[The Beast1]

(03-30-2014 12:44 PM)Isaac Jordan Wrote:  

The professor said something afterwards that really stuck with me: when it comes to public speaking, people want you to succeed. No one's sitting in the audience hoping you'll fail; everyone hates that awkward feeling in their stomach when they're watching someone perform poorly. People want to swept away by a great speech, they want to be emotionally engaged, they want to be seduced. They want you to succeed.

Ha, I use that same line on a few friends who are afraid of public speaking.

Standing in front of a crowd and giving a speech is one of the easiest things in the world. Cold approaching a chick at a bar hilariously is stupid difficult for me.