My apprehension about public speaking

My apprehension about public speaking could be divided by three stages: pre-speech, during the speech, and post-speech.
First, the pre-speech, which is also spending most of my time, is the initial stage of my fear about public speaking because I have always spent a lot of time to selective a proper topic, to widely research the content, and to make the speech content interesting to attract audiences attention; these preparations are really consuming numerous cells from my brain.
Second, it is natural that I have extremely obvious physical symptoms during a presentation, such as shaking, a pounding heart, blushing, and quivering voice. I think this is due to my ability of forgetfulness. Even though I could always bring notes with me, I feel it is not a polite way to look at my note, instead of the audiences. Moreover, I get more nervous when I’m trying to find the next point words.
Finally, the uncertainty about the audience’s questions is my last stage of fear about public speaking. As I mentioned in my blog that English is my major obstacle of communication. I always worry about misunderstanding audience’s questions or giving unclear explanations.
The above factors are all a result of my apprehension about public speaking.

Introductory Post

I am from Taiwan, and I have been in the U.S. for six years. Before enrolling in Sierra College, I have already attended four colleges, Evergreen, San Jose City, De Anza, and Foothill College since 2008. The frequent movement is result in losing my old friends; therefore, I don’t have any intimate friend in Sacramento area. Because English is my second language, I’m really shy to communicate with people in English. Fortunately, I have two wonderful cats, Mini and Sher, who listen to me and never complain about my poor English. However, instead of “meow,” Mini, actually, does talk in her own language-“what” when I call her.

My major is natural science, especially Earth Science. I love volcano, and I have been to see Hawaiian volcanoes, Lassen, Yellowstone, and Long Valley Caldera. These astonishingly natural landscapes are really impressive. Finally, I am so excited about being in this special class, and I am looking forward to improving the communicating skills with all of wonderful you guys.