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The other 10%, I freeze up. Not just stumble on a few words, but freeze. Almost literally. I can't speak. I don't move. I can barely breathe. I want to disappear. I want the audience to disappear.
I get this as well. I have no problem signing up for a talk in front of loads of people (I did one for ~150 a couple of weeks ago) but some part of my body occasionally flips and I turn into a quivering, stuttering mess. Other times I am totally relaxed and fine. I don't know what it is that does it.
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I've had mixed experience with public speaking.
90% of the time, it goes fine. There's a good rhythm, good interaction with the audience, and I make all the points I want to.
The other 10%, I freeze up. Not just stumble on a few words, but freeze. Almost literally. I can't speak. I don't move. I can barely breathe. I want to disappear. I want the audience to disappear.
And not just for a few seconds. It's until someone else says something to break the silence that has been going on for 5 minutes.
That's always a funtime experience.