“All we have to fear is fear itself”. Have you ever had a fear that you have now overcome? Share your experience with your partner.

I had a fear of talking or speaking in front of other people. It’s something that people call as “stage fear”. The idea of answering to the teacher’s questions in the classroom made me nervous. Participation in extracurricular activities reduced drastically. A teacher noticed my behaviour. She talked to me about the fear that I had. She encouraged me to answer questions in class. She encouraged me to give presentations as any student of the class had to give presentation each week regarding all the topics she taught in the class that week. My classmates appreciated my efforts for the presentation. And week by week, my stage fear vanished. Although, the same sort of nervousness comes when it comes to speaking in public but, once, I start speaking the nervousness vanishes.