{"id":41682,"date":"2013-10-14T16:22:18","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T14:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=41682"},"modified":"2013-10-14T16:22:18","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T14:22:18","slug":"the-science-of-stage-fright-and-how-to-overcome-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=41682","title":{"rendered":"The science of stage fright (and how to overcome it)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K93fMnFKwfI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Heart racing, palms sweating, labored breathing? No, you&#8217;re not having a heart attack &#8212; it&#8217;s stage fright! If speaking in public makes you feel like you&#8217;re fighting for your life, you&#8217;re not alone. But the better you understand your body&#8217;s reaction, the more likely you are to overcome it. Mikael Cho advises how to trick your brain and steal the show.  animation by KAPWA Studioworks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heart racing, palms sweating, labored breathing? No, you&#8217;re not having a heart attack &#8212; it&#8217;s stage fright! If speaking in public makes you feel like you&#8217;re fighting for your life, you&#8217;re not alone. But the better you understand your body&#8217;s reaction, the more likely you are to overcome it. 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