw him, she was ready to move into her routine.
Her father, Michael Reed, had positioned himself near the back of the crowd so that he could videotape his little girl’s performance.
She climbed over the obstacle in front of her and moved onto a forward roll.
To cheers from the crowd, the girl expertly rolled down a ramp and then looked back to the crowd to see if her dad had seen what she had done.
She called out to him with pride, knowing he was watching her every move.
