Public Speaking Can Be Hard

When I was a university student, I remember being part of a group that had to deliver a presentation. Each member of the group (there were three of us) would have to talk for at least five minutes. We would get two scores: one for our group as a whole and another for our individual performance. I can only assume that the group grade was there to encourage us to help each other instead of focusing only on our part of the presentation.

One of the members of my group was a boisterous, outgoing Au...