Dear Dickson,

How very interesting... I am quite aware of the feelings of anxiety, ever since I was a young child. In my case, I believe "it comes with the package"... I don't try to analyse... I accept it as part of my character. I remember my vivid 4 year-old times, when I threw my toys over the bedroom window, to save time and rush downstairs to the gardens and play... I have been in a rush, and struggle against time, ever since I can remember. (Life is too short for so much that I need to accomplish...) Call it nervousness, anxiety, foolishness, or whatever....

In personal terms, I find that the only way to deal with this, is to accept this as part of my character, and to take the best of this. I soon became a "multitask" and thus, "multi-problem" person. But I enjoy living within myself, because I do accomplish a lot.

Thank you for the question of a negative feeling and can be addressed by knowing the reasons that led to this greetings

To a certain extent it is a good feeling. When we banalize our work, we may be too relaxed and it may lead us to offer a less interesting presentation. But if we feel comfortable with a group, school, etc we can lose this "nervousness" and still present an excellent work. It is not a problem to be a confident professional.

Dear Dickson,

How very interesting... I am quite aware of the feelings of anxiety, ever since I was a young child. In my case, I believe "it comes with the package"... I don't try to analyse... I accept it as part of my character. I remember my vivid 4 year-old times, when I threw my toys over the bedroom window, to save time and rush downstairs to the gardens and play... I have been in a rush, and struggle against time, ever since I can remember. (Life is too short for so much that I need to accomplish...) Call it nervousness, anxiety, foolishness, or whatever....

In personal terms, I find that the only way to deal with this, is to accept this as part of my character, and to take the best of this. I soon became a "multitask" and thus, "multi-problem" person. But I enjoy living within myself, because I do accomplish a lot.

Nervousness is basically negative. However, it can be overcome with presentational strategies. 1. Knowing your material inside out and making your material and presentation light and easy to present even for you is one way. Do not attempt to make your presentation too complex, otherwise it would be too complicated and coping from a nervous end of the presentation table would mess everything up. 2. Simplify the moment of presentation to yourself by lightening it and reducing the presentation to something akin to a dialogue with your audience; establish the tenor of the dialogue on your terms and not necessarily on the basis of a vague, unattainable standard. 3. Convince yourself your material can be presented by you with distinction and attempt to do so even as you have simplified your material. 4. Do not be distracted by feelings, reactions, glares, smiles and even shouts of the audience; stick to your presentation and material but where the audience is making a legitimate case; do not be thrown off guard and do not be unreasonable; calmly address the concern of the audience and if anything needs correction, correct it without being embarrassed....so much more

Honestly I have never felt nervous growing up , nope not as a teenager nor as a new teacher , even when I addressed students who were older than me !!!!! I am very confident have been ....

So , yes it is negative and I will never make anybody feel that way around me .

Cope: talk (small talk !!!) , Canadian weather , global warming and TV shows , food rather cuisine (very gooooood )

NERVOUSNESS - is a very common feeling and I like the

"archaic synonyms for nervousness : active, vigorous, forceful"

Collins English Dictionary

Nervousness is state of mind in which we can't do anything confidently. No it's not positive.To overcome it i would suggest the daily deep meditation.

Dear Colleagues, Good Day,

" How to Overcome Nervousness: 7 Simple Habits

by HENRIK EDBERG

“Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” Benjamin Franklin

“If I don’t train enough, of course I’m nervous.“ Haile Gebrselassie

It starts with just a little tremble within. Then a pressure builds up.

A hand or foot starts to fidget. Your palms become moist and you start to feel not quite like yourself anymore. The inner calmness you felt has flown out the window.

Nervousness is back, like an old friend you didn’t want to see.

Just in time for that date you had been looking forward to for the past week. Or the important meeting at work or your presentation in school.

So what can you do at this point?

Back down, come up with a poor excuse and cancel? Plow through the date or meeting while being not quite your best self?

It is certainly possible. I have done both.

But an even better approach has in my experience been to find strategies and develop habits that help me to handle this challenge in better way.

Here are 7 of my favorite habits for handling and overcoming nervousness.

1. Prepare if possible.

2. Ask yourself: what is the worst that could realistically happen?

3. Visualize in a positive way.

4. Slow down and breathe with your belly.

5. Assume rapport in social situations.

6. Remember: people don’t think about you and what you do that much really.

7. Tell yourself that you are excited. ",...

Please, see the source for more details...

Source:

https://www.positivityblog.com/overcome-nervousness/

I am very thankful to you all for your interesting, and scholarly views and discussions on the subject. A special thanks to you professors:

1. Vilemar- for highlighting that there is good aspects of nervousness which prevents us from being overconfident. I am so grateful.

2. Maria- for sharing your beautiful experience on how you perfectly cope with nervousness, building on it in achieving greater things! I am so happy for you.

3. My friend from Bablylon- for sharing the view of knowing what caiuses nervousness and finding proactive ways of addressing them. Thank you.

4. Hassan- for academically shedding light on both the positive aspects (aiding us in carrying out wonderful tasks) and negative aspects of nervousness (causing us in losing control and our confidence). I am very grateful.

5. Adewale- for showcasing pragmatic strategies to cope with nervousness. I appreciate it wholeheartedly.

6. Mutasem- for mentioning the need for us to assist our students who usually do not know the best ways of coping with nervousness. I am sincerely thankful.

7. Aparna- for sharing with us your wonderful personal experience of confidence which is worth emulating. I appreciate it truly my friend.

