Speech fright can be painful to watch, and this video certainly proves it. However, it seems to be painful in an entertaining sort of way except perhaps for its subject, the Hollywood director Michael Bay. How else do you explain the more than one million views the YouTube video of the incident has attracted? It was apparently meant to be a …
Stage Fright & 'American Idol' Sonika Vaid
One of the standout performers in the final season of “American Idol,” Sonika Vaid, is no stranger to stage fright. Now that she’s made it into the final stages of the competition, the Martha’s Vineyard native is starting to receive quite a bit of media attention. It includes a profile interview found on the NBC news website. In the piece, …
Lamaze for stage fright. Wait, what?
If you’re an American parent, there’s a good chance you and/or your spouse relied on the Lamaze technique during childbirth. A medical intervention developed by French obstetrician Dr. Fernand Lamaze in the 1940s, it helps a mother cope with the physical pain of bringing a baby into the world. It may also be effective in managing the anxiety of performing …
Stage Fright: PJ Gallagher's Reality Bites
From RTÉ Ten: Comedian PJ Gallagher has secretly battled with stage fright since he first erupted onto our screens with Naked Camera. But now he’s reached a crossroads: either he finds a way to overcome his crippling fear of performing or gives up the one thing he can actually do!
Stage Fright: Joe Kowan's TED Talk
Folk singer Joe Kowan’s TED talk about his long battle with stage fright.
Adele’s Fear of the Stage
No popular artist is bigger these days than the British singer-songwriter Adele, and few have been as open about their stage fright. Rolling Stone In a 2011 interview with Rolling Stone, Adele disclosed about her performance anxiety: I’m scared of audiences. I get shitty scared. One show in Amsterdam, I was so nervous I escaped out the fire exit. I’ve …