The fear of public speaking

- [Narrator] Okay, let's talk about literal nightmares. There's the one where you're standing in front of an audience naked. There's the one where you open your mouth and nothing comes out. Maybe the microphone lets out a painful squeak of feedback (microphone squeaking) and everyone covers their ears. There are entire chapters of dream dictionaries that try to decode what these incredibly common scenarios mean. And then there are the real-life horror stories. Maybe your slides break like mine did. Maybe you freeze on stage. Maybe the audience is much bigger or smaller than you thought. Maybe you crack a joke and not one person laughs. But here's the deal. These fears, they are completely normal. Almost everyone feels this way at some point. Even I still get nervous at times. Throughout this course, you'll hear from people who speak all over the world, and yet most of them still struggle with anxiety before a big…