Do you get nervous when doing speeches?

Holy sh** today i had a speech and Iwas shaking badly. My legs were shaking, my arms, and my paper. even told the class while doing the speech sorry but im shaking.I know half the class buts its like very bad that i was prolly deducted points. god! Someone tell me how to prevent this before i have to do another speech this year.

anyone else?

I have a speech tomorrow and yes, I get nervous as hell. Worse, my teacher (though she is absolutely wonderful) knows exactly when you are nervous, lying, or sexually attracted to somebody simply by looking at you.

Outside of school, practice shaking violently and immediately pausing the shaking. This will train your ability to control your shakes.unholymight

Shake violenty as in you are possesed? Thats crazy and if afamilywalks into my room I would have nothing to say but GTFO

Find a source to draw out the negative energy. For example, take a bubblegum wrap. Hold it in your hand, try and focus on it (move it around in your hand, whatever you can think it), it'll make you forget about being nervious. That, or practice shake control like mentioned earlier.

[QUOTE="unholymight"]Outside of school, practice shaking violently and immediately pausing the shaking. This will train your ability to control your shakes.LittleToejam

Shake violenty as in you are possesed? Thats crazy and if afamilywalks into my room I would have nothing to say but GTFO

I have a speech tomorrow and yes, I get nervous as hell. Worse, my teacher (though she is absolutely wonderful) knows exactly when you are nervous, lying, or sexually attracted to somebody simply by looking at you.

Theokhoth

Find a source to draw out the negative energy. For example, take a bubblegum wrap. Hold it in your hand, try and focus on it (move it around in your hand, whatever you can think it), it'll make you forget about being nervious. That, or practice shake control like mentioned earlier.

WGTC007

I have a speech tomorrow and yes, I get nervous as hell. Worse, my teacher (though she is absolutely wonderful) knows exactly when you are nervous, lying, or sexually attracted to somebody simply by looking at you.

Theokhoth

[QUOTE="WGTC007"]

Find a source to draw out the negative energy. For example, take a bubblegum wrap. Hold it in your hand, try and focus on it (move it around in your hand, whatever you can think it), it'll make you forget about being nervious. That, or practice shake control like mentioned earlier.

LittleToejam

Then just go with the basics, rehearse or, think happy thoughts (if that helps)...

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

I have a speech tomorrow and yes, I get nervous as hell. Worse, my teacher (though she is absolutely wonderful) knows exactly when you are nervous, lying, or sexually attracted to somebody simply by looking at you.

FreshWhiteBread

No, just married.

I used to. I still don't really like to give speeches, but i don't get nervous.

I only get nervous if i don't know what i'm talking about.

I used to be scared of speeches to the point of shaking, and other people could see it, but now I'm not. I'd rather not do them but if I was told to, I could. (Without shaking!)

Nah I love public speaking =D!

It's kind of a strange experience for me, mostly because I love giving speeches, but when I get up there, in the middle of my speech, my voice seems to start shaking, like I'm about to cry! I have no idea how or why that happens!

Not anymore. I took a Speech Communications' class my senior year of high school that really helped my public speaking.

I do get pretty nervous sometimes, but that's only because I worry about what the teacher thinks and what grade I will get on it. Usually when I get in front of the class I feel very comfortable and relaxed, mostly because I know nearly everyone in the class.

I'm kind of weird: I'm nervous as all hell before I start speaking, but the moment I start speaking all of the anxiety vanishes just like that.

I'm kind of weird: I'm nervous as all hell before I start speaking, but the moment I start speaking all of the anxiety vanishes just like that.

GabuEx

I'm kind of weird: I'm nervous as all hell before I start speaking, but the moment I start speaking all of the anxiety vanishes just like that.

GabuEx

Normally I'm the exact opposite: perfectly fine until I have to speak, then I freak out.

"Okay. It's just a speech. No problem. Everybody else has to do one, no fear. You know what you gotta say, and you're not nervous, this is good, this is. . .oh ****, it's your turn!"