People who speak or perform before the public sometimes may have“ Stage Fright" : Stage fright makes a person {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (紧张的). In that case it can make one's mind go back and forget what one should say or to act. Actors, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (经受)from stage fright at one time or another.

    Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical center in New York City, She helps actors learn to  {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (控制、操控) themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been afraid to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fight {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (在......后) a sad experience.

    She offers them ways to reduce the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (害怕). One way is to smile before going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (也) helps.

    Miss Nichols advises her patients. to tell themselves that their {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (演讲) or performance does not have to be perfect. It's all right to make a mistake. It is important that they should {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (继续) to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (讨论) what happened, and find out what helped and what did not. The more they perform, the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (更少) they will fear. Miss Nichols says the aim is only to reduce stage fright, not "to smooth it away completely. This is because a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.