grasping the nettle...

[Sofie]

Hi everybody!

Tomorrow morning I'm going to do something that scares the hell out of me, but what I really want and NEED to do too. Its the first meeting of this voluntary course I'm taking in university, about how to improve one's speeking in public (or something like that, not really sure how tosay it in english..). During that course I'll have to keep many many speeches and presentations, and I will get feedback from other students and teachers.

That's maybe like the most horryfying thing I know, and that's why I'm gonna do it. I cant hide my whole life behind my stuttering, I have to face it. I hope that if I face my fear again and again and again during that course, it will kind of take the sting out of it.

But you know what, still the biggest nightmare will be tomorrow, when (I'm sure this will happen) all have to introduce themselfs to a group.. I'm gonna die.. :eek:
I will tell them about my stuttering, maybe it isn't that bas then..

Haha, thanks for reading this "page of my diary" :) Feels good to share these thoughts with someone who will understand.


ps. english is not my native language, sorry for mistakes..

[ak47oooo]

Your english is really good for not being your native language :)

When I was in college, I had to take a public speaking class. Before each speech, I would spend a few hours practicing what I was going to say out loud, word for word. Stuttering was minimal. Once you start with a speech, you will start to forget everyone is there, because you will be so focused on your lines that it will be just like talking in your room by yourself.

[sst]

Your english is really good for not being your native language :)

When I was in college, I had to take a public speaking class. Before each speech, I would spend a few hours practicing what I was going to say out loud, word for word. Stuttering was minimal. Once you start with a speech, you will start to forget everyone is there, because you will be so focused on your lines that it will be just like talking in your room by yourself.

First off Sofie, welcome to our forum! :D You've just discussed my most hated activity, public speaking! I wish you a lot of luck, I bet you'll do great. Oh, and your English is better than 90% of my countrymen hehe.

AK47 is exactly right. When I had to do presentations, I'd practice for days, over and over. By the time I had to do it, I was nervous and scared, but I sort of use the nervousness to my advantage, and usually just breezed through the speech without any problems. Except in high school, my stuttering got so bad that in my communications class, I stuttered every ing word in EVERY speech I had to give. It was horrible. I still passed, most likely out of pity! :o

[Sofie]

Thanks for replies! It feels nice to know I'm not the only stutterer in the world, even it sometimes feels like it.. And that most of you have gone trough the same things. This forum is a gift from God! :)