overcome my fear of public speaking

Whether or not this will be completed depends on how my presentation goes on Monday.

So I had a french presentation this year…my first of the year as well as an English skits(same day, too!). They were easier than I thought they would be. I don’t know if it’s more of an “I’m comfortable with these kids I’ve known for 3 years” or “I’m overcoming my fear of public speaking”. I hope it’s the latter because I hate how I freeze up in front of people when I give a presentation. I need to be more comfortable in front of people, although I think the underlying problem was my low self-esteem.

When i was in elementary, I had no problem when it came to public speaking. Then, when I reached highschool I was a jumble of nerves whenever I had to speak to other people, whether it was two people or a classroom of 30. I can see this goal becoming more and more accomplished because I had an ITT presentation at the beginning of the year. I was nervous before I stepped up, but when i was actually giving the presentation, I didnt feel nervous at all. It was a great feeling.

One reason that I want to be able to speak better in front of people, besides to get better marks on presentations, is because I would really like to take theatre. I’ll have to wait until my nerves calm down a bit before I can do that.