LMAO
so true though

@newfarer, I'm a sales trainer and always addressing huge groups of people from all walks of life - nowadays I've become comfortable but it's been through years of doing various forms of public speaking since primary school.

Like sparkly has said, the moment you know your subject content, confidence becomes almost automatic but anxiety will always remain - however, the more you do it the more relaxed you become.

Have someone conduct an interview with you as if it's the true one - despite practicing, you have to learn to be able to speak off the cuff, this will be achieved through dry runs of the interview with a friend.

Muganda has also given you a very good pointer so try it, you've nothing to lose and everything to gain! Good luck

@New farer: Your brain simply needs to be re-educated into the right sort of reactions for public speaking. Using hypnosis, public speaking can actually become something you enjoy!

You did everything the public speaking books say: You prepared well, got to know your audience, used all sorts of learning tools to reduce uncertainty and fear...

But somehow your brain tripped you up.Try to train your subconcious mind to react appropriately!

@Fundaah: In life our Brains are programmed since we were born and some of the programs in our subconcious mind work against us. for example you will hear people say that money is the route of all evil. what the heck! Do you expect to make money if your subconcious mind knows that money is the route of all evil? you need to change your thinking and the programs in your brain by listenning to positive thing and infact there are programs and books available to change all that!

@newfarer, any progress