The adrenaline, in turn, makes our heart rate climb and our breathing sharpen and we may experience sweaty palms and an impaired ability to mentally focus. At this point, part of our brain interprets the adrenaline rush as fear, and if the body is experiencing fear, the next thing that occurs to the brain is that there must be something to be afraid of. This triggers a feedback loop than can result in ever increasing anxiety or fear. The key to controlling the problematic feedback loop is the mastery of the initial experience of anxiety. There are psychological methods to do this.
Stage fright is a problem that can usually be dealt with relatively quickly and simply.
If you want to learn more about turning anxiety into a strength, call me for a brief consultation at no charge. When you think about it, it's not all that surprising. We are usually trained to perform some job function and for most of us effective interpersonal communication is not the primary job component. However, it is an important underlying aspect of much of what we do and being good at it can give you a significant advantage. Often it's not the words we say, but how we say them that counts.