At this time, did you feel your heart beat faster? Do you feel at a loss? Do you feel scared? Nervous, except nervous, nervous!
Well, that's me!
As an engineering student, I did experiments when I graduated, and what I made was chitosan foam, which was directly visible to the naked eye. The experiment was successful, but I still encountered many problems in my defense. Now that I think about it, I still think it was really miserable at that time!
Our teacher asked the members of our group to make a pre-defense, but the teachers of other groups didn't.
It was good to come first, but unexpectedly, I came more than once. I defended 5.6 times in advance, the most in our group, and finally passed. Some students once passed.
And so many times, I only finished it once and for the last time.
I clearly remember that when I stood on the podium for the first time, the whole person was in a state of tension and could not speak fluently. Intermittent, in short, can not continue, the more urgent, the more likely to make mistakes, and finally can not go on directly.
The next few times were also unlucky. As soon as I stood on the platform, my mind went blank and I was too nervous to speak. And then I feel like I'm in a vicious circle. Our teacher is very worried that I will die. The teacher said that when others stopped worrying, she was worried about me. I'm worried about myself, too
However, in the end, the counterattack was completed and passed smoothly. I finished my thesis defense from scratch and won unanimous applause from everyone.
So how did I do it? I only did the following three things:
I think you are nervous and can't go on because you are not skilled enough. If your proficiency can be blurted out, then your nervousness can be ignored.
So I think, if you can't do it once, it will be 10 times. If not, 100 times, repeat. When I practiced for about 10 times, it was almost enough.
That's how I practice. After writing the manuscript, I read it several times. When I am proficient, I will read it to the manuscript and record it on my mobile phone. Listen to yourself, see where there is a problem, continue to correct and continue to record. When there is no big problem, find an empty classroom and talk more on your own platform so that students can sit down and listen. When you stand on the podium, you feel different from what you said below. Many times, you speak very well at the bottom, and you are confused when you get to the stage.
Therefore, repetition is a very effective method.
No matter how experienced I am, I think I will be a little nervous when I go on stage. So how to overcome it? Here's what I do: I hint to myself every day, I can do it, I can do it, and relax. As long as I have time, I will cheer myself up and firmly believe that I can do it.
I will also read some inspirational stories, such as the story of rebirth in adversity, and then suggest to myself that other people's major events can be over. I think it's just a small matter, nothing, and I can do it.
Pay attention to adjust your emotions, do something you like and try to relax. When you want to go up, you can also take a sip of water or eat a piece of chocolate to relieve your tension.
I was doing an experiment at that time, so I had a product, so I took my chitosan foam with me and showed it directly to everyone. What color, what structure, what shape, at a glance, intuitive and vivid. My experiment will have color changes, so I will print the pictures before and after in color and show them to everyone while watching. Make full use of all the resources that can enrich and help you finish your defense better.
I have done so much about the defense, I hope it will be useful and enlightening to you.