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I did use the search button, I didn't find anything on getting over nevousness. I just showed a trick to a few of my friends I did the trick fine but I was very nervous I was going to mess up. Is there anytips for over coming this or just practice, practice, practice.

You do need to practice your technique so you are confident in it, but what people neglect is that you need to pratice performing too. Because you won't be much good at it to start with and you'll only get better at interacting with people and presenting your magic with experience. Going over tricks in front of a mirror won't do this.
So I would say just keep performing whenever you get the opportunity to perform for genuinely interested spectators. You'll get better at it and also the more you do it the less nervous you will get.

Hope that's a help.

Alright because I was practicing in the mirror and I'm going to do that but I see what you mean preform when ever you get interested spectators.

I wasn't saying 'don't practice in front of a mirror' because you want to have your technique sorted before you show an effect to someone. What I was trying to say was that you shouldn't neglect the fact that performance needs practice too. The more you perform the more practice you'll get and the less nervous you'll be.

Alright thankyou.

There are several previous threads dealing with this aspect but perhaps not helpfully titled. Try
http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic10673. ... haky+hands
http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic9343.p ... haky+hands
http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic8647.p ... haky+hands
which will give a few thoughts on how to deal with some aspects of nervousness.

Get comfortable. Once your comfortable, you'll be fine. Confidence also comes along with practice. I remember performing a Hermann pass and being so nervous I almost let the deck fall.

Went home, practiced it like 50 times a day and now I can do it whenever wherever without even a second thought. Just keep your mind on the prize, that "holy sh*t" reaction you'll get at the end of your trick.

Hope that helps.

I will check those posts out, thankyou for your help. Oops I forgot to use the search fuction my bad.

I suffer from nervousness quite a bit too.
I tend to start with a few simple tricks which even I can't mess up. I find it gives you confidence and settles your nerves quite well. Then I can start to do some of the more fiddly tricks.
With each trick my confidence gets better and better, the gift of the gab comes back.

Thats my way anyway!!!!!!

I read that in another post is to do easy tricks starting then do start to do a little harder.

I have been told to shake your hands 'roughly', and that gits rid of shaky hands

well, as I see it, shakey hands are from nervousness, not just on their own. So you need to get rid of nerves. I have never had this problem but here are a few ideas anyway.
1. Build a rapport with the spectator, even if you are their friends and you already think you have that. Speak for a while first so you are 'on the same level'. This will allow your nerves to settle and they will become more intrested, indirectly meaning the reaction will be better.
2. Don't be a 'magic monkey' if anyone says: 'show me a trick' then it's probably not worth doing it anyway
3. Dont force it(and choose your person). Even if you are good friends with the person, some people are just not intrested. If this is the case than don't bother at all. you will pick up on their degree of intrest and if they are distracted or just plain unintrested then it will show in your performance.
4. Choose your time. (like above)

sorry for the lecture. Any more thoughts on nervousness?

I should just point out that my thoughts are on nervousness in performance only. As stated above, you need confidence in technique first.

My tip for getting over the nervs. is that u must get loose, and the best way to get loose is this: "Alcohol,,,The cause of and the solution to,,,all life problems".

Well its not true actually, but the only way to be "straight" during a trick is that you must first all:
Have worked on to have eye contact, now eye contact is a thing we all have problem in beginning. I have come over this problem and I just thought that this was a great thing to get over the nervs.
And the other thing is that, think what they spectator think, not what you think.
And of course, practice 3x the trick. Dont think about the "move" or "sleight" when practicing, make that moment for interacting with the spectator, and not for the "move" or "sleight". And dont care, ok, dont care what might happen, often they dont figure it anyway.

Dr. Pepper. What's the worst that could happen?

Next time you feel nervous, just think "Dr. Pepper" in your head

Alright those are good suggestions I will try those.