"不再怯場的簡單方法"

你厭倦了每次在觀眾前表演或是說話時會流手汗、腸胃作怪、顫抖的聲音和感到慌張的感覺嗎？有個簡單的解決方式──振奮自己。

一項新研究指出在面對表演焦慮的時候，讓自己興奮比試圖保持平靜要來得好。哈佛商學院的研究人員最近進行了數場實驗，以觀察當被吩咐做讓人備感壓力的事情如考試和演講的時候，人們的感受是否會影響表現。結果發現用像是用「我很興奮」這類的辭彙自我對話的受試者，跟試圖說服自己、讓自己變得比較冷靜的受試者相比，通常前者表現較好。

對此研究結果評論，研究人員說可能對人們而言將焦慮視為興奮比較容易，因為兩種情緒都是高度亢奮的狀態。研究人員總結說，變得興奮是個控管焦慮並改善表現比較有效的方式，因為人們被迫去想潛在的機會而不是執著於潛在的威脅。另外，研究主導者Alison Wood Brooks也鼓勵人們大聲說出他們很興奮，即便他們一開始不相信，但這能讓興奮的感受更真實。

(Health) Easy Solution to Stage Fright

Are you sick of getting sweaty palms, an upset stomach, a shaky voice and a feeling of panic every time you perform or speak in front of an audience? Here is an easy solution V excitement.

A new study suggests that it is better to get excited than try to stay calm when dealing with performance anxiety. Researchers at Harvard Business School recently conducted a number of experiments to see whether peoples feelings had an impact on their performance when asked to do stressful tasks, such as taking a test and delivering a speech. It was found that participants who engaged in self-talk with phrases like I am excited, instead of trying to talk themselves into a calmer state, generally performed better.

Commenting on the findings, the researchers said that it might be easier for people to view anxiety as excitement since they are both states of high arousal. They concluded that becoming excited is a more effective way to manage anxiety and improve their performance for people are forced to think about the potential opportunities, rather than dwell on the potential threats. Additionally, study author Alison Wood Brooks also encouraged people to say they are excited out loud, even if they do not believe it at first, as it can increase authentic feelings of excitement.

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