Are you comfortable speaking in public?

yes i do, and i learn this since i am 12 years old on the school,i remember my teacher always ask me to help him to speak and teach another student;) amazing till now well is better what i got on school. people have to learn first this is very difficult in first time but will be fine after practice i think, i am 33 years old now and always speak on public in my small company, not a lot people there but very difficult to if we not have experience. so practice on the mirror the easy way.

Ever since I was young I have always been more of an introvert, and was really shy in front of people who I dont know very well. I had some difficulty making sppeches in front of my class, much less to a school assembly, and I think it would be near impossible to do so in public!

no i dont really feel comfortable speaking in public because im too shy. but i do have to admit that i have to learn to take away that habit because there are things i wont know how to do things and not know where things are in places im new. if i dont have like people i know around me, who might help me, i then may have to ask the people in public. so yea, i would try and take that habit of being shy. and yea, speaking as in talking to others and like talk in front of people, that i also get way too shy.

no!!in public??i'd rather not..i easily get nervous and end up buckling with my words..but if it's really needed then i would..like in school programs..i wouldn't want to be kicked out or marked incomplete by my professors if i did not do that..i could speak in public by own language (tagalog)..but in english??i don't think so..i'm not that fluent in speaking terms but in writing,i'll do good..but i wish i could..lol

Hello Heatspine! I'm not a person who likes to speak in public. Since I was young I am really shy to speak in front of the crowd. Everytime I speak in front of many people, I don't look at them, I often look on the floor.

Speaking in public is a very important capability for almost anyone nowadays, because we will sometimes need to speak in public, for example, in a speech contest, or in our family's wedding ceremony, etc. Besides, this kind of capability can help us a lot in our work. But i think, we don't born with it, we can improve through practice, as long as we encourage ourselves to do that.

No not so..but i have experienced one that is when im still active in some church organization which will make us give some lectures on couples before marrying..at first im not comfortable but later on i was used to it..but i dont know what im going to feel if im going to do it again at present its been years since i or we was not able to give some lectures on the church.

Sometimes i am not comfortable speaking in a public because i am shy and i dont have enough confident to speak in public.I am not confident if i am not familiar of sure of what i am saying about or on my topic.

I am not gifted with speaking in public nor do I have the courage to do it! I have had to do it in the past and always I feel tongue tied or sick to my stomach or all at once! If I were to speak, it would be in front of a few choice people, not a gallery of people. My husband however, can speak to a large auditorium of soldiers and not phase him one bit. He is ver confident in that area! I just could'nt do that!

At first... the nervousness is there.. but I muster up the courage and go speak anyway. Im not afraid.. if it's a topic I know and passionate about... :)

I am very comfortable speaking in public. I love it with passion. I am a talented and gifted teacher or speaker; I have been teaching since my secondary school and even after I left secondary school into the college. I find it very interesting to teach and speak especially when I speak well - when I make epoch making speeches, am always very happy. So, I love it.

When I was in High School I often speak in the front of my classmates. It was called "extemporaneous speaking". I was studying English at that time, it made me easy, gave me courage. It can be learned by anyone as you said but still it is a talent.

When I was in High School I often speak publicly. I can be learned by anyone as you said. That's a talent.

I do no affraid, but I feel uncomfortable many times. If they are all my friends, not many how many of them, I enjoy to speak, but no strangers. I always feel nervous before the presentation. But I have to. :(

I am if I know what I'm talking about- If I have facts and know that what I am talking about is correct and true- I have no problem speaking in public. I'm an outspoken person. If someone asks me to speak in public and I know it isn't correct- then I have a big problem with this- People can see right through me- so I'm not one for this. You are right- public speaking can be learned- once you get over the fear of being in front of people with all eyes on you- there is nothing to it- I think it is important that colleges and schools teach public speaking- I believe it gives kids better self-esteem!

For some reason, I can. I always thought I was a fraidy cat but I found that if someone wants me to speak in front of a group, I have no trouble. I am not afraid of crowds,and when I cannot think of anything to say, I just wing it.

Nope, I am always nervous. I would break down and swaet so much and probably stuttered too. LOL but anyway I am not too comfortable speaking in public.

Hi heatspine, I am very shy when it comes to public speaking. If I am asked to present something, it makes me so nervous. If I am passionate about the discussion and am received warmly, I slowly relax. I have to present some workshops on my job and most of the people make me feel ok, but I am still apprehensive up until the moment I have to speak. Are you comfortable speaking in public? Thanks for the good discussion...take care...

I am jealous of people who can speak in public without a hitch. I am not one of those people. I am more of a behind the scenes person and that is just the way I like it. I love to be the center of attention at a small gathering and that is where I feel most comfortable. I can speak in public if I am among a small group of people but that is about it.

I'm not really comfortable speaking in public...I easily get get tense and forget what I am suppose to say..