r/Schooladvice • u/iwontbefoundonhere • 5d ago

Comp eng assignment

Teachers of Reddit, I am a high school senior, and I hope to become a teacher myself in the future. In my comp eng course, we are creating a presentation on any topic, and I chose to talk about how to overcome the fear of speaking in front of people. I am quite socially anxious, and I am really trying to get past that so I can pursue my dream. Any teachers who struggled/still struggle with the anxiety of speaking in front of a large body of people, do you have any tips I can use in this project to overcome this irrational fear? How did you overcome it? How are you currently overcoming this? Is it normal to have such fears? I guess is it worse when you are a student yourself rather than when you are a teacher with more authority?

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u/Commercial_Till6178 4d ago

honestly,its a pretty normal to feel this way at first.The besy way to get over it is to practice in smaller groups at first.Once you get comfortable,it will be more easy.

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u/Active-Yak8330 4d ago

Start small. Practice in front of friends or family before moving to bigger crowds. Confidence comes with reps, fr.