get over my fear of public speaking

At the store I let an employee know that there was a broken glass perfume bottle that needed to be cleaned up!

And they cleaned it up right away!

It made me feel good about myself to speak up!
I didn’t want anybody to get hurt!

Yay me!

i think it all started in grade 8 when i ran for student council president. I was on the stage doing my speech and then when i came to the middle of mine i totally forgot everything! and there was about a 2 minute silence where i didnt say anything and i just stood there ahha. so after that i pulled out my speech that i had written and i read the rest of it.
wheni was done i started to walk back to my seat and everyone had that look like “omg that poor girl” but they were still pitty cheering for me lol. it felt horrible.
so after that when i got into highschool i had to do a ton of speeches, and i was constantly stressed! but once day i was in french class doing a whole speech in french!! .. and my friend told me before i went up infront of the class that when i start speeking, actually look around and see who is paying attention. so i did. and it turns out that the people that i found intimidating werent even paying attention!
so now i feel more comfortable doing it. not that i would volunteer or anything ahha, but next time i can feel it that i would be more comfortable. i havent had another big chance to actually prove myself yet, but for the small public speaking things.. i actually do somewhat good. i mean im still not 100% comfortable.. but i get through it without feeling sick hahha.

ok i have to speek infront of my class at school and im really nervous because i wont be ab;e to stop shaking

I spoke to strangers again today!

OK, they were trying to sell me make-up.
But I needed help.
And I had questions.

Yay me for asking questions!
Asking for help!

And not feeling like a fool!

I am improving!

And this makes me HAPPY & PROUD!
Speaking in public!

3 goals in one!

speak in public!

I read a poem out loud at a poetry reading!
Not my poem, but from a book.

Mind you there were less than 10 people in the room, not much of a turnout.

But the fact that I went to the poetry reading by myself makes me HAPPY too!

I just found a poem that I liked & did it!
I didn’t over-think it!

Yay me!

And it paid off… now it’s no big deal.

Yesterday, on the last day of summer school we all had to give presentations of our research and investigations and then conduct a debate.

I was really nervous about especially because we had to talk about biochemistry and fuel cells in front of people with PhDs in that area – nerve wracking!

But, even though before and during the presentation I was really quite nervous, and pronounced some words wrong (sodium tetrahydridoborate anyone?). It was fine. Because really, who cares? It doesn’t matter. A lot of people absolutely shit themselves while speaking in public, yet they sound so confident, and that’s normal.

So even though I don’t necessarily like speaking in public, and I do get nervous, I think that’s just part of it. And if I have to speak in public, I will – I will not let my nerves and fear get the better of me!

I felt nervous with family lately.
Which is weird.
Kind of felt like public speaking.

Just didn’t feel that closeness that you should feel with family.
Didn’t feel the most comfortable to just completely be myself.

I need to work on this!
Just be ME!

I just cannot do it.

I’m very glad that I managed to perform a very good presentation today. I gave a presentation to a handful of “important” people. I admit I was a bit nervous before the presentation started but it wasn’t that bad as I used to experience in previous occasions. Two things made my public speaking today successful -> Deep breathing and positive thinking. That’s all! It worked! Deep breathing avoids me from having uncontrolled heartbeat.. and positive thinking reduces my stress so I didn’t tremble while giving the presentation. And another thing: always know how to START it… because once you start good… the rest will just flow.

Hope I have shared some useful experience here.. Cheers all!

I feel so happy today!