You’re also absolutely right that audience’s can be very forgiving. Unless you’re a professional speaker you don’t need to make the earth move every time you make a presentation – you just need to be ‘good enough’ to get the message over. The message, is, after all, the important thing, not the presenter!

Cheers…. Simon

You’re absolutely right that if you have passion for a topic, people will forgive the nitpicky aspects of a speech such as ums & ahs, etc….

I actually teach people how to deal with their fears of public speaking and the first thing I do is tell them to pick a topic they’re interested in or passionate about. Speaking on such a topic automatically brings out the best in us and before you know it, you’ve forgotten about your fears.

James