When it comes to singing in front of an audience, many people feel shy and nervous. If you are one of these people, here are some useful tips for you. You would do well to practice a lot to help you get over the fear of singing in front of an audience. This is something that takes time, and is not automatic. It’s true what they say, practice makes perfect.

When singing in front of an audience, try to establish eye contact with the audience. However, you should not focus only on one particular person in the audience. You don’t want to make any one person feel uncomfortable and thus lose or take away the value of your performance. A good thing to do is to focus on a certain section of the audience for a while before moving on to the next.

As long as you feel prepared, you need not worry excessively about how you’re singing or trying to figure out what people are thinking while you are singing in front of an audience. This will help you gain more confidence and work through and conquer that feeling of nervousness.

If this is new to you, then try to choose songs you that you know really well. This will make you feel more comfortable and more confident about your voice and performing in front of an audience, because you are already familiar with the chosen songs, and you will be less nervous to perform them.

Once you are on the stage, remember to smile and look confident, even if you are feeling terrified and insecure. In many cases, you might have to work hard to hide your nervousness in front of the audience. When you are on the stage, focus only on the song that you are going to sing. If you know the song very well but still feel nervous of performing in front of a crowd, then perhaps you could find and focus on an object slightly above the audience, instead of their faces. For example, some people focus on a clock in the rear of the room, or on the railings of the balcony.

It might be helpful also to choose a song that the audience is familiar with, or knows and can join in with you in singing.

Above all, enjoy yourself while you’re singing. It will help you to calm your nervousness even if it doesn’t go away completely. You will appear confident and you will leave the audience feeling the positive, enthusiastic mood of your performance hours, even days, after the performance is over.