In response to Melissa Dawson

Melissa,

I agree with you that public speaking is one big fear that people have. I've also heard the saying that people fear public speaking more than death. One reason I think that we fear public speaking is we don't do it often enough to overcome this fear. Take our professors for example. They speak publicly everyday as they lecture and they seem to be extremely comfortable. As we enter the workplace in the next couple of years we will most likely find ourselves conducting speeches within our organization. I'm normally a timid person and public speaking makes me nervous.