I hope nobody saw my knees knocking together. It's funny; I have no fear of speaking up in class when I'm sitting safely in the crowd, but something about standing up in front of all those eyes requires a Herculean effort. Did you know that, in surveys, the majority of Americans list "public speaking" as their greatest fear? It ranks at number one, just above "death". Why is that, I wonder? It's not as if you're in physical danger (well, unless you're Ann Coulter speaking at the University of Arizona, in which case you have to watch out for airborne pies.) Most people don't bite, and, in fact, want to see the speaker do well -- Katrina/Notes on a Napkin.
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
crowd, but something about standing up in front of all those eyes requires a Herculean effort. Did you know that, in surveys, the majority of Americans list "public speaking" as their greatest fear? It ranks at number one, just above "death". Why is that, I wonder? It's not as if you're in physical danger (well, unless you're Ann Coulter speaking at the University of Arizona, in which case you have to watch out for airborne pies.) Most people don't bite, and, in fact, want to see the speaker do well -- Katrina/Notes on a Napkin.
