1. Concerns and Issues

2.  “…not knowing what to say.”  “…forgetting what to say next.”  “…losing my train of thought.”  “…going blank.”  “will forget to make eye contact”  “worried that if I look at people I will forget what I was going to say”  “I get distracted very easily”

3.  “slurring words” “the way I pronounce words” “I have a speech impediment”  “…start laughing sometimes when nervous.”  “I have a medical condition that causes me to shake and have tremors.”  “turn red” “legs shake” “hands shake”  “voice shakes” “stuttering” “sweaty hands”  “feel like I am going to pass out”  “English is not my first language”  “using bad grammar”  “say like and um a lot”

4.  “talk quicker when nervous which makes me not reach time minimums which in turn makes me more nervous.”  “not making the right length of time”  “I read too slow”

5.  “I am not the best writer.”  “having nothing to say”  “not being able to think of a topic”  “not being interested in the topic”  “what if I say something I regret”  “I don’t think speeches are necessary.”  “will I be as good as the last person”

6.  “worried about others laughing”  “feel like people are judging my appearance”  “If I were to speak and no one was listening to me I don’t know what I would do.”  “I am afraid of sharing how I feel with others. I am afraid of everyone looking at me and judging me on my words.”  “they will laugh if I mispronounce a word”  “speaking in front of people who I don’t hang out with”  “my voice is too quiet” “I don’t project well”  “worried people will ask me a question”