Sound of Music went very well over the weekend, despite my stage fright. It’s not like I’ve never played piano in front of people before – it was just my first time being the only accompanist for an entire musical. Now I feel like an old pro, and the rehearsals and performances this week aren’t going to faze me in the slightest. Well, maybe just a little, since being overconfident is a bad thing when it comes to playing piano. <\/p>\n
My project defense, on the other hand, is terrifying to me. I have never been very good at speaking in front of people (except when acting, which is somewhat different). I know my subject, my presentation is well on it’s way to being decent, and I’ll have practiced it at least a couple of times before next Tuesday. Still, I already have butterflies in my stomach just thinking about standing up in front of my committee – and probably no one else, since I scheduled it for 9 AM – and doing this presentation. The rational part of me realizes that my committee wants<\/i> me to pass, and will probably not ask terribly difficult questions. The rest of me is still scared to death. I have 8 days to get over my fear of public speaking. Hm. Well, I’d just be happy to find a way to not sound<\/i> like I’m nervous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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