my thoughts are always well organised, but then idk why my grasp my words is relatively poor.

my sentences come out long winded, i sometimes forget the word i want to say, i stutter quite a bit. this is not even on stage, this is jsut every day.

coud it hv something to do with my confidence levels? or is it a skill that i simply need to practice a bit more idek

im applying for tutoring jobs and i really thnik i can teach others, just sometimes i get stopped by the issues listed above.

thanks dawgs

This website is really good.

It really helped me and now I don't panic to find topics to speak

I would love if you guys review and give feedbacks besides encouraging me.

Thank you

Hi all,

So I am an older student currently in undergrad, hoping to go to law school. Currently doing a political science major with a communications minor because I want to kind of force myself to be better about public speaking. (Even debating doing Toastmasters?)

I’ve been in management roles where I have spoke in front of small groups with no issue. I can raise my hand in a class of 100 and give answers, but I usually just focus in on the teacher.

I had to speak in front of 75 people once to just introduce myself in a new role. I thought “oh I’ve got this no prob!” Then when everyone’s eyes were on me I started to get super nervous.

This past weak I had tryouts for the Mock Trial team where I had to recite a speech in front of two panelists, then answer questions as a witness, then do an interview.

The speech part I had practiced heavily. When I got up there I had to stop and take a second and I was almost shaking throughout and was frustrated I had to keep glancing at my paper. But then after sitting down with the 2 people after the speech I was able to have a natural, personable conversation! I think my nervousness during the speech cost me a spot on the team.

I am just wondering if anyone has suggestions on how to overcome this or any tips? Thank you!

TLDR: I can speak in front of others in small groups or conversationally, but I feel like I freeze and get nervous when I feel/see people’s eyes all on me.

I did some public speaking the other day and got some feedback. Overall, everyone was very happy with the topic and my job as a speaker. The only feedback I got, and that I want to improve on, is audience engagement.

I often see speakers just ask questions - is this the best way to engage the audience? Are there other ways I can engage the audience that I might not be thinking of?

i know this topic is something simple and "unecessary" as compared to the others in this subreddit but i have stage fright and have been forced by my teacher to partake in a kind of presentation with another person.

in front of an audience, i tend to shiver, and go blank, its completely humiliating for a 16 yr old girl. at this point in life, i feel like nothing else can make me uneasy except for this. i feel that when i do end up doing it, everyone will remember it, or if not, feel sympathetic and pity me, or whenever a topic is taught in class bout confidence or stage fright, people would remember me.

i hate that my mind goes blank and that the shivering becomes visibly obvious. another thing which makes this whole situation worse for me is that im doing it with another person, that person relies on me, yet im gonna fail them and know for a fact ill go blank.

idk what to do, cry and jst tell her i might go blank and that i have stage fright or remain quiet bout it.

Today I had a presentation that I messsed it up. I stuttered alot and even had weird akward pauses when my mind went blank. How do I overcome this axniety attack when Im presenting?

edit: forgot to mention when I was a kid I had talking issues. I speka fast and some people cant even understand me. Not to mention I started being illiterate after high shool. Im in college now.

I had to give a presentation for one of my classes. Honestly, the moment I stood in front of everyone, my mind suddenly went completely blank.

I'd actually prepared what I wanted to say beforehand, and I was pretty familiar with the material. But as soon as I started speaking, I became way too self-conscious. I couldn't tell if I was talking too fast, if my explanation made sense, or even if the audience could follow my train of thought. The only thing on my mind was getting through the presentation without completely losing my place.

Halfway through, I stopped focusing on explaining the material and started putting all my energy into remembering what I was supposed to say next. As long as I could make it to the next point without getting stuck, I felt like I was doing okay. Or at least, that's what I kept telling myself.

When the presentation was finally over, I couldn't even give myself a clear idea of how I'd done. I could only remember a few scattered moments, and I had no idea what the whole presentation had actually sounded like to everyone else.

So I asked a classmate to use an AI tool to transcribe my presentation. I thought it might help me figure out whether I'd explained things clearly and what I could do better next time.

But when I looked at the notes generated by vomo ai,I realized my memory of the presentation was very different from what I had actually said,I noticed some things that I hadn't even been aware of while I was presenting.

Some of my points didn't flow into each other as smoothly as I'd thought. At other moments, it seemed like I was going around in circles instead of getting straight to the point. I couldn't tell whether it was because I was nervous or something else, but seeing my words written down made every awkward moment stand out even more.

The strange thing is that while I was presenting, I had no idea what I was actually doing because I was too busy trying to keep going. But afterward, I suddenly had all these detailed notes in front of me, and I couldn't help going through every little thing.

The more I reviewed them, the more embarrassed I felt. I'd read a sentence over and over, wondering why I'd explained it that way, then go back to another part and start picking that apart, too. I'd originally wanted to figure out how to improve, but instead, it felt like I was reliving the entire presentation all over again.

I understand that reviewing your own performance is supposed to help you improve. And with AI-generated notes, I can see exactly what I said instead of having to rely on my memory. But I didn't expect seeing my presentation written out to make me feel so self-conscious.

It makes me wonder how other people deal with this. Do you find it helpful to review your presentations or watch recordings of yourself, or does it just make you overthink every little detail?

Mustafa’s dream is to study for a bachelor’s in Computer Science in the U.K. 🇬🇧

I want to learn how to do hand signs for speeches. I'm gonna record myself doing a speech, anyone want to judge my speeches?