Naked with Black Socks
Are you comfortable in front of people, or does the idea of public speaking make you want to hide in the bathroom? Why?
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What an odd prompt title. I won’t be able to get that picture out of my mind any time soon.
I’m very comfortable in front of people. My dad had me teacing two-year-olds in Sunday School when I was only 12, and I’ve been teaching ever since. I participated in speech contests in high school. I’ve been a high school teacher. I teach adult women’s Bible study, and I do a moderate amount of public speaking at women’s conferences and seminars. Not a problem.
In fact, the more the merrier. I guess I’m a ham. I love to elicit responses from the audience, and I find myself speaking not just to a faceless group, but to individuals. It’s a lot of fun, and I suspect I get more out of it than my audience does.
I truly feel sorry for those who hate to speak publicly and suffer no end of nerves, nausea, and anxiety when they have to do so. I’ll never forget seeing a girl faint in my senior year of high school when she had to get up in front to give a speech. Felt so bad for her.
I’m just not one of those. There are plenty of other things that scare me spitless. Public speaking is not one of them.
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I like your thought that there are plenty of other things to worry about or that might scare you (us). Thanks for the reminder.