Public speaking is one of the most common fears in the US. There are some people who are more scared of speaking in public than dying! Can you believe it? This fear is hard for me to understand as I have been placed in front of large audiences since I was a young child. First, in school choirs, holiday plays, musical in high school, and as an adult, workshops, and training. I love to speak in public. For me, it is easier to speak to 100 people on a stage than to socialize at a party with 10 people I don’t know. I feel alive when I stand in front of groups, be it 10 people or 100. Something inside me is activated and ready for the challenge.

My sister does not share the same enjoyment of public speaking.