Hundreds of people, bright lights, microphones and uncomfortable clothing, not the ideal setting to stand up and start talking, particularly at the moment where you are probably nervous, sweating, dry mouthed and your stomach feels like its doing somersaults!
If you're scared to death of public speaking it may interest you to know that you're not alone. Public speaking is the #1 fear in Australia. That's right; more people are scared of public speaking than spiders.
