Need help with stage fright/public speaking please!

Just tell your teacher that you have problems with speaking in front of many people and you don’t feel like having another attack. Also tell him you are fine to read it to him. Maybe you could plan on your speaking with one person and then two and then three- then it goes higher and higher and you can practice like that.

I have the exact same problem. I refused to do oral speaking at school and I of course failed but I didn’t care, my phobia was that bad I just chose to fail! :( I don’t know how to help but would be interested if anyone else can.

THERE ARE PEOPLE LIKE ME! YES!

…sorry, XD. I experience something similar. Though mine is more of my mind leaving my body while I’m speaking and I’m shaking all over.

What I do usually is to focus on a wall, or a clock or something while I’m speaking. Something to where you aren’t looking at the audience, but still LOOK like you’re speaking to them. What I’m doing (and it’s helping) is to get at first two people together, read something like a book passage to them, and then continue to grow the group until it’s a pretty large group. If you don’t have enough friends to do this to a significant degree- I also joined a book club. Just try different kinds of clubs where the people are large in number and easygoing, and try building up your confidence.

Hope this helps!