Take acting classes

I went to a murder mystery party and had a good time. It was a little awkward at first, mainly because there were “real” actors there. Some of the host’s friends were bonifide theatre people. It was fun and I talked to ne of the actors about acting classes. So I’ll see where it goes…

I want to take acting classes. I have a fear of speaking in front of groups, so to overcome this fear I’m going to take acting classes. My biggest issue is that my face turns bright red when I speak in front of people. I don’t even think I’m nervous, but as I start in front of a group I can feel my face start to get warm. It’s all over from that point and I can literally feel heat coming up from the neck of my shirt. I get blotchy on my neck and have been known to turn a purple color on occasion. It has helped that in my Master’s program we are required to give a class presentation in every class. So for the past 2 1/2 years I’ve had to give approximately 10 presentations, each one ending with me bright red. I have good material, present well, and want to continue to present in front of people (now I’m starting to wonder why) because I will eventually have to do it again. I want the nervousness to go away and feel comfortable in front of people.