Nah, I've had too much practice. You soon get used to it.
But when I was a teen the thought of getting up before a crowd would have terrified me. I was so shy I used to mumble, even in normal conversation, in case I said something embarrassing. But I got lucky, I met this little blonde who took it on herself to knock my confidence into shape. These days she claims she over-did it. She's probably right.
I always got the Lead in School Plays , learned my lines off by Heart and never needed prompting and I Loved every single Play I was in and every single Performance.
It was Magical , the applause from the Audience gave me such a high , the Costumes were amazing and I never missed my Cue
I can speak in front of a smallish group, especially if they're coworkers or familiar in some other way, but getting up in front of a bunch of strangers? Nope. Nopety, nope, nope.
I did when I was in school but later in life I was a speaker at various business seminars and spoke to crowds ranging from 20 to 200 people. I guess maturity kicked in as I was very comfortable speaking.
But when I was a teen the thought of getting up before a crowd would have terrified me. I was so shy I used to mumble, even in normal conversation, in case I said something embarrassing. But I got lucky, I met this little blonde who took it on herself to knock my confidence into shape. These days she claims she over-did it. She's probably right.
I always got the Lead in School Plays , learned my lines off by Heart and never needed prompting and I Loved every single Play I was in and every single Performance.
It was Magical , the applause from the Audience gave me such a high , the Costumes were amazing and I never missed my Cue
Public Speaking in college did help me get rid of most of the stage fright.