Get over fear of public speaking
...untill I’m doing a reading at a friends wedding.
I’m not exactly phobic, but I tend to talk really fast and stutter when I get nervous in front of people. I’m pretty sure being on a beach with no amplification in front of sixty people isn’t going to make this any better.
So now I’ve got to practice my reading. Over and over. So I’ll at least be at ease with the reading.
Why did I wait until I only had 62 hours? Well, I wasn’t asked until last week (the bride and groom had “ask our friends to do readings” on their list of things to do, but this task just hadn’t made it to the top of the ‘to do’ pile until then). And, out of my fear of public speaking I’d put off practicing for a couple of days. And then, probably due to stress, I got a ‘feels like someone is poking my brain with a stick’ migraine that had me hiding from light and noise in my bed for a couple of days.
I read the passage aloud several times tonight. Feeling a little better about it all. Tomorrow I’ve got a friend who is willing to be my audience.
