Jim Henderson wrote:

> I think most people are nervous about public speaking to some degree.  

Good. It's nice to know I know *something* about something...

> Whenever I get up in front of a class (or one of the toughest crowds - an 
> audience of other instructors, which I do at least once a year for a 
> whole day - along with several other presenters that I select), I'm 
> always nervous and I *always* think I've done a poor job.  It's 
> reassuring to have these people - many of whom are lifelong instructors - 
> come up and tell me what a good job I did.

See, this is the part I'm missing. I always think I did poorly, but 
nobody ever comes up to me and says "hey, you did that really well". 
Possibly just because I don't have any friends, I'm not sure.

The *best* thing about performing Shakespear live is... the audience is 
asleep anyway! ;-)

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