8. Leonid- for digging and showing us the etymology of the word nervousness to enlighten us that it is not all that bad and is sometimes necessary to keep us on our toes. I am very thankful.

9. Milan- for your concise but valuable comment that deep daily meditation can be a powerful strategy in overcoming nervousness. I am sincerely grateful.

10. Hazim- for your very rich and comprehensive strategies for overcoming nervousness and even pointing out the likely causes of it with empirically grounded quotes. I am so grateful.

Best regards to you all

Dickson Adom

Dear Colleagues, Good Day,

"Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper: Dealing with Nervousness

The purpose of this guide is to provide advice on how to develop and organize a research paper in the social sciences.

Being nervous before and during a presentation is natural and should be considered a good thing--a little adrenalin often helps you perform better because it sharpens your senses and self-awareness. However, if it is not held in check, nervousness can also undermine your confidence and be a distraction to you and your audience. As a consequence, the audience focuses on you being nervous rather than the content of your presentation.

Keep the following strategies in mind to help control your nervousness:

Please, see the source for the rest of the article,...

Source:

http://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/nervousness

I am unable to control myself and such feeling!! due to hard situations in some aspect of my life (sorry!!)

Emad

Nervousness is not always negative....there is positive nervousness or controlled nervousness that helps energize speakers for his / her presentation....

Public Speaking: The Positive Effects of Nervousness

It never ceases to amaze me how many people want to get rid of their nervousness in public speaking. In truth, they should embrace that wonderful rush of adrenaline. If you’re not nervous when presenting, then I am sure because being overly confident is never a good thing in public speaking or any live venue for that matter.

If you look at nervousness and what it does to your body, you have 3 choices: freeze, flight, or fight mode. We have all seen those in the freeze scenario in which they stare at the audience in a rigid stance while their bodies tremble with fear and they are unable to utter a word. And, as one who has taught public speaking for many years, I have certainly had a few students who have literally walked out of the room before presenting. This we would call desperate flight!

The fight mode, however, is what you should aim for because it is in this scenario that you will be able to face your audience, open your mouth, and deliver your speech or presentation. When you place yourself in this mode and learn to take control of your nervousness, you will then have the upper hand, in which you are in control of the situation and not your nervousness.

So how do you take control? By:

1. knowing your material – which means practicing it out loud over and over and over again; 2. talking to your audience as if you were having a conversation in your living room; 3. speaking with color, with life, with emotion; 4. believing in yourself; and, most importantly; 5. learning to breathe with the support of your diaphragm which is truly the best means of controlling nervousness in any form of public speaking.

The secret to the breathing is that most people are lazy breathers using only the upper portion of the chest for respiration. The result of this type of shallow breathing means that your body is unable to eliminate the toxins in your blood. If you are unable to rid your blood of the toxins, your nervousness or panic increases. This is why the 1st step in stopping a panic attack is to breathe.

If, on the other hand, you learn to breathe with the support of your diaphragm, you will notice that you feel more relaxed and more in control, that you are better able to focus on the subject at hand, (and not on your nervousness) and that you are able to communicate with your audience instead of at them.

Great public speakers are nervous. Learn to breathe, embrace your nervousness for what it is, and you will be surprised at how much better your presentation skills will be.

Ref: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/public-speaking-the-positive-effects-of-nervousness

Dear Colleagues, Good Day,

"Being nervous is not something you should be ashamed of. Nervous means you care, you really want to do well."

---- Paula Creamer

Dear brother Prof. Emad,

Thanks for your genuine submission. It is normal. Situations in life preempt some behaviours. But you are a wonderful scholar and a humble brother! Thanks and best regards

Dickson Adom

Dear Prof. Selvam,

Thanks very much for your rich and detailed discussions on the subject. I am very grateful. Best regards

Dickson Adom

Dear Prof. Hazim,

Indeed, there are positive signals to nervousness! Yet, it shouldn't get out of hand. Thanks so much. Best regards

Dickson Adom

Thanks a lot dear brother Dr.Dickson for your brilliant words. I was just describing my behavior at a hard situation(s).

Emad

A little uneasiness charges our confidence batteries, making us just okay in offering an extemporaneous delivery！

Dear Colleagues, Good Day,

"There's a difference between wanting to appear confident and actually feeling confident. I think there have been many times when I've overcompensated for how nervous or out of place I feel. I was like that at school."

----- James Corden

Thanks Prof. Hazim for your valuable comment. Best regards

Dear Colleagues, Good Day,

"Ironically, it is when we identify with our spirits rather than our bodies that we are most powerful on the material plane. Our overidentification with the world does not give us power within the world so much as it diminishes our power here. It makes us frightened and nervous and full of anxiety."

----- Marianne Williamson

Nervousness can make a huge impact in a negative way to someone's speech. It would do so by not clearly stating the message you are trying to give. Also, it can make you forget important information about your topic.

Hi, we can say

• Nervousness is a feeling of unknown fear before starting the work or feeling of depression regarding the result of work.
• It is psychological state of mind , a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some wrong .

thanks

Nervousness is bad. We can not concentrate in our works if we become nervous. All of us will feel nervous if proper condition comes.

But some people feel more nervousness than other. It is almost an intrinsic character. I don't know the way to control it. Psychotherapy may work.

Dear Colleagues, Good Day,

"There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior."

----- Fran Lebowitz

I sincerely appreciate your insightful comments, professors Hazim, Mohamed, Dharmesh, and Shibabrata. Thanks and best regards

Dickson Adom