Like last semester, I am not a public speaker at all. I become extremely nervous and smile so much that my cheeks hurt. I do not enjoy being in the forefront with many eyes looking at me or having someone watch me speak. It is very nerve racketing for me. I prefer one on one conversations where I feel comfortable and feel no form of judgement. As part of our class, via Vista Higher Learning System, we videoed conversations between our partners and uploaded them to be viewed by our instructor.
To overcome this challenge, my partner for this class and I would practice several times until I felt confident enough to record the video. Also roommate and I would talk to each other in Spanish through out the week to help get me comfortable having a conversation one another person. I still cannot say I have succeed at overcoming not being a public speaker but the my confidence has increase over the semester. (See an example below)