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I Hate Public Speaking

We're having our impromptu speech right now and I feel like vomiting 🙃 I'm shaking like a leaf and I feel cold all over. I'm good when it comes to writing but I blank out whenever I'm in front of an audience 😰 Right now I'm distracting myself so that I could keep calm before I get called.

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bookerdana · M

Just remember your audience is rooting for you,if it goes smoothly they hear a good speech but if you start to flounder they're in your corner even more...at this point just organize your main points,not exact wording then knock em dead!
This is especially true in a class where everyone's going through the same ordeal...good luck!🙃

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bookerdana · M

@Gelartsyyy You can also go to Plan B:imagine your audience buck naked!😛
They used to actually tell people to do that that! Never worked for me but at least you get som😉e fun out of it....
Be you did fine!!!!

Gelartsyyy · 22-25, F

@bookerdana I tried that before but it didn't work 😂 Thank you!!

bookerdana · M

@Gelartsyyy 😉

Keaten · 31-35, M

I hope you are okay. I get like that when I have to public speak and when I am just in public in general! lol. It helps to look over the audience and just find a spot on the wall to look at. Then, you can move your gaze across the back wall to make it look like you are looking at the audience while talking. You will seem very engaged and compose.

Gelartsyyy · 22-25, F

@Keaten I'll remember this for next week's impromptu 😊

Keaten · 31-35, M

@Gelartsyyy Good! Have fun with it and enjoy yourself and the audience will enjoy it too!☺️

gobacktoyourroomandstudy

just look at the wall behind the audience and pretend you're talking to it like you do in your room.

Gelartsyyy · 22-25, F

@gobacktoyourroomandstudy That's what I did!!

gobacktoyourroomandstudy

that resonates with me! How'd it go?

Gelartsyyy · 22-25, F

@gobacktoyourroomandstudy It went alright, I guess? Majority of the class made a fool out of themselves with their answers (including myself) so I guess I'm not that bummed out with the result 😂

Nanori · F

girl you stress me

Gelartsyyy · 22-25, F

@Nanori im stressing myself i cant keep calm hahahahahah

ramgopal · 31-35, M

Did you do well? I have the same fear too

Gelartsyyy · 22-25, F

@ramgopal It was alright 😆 I managed to answer it without stuttering

ramgopal · 31-35, M

@Gelartsyyy that's cool 😁

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