I used to get nervous in high school when i had to first started doing speeches, and then i realized something later that helps a lot: I’m hardly listening to anyone elses presentation and so i know when i go up there only a handful of people are paying attention anyways besides the teachers. In the end, nobody really cares nor will remember how you did so just go up there and give your speech because probably 90% are thinking about something else in their own lives. I know my mind wanders when other ppl are up there and plus they’re all probably just as worried as you about their own speech coming up to pay much attention. So dont think about it, as long as you SOUND confident (loud voice, eye contact) ppl will think you’re doing great.

I usually dont look at ppls faces, just right above their heads making my around the room so it looks like im still adressing them.

Good luck! youll do fine!

Try practicing your speech in front of your friends. Make sure you know your speech well enough so you don’t have to constantly refer to your notes or read your speech to the class. That will definitely put your audience to sleep.

When it actually comes to speech day, focus on one point in the room at the beginning of your speech, but not so much that you look like you’re staring. Remember to breath, and when you get your rhythm, start giving eye contact your audience members. To hide stage fright, varying your pitch, between normal voice, to loud, to soft, to make your speech interesting, and keep your audience awake.

I hope this helps. Don’t worry, you’ll do fine!

just imagine in y0ur mind that all of those people aren’t there and just think that the only one there is you and/or your teacher or no one

just like your practicing in your room or something.

I get nervous too and people are always going to look at you but you just have to not care what they think because that does not matter at all.

I’m the same way but when it comes to grades I don’t care what people think because I don’t want to fail an important assignment because of something stupid.

just think about the grade your going to get if you don’t do your speech in English class just cuz your’e nervous

–Memorize that speech until you can say it in your sleep.

–Practice in front of a mirror so you can see your facial expression.

–Remember that no one else knows just how your speech should go, so even if you have a glitch of any kind, act as if it were totally planned.

–If you look just barely over the heads of the students on the back row, you will still appear to make eye contact. You will look as if you are confident.

Hang in there!

i am also quiet to in english…just pretend to sound confident and know what you’re talking about. thats all ya can do

practice and be good at what you do the more you practice the more you will know and comfort will set in