Public Speaking

Part I of Essay
In the past, I have participated in a lot of classes and training dealing with many different topics, but unfortunately, and/ or communications was not one of them. In fact, the last class that I took even relatively close to this one was in junior high school. In some sen ....

Part II of Essay
.... like playing with my note cards or something. Also, I am clearly not comfortable with standing up there. Although it is not overly visible on the tape, I can tell that I look very nervous, and I tend to stutter a little and lose my place and focus in the middle of the speeches frequently. I really don't understand why speaking in front of the class bothers me so much. If I were to give the speech from my desk, even though everyone would still be looking at me, I think that I could do a much better job and be more relaxed as well. I think ....