How to swallow a big pill?

I used to have a hard time swallowing pills as well, especially larger ones. What I would do is to take a sip of something like milk and swallow it with that. When that doesn't work, I like to mix up a Dixie sized cup of Tang, make it extra strong, drop the pill in, hold my nose, and gulp the contents of the cup down. After a couple days, you will get used to swallowing the larger pill, but it does take time. As some one else said, try to be relaxed as much as possible, which will help guarantee your success.