Of public speaking:

I used to be scared to speak in public, even though i longed to be able to do so. That is why i love to get involved with drama productions when i was in school. I have a choice of working backstage and at times, on stage. Being on stage during a theaterical productions makes it easier to "speak" to a crowd, because you are acting, a different persona from yourself and things which you say are more or less structured and fixed (unless of course if you had forgotten or messed up your lines).

What i really want to is to address an audience as myself. To speak with clarity and confidence on a subject of my choice. The few chances i had so far, i found myself having to immerse myself in a seperate persona, almost like play acting, in order to stop my voice from breaking and stop my stomach from churning. No one would believe me when i said that i suffer from the fear of public speaking. For now, my method is adequate in preparing me to meet others expectations but not my own.