Why do I fear public speaking?

 The reason I think that public speaking can be apprehensive is " fear of negative evaluation" (p.28). In grade school I use to be very engaged when I did presentation. You would see my yelling see me acting all depending on the project or assignment given. It was all just for fun and the teachers only wanted us to have fun. But when I got into high school it was more like reports and judgements and there was no real reason to act. Now in college I have to stand in front of  students and teachers that I don't know very well and I have to keep asking myself "What if I don't do good enough?" I end up getting anxiety over my final grade and boring the students to death. With the tips in chapter two I can understand that anxiety and I'm glad I'm not alone. The best advice I got from the book was knowing your intro and conclusion. I like organizing events in my mind so it only makes sense to know where your going to end up. Also developing a good hook in the beginning and a conclusion giving the listeners something to think reminds me how my English teacher taught me how to right an essay before seems to be the same way to make a speech. The other thing is to think positively about the speech your giving and to choose something you care about so that you will want to show everyone what interest you and what might interest them. I'd like to end this by saying that I don't fear speaking in front of class because admitting to fear means that you already lost and I like to go head strong into things.