“You can never achieve anything without steady accumulation! Everything you go through is part of growing up.”--- This is what I’ve always told myself during the past three years.
Holding the microphone, my voice trembled with tension; my eyes were dazzled by the hot stage lights glaring down upon me. I could see nothing but darkness in the audience. I was completely overwrought because I knew so many pairs of eyes out there were focused on me.Filled with fear for making a mistake, my mind almost went blank and I felt terrible! The first time I acted as a host is still fresh in my memory. Just like I could never be a good host without repeated practice and experience, I could not make any achievements in school without the help of long-time accumulation.
On campus I have hosted many concerts and evenings. All seemed to be evidence that I was confident all the time. However it was not the case initially. I hadbroken through countless both internal and external barriers. As for hosting, though well prepared offstage, I would always feel refrained and nervous in the spotlight. What my brain had in store was far from enough. So I kept practicing: I made a lot impromptu speeches, recorded my speech and listened to it again and again then modified it until I was satisfied. At the same time I enriched experience and tried to speak out my own thoughts on stage instead of the hackneyed lines. Though not being stressed on stage was never easy, as my skills and experience accumulated I found in myself a further strengthened heart which ensured my easiness on stage in future performances. It appeared to me that in whatever areas we are dedicated to, confidence comes from hard work and long term accretion.
Holding the microphone, my voice trembled with tension; my eyes were dazzled by the hot stage lights glaring down upon me. I could see nothing but darkness in the audience. I was completely overwrought because I knew so many pairs of eyes out there were focused on me.Filled with fear for making a mistake, my mind almost went blank and I felt terrible! The first time I acted as a host is still fresh in my memory. Just like I could never be a good host without repeated practice and experience, I could not make any achievements in school without the help of long-time accumulation.
On campus I have hosted many concerts and evenings. All seemed to be evidence that I was confident all the time. However it was not the case initially. I hadbroken through countless both internal and external barriers. As for hosting, though well prepared offstage, I would always feel refrained and nervous in the spotlight. What my brain had in store was far from enough. So I kept practicing: I made a lot impromptu speeches, recorded my speech and listened to it again and again then modified it until I was satisfied. At the same time I enriched experience and tried to speak out my own thoughts on stage instead of the hackneyed lines. Though not being stressed on stage was never easy, as my skills and experience accumulated I found in myself a further strengthened heart which ensured my easiness on stage in future performances. It appeared to me that in whatever areas we are dedicated to, confidence comes from hard work and long term accretion.