We wouldn’t feel nervous if we were to make a small speech to a group of preschoolers. Even a speech to a kindergarten class would be easy.

Why do we feel this way? Because we feel we have more knowledge and experience than our audience.

We can continue giving speeches through high school, university, and beyond in any particular subject. At some point, we are going to feel nervous because we don’t feel we have the same knowledge and experience that our audience does.

So here is the hint.

If we don’t want to feel nervous, we prepare more, research more, and experience more than our audience. When we do this, our nervousness goes away.

People respect and admire someone who speaks in public. Logical? No. But if we can speak in public, we go up in value in our prospects’ estimation.