1) I Got Chills, They're Multiplyin: Feeling shaky? Get your body moving. Walk around, do jumping-jacks, whatever you have to do to keep moving. Think of it like instead of nerves, you're just freezing cold. If you stay in one place, the chills are gonna get worse. Once you start moving, the less noticable they'll become.
2) Get Outta My Head: Distract yourself. Get a friend to start crackin jokes or start a game of Word Association. Don't get too distracted that you completely forget what you have to do, but try to keep the nerves at bay until the time comes when you can put them to good use.
3) I Like To Move It, Move It: It's okay to embarrass yourself and do crazy things every once in awhile. Channel your nerves into something useful like: quick thinking, spontaneous dance moves, witty remarks, fast reflexes... Don't let yourself freeze up! If you feel like you might be, rub your earlobes. Not furiously, don't go sending yourself to the ER, but gently rub them with your thumbs. What you're doing is releasing pressure. The earlobes are common pressure points that people tend to overlook, but it can end up being very relaxing.
4) Everybody's Got a Laughin Place Find that "happy place" full of whatever keeps you relaxed, and go there in your mind. Pretend you're alone. Not the whole "audience in their underwear" crap. That's just weird. Just pretend they don't exist, or have a friend in the audience so you can pretend you're performing to just them.
5) Leggo My Ego: Don't set yourself up for failure, or success. You don't want to go and let your ego get the better of you, and you certainly don't want to go in and not even bother trying. Just go in and have fun. Do the best you can, then wait and see where it leads you.
Good luck! :)
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