With it we can move more briskly, gesture more forcefully, and project our voices more vigorously. In short, nervous energy can create a more dynamic presentation. It's our choice how we react to nervousness. But the important thing to remember is that speech anxiety can be a friend, and we need not always look at it as something to get rid of. The audience is hostile .
Most audiences are friendly.
They want you to do well. They are willing to give you a chance. They too have at least some anxiety about giving speeches, so they tend to feel some empathy for you. Speech anxiety only happens to first time speakers . But I rarely rise to my feet without a throat constricted with terror and a furiously thumping heart.