Macka

I know this problem and have had to deal with it through high school and higher education as well. Up until I was like 15 I used to learn the presentations word by word from heart. Worst tactic ever. Wish I had better guidance at the time. Later I learned it's easier if you know what you are talking about and speak from knowledge instead of from a paper. That being said I remember the nervous feeling going up to the moments of public speaking and it really wrecked the first part of my day always. Always had to take a crud before one lol. On the other hand I used to relax a bit more once I started talking and always concluded that it wasn't as bad as I made it out to be, until the next time...

To this day I still prefer conversations in small groups, and Im never the loud one in big groups.

Only on ET. hihi.

And respect for taking a course on that, sounds like a pretty big challenge tbh ... You took it and faced your fear which makes you a minority. No racist.

I'm exactly the same. I underestimate myself big time and always feel I am worse than I am. I think I have come to really realise that this week.

Sadly I was obliged to take this course to qualify as a lawyer. And a large part involves 'advocacy,' which is all about presenting cases to a Court and questioning and cross-examining witnesses. I hated the thought of it but loved every minute of it in the end

Poor but recovering (how much remains to be seen).

Still at least we got to relax and forget our woes by watching our national football team....oh wait.

 you went where I wouldn't go

Guess I can welcome you to the other side then hehe, oh and we got cookies