Conquering My Fear

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Some research say that about 70% of the people have a fear in speaking in public. I can say that I belong to this group. Speaking in public is my weakest point and I have this kind of thinking with me during this training. In one of our sessions, we were informed that one of the skills that we should possess in order to become effective in our work is the skill in public speaking. What am I doing here? There must be wrong on the process of selection. I thought to myself. But then, I realized that if I won't be able to pass this training, considering the time, effort and the money that I and the government had spent for me, everything will be gone to waste. I made a decision, I must not think less of myself. I can do anything what others can do. The day come for the test of courage. We will be made to answer a question. Impromptu. The first speaker was called, I listen intently on his speech while waiting for my turn. My heart is beating fast! My hands were cold and my knees were shaking! I'm trying to calm myself. I did not wait for long. My name was called after the 3rd speaker. This is it! I picked my question and start organizing my thoughts. I delivered my topic in a form of a story, and ended it up with a joke. I got the attention of the audience. I made it, I thought to myself. I had overcome my fear. Not bad for a newbie. Now, I am confident that I could be an effective public servant, not only because I can already speak in public, but because for whatever difficulties that I may encounter in the course of my duty, I am sure that I would be able to handle it effectively.