The Fear of Public Speaking
Raghu was a shy person since his childhood. He always had a fear of 1 to people. After finishing high school, he joined a 2 . He had to go to a city far from his hometown.
He stayed in the college dormitory and for the first time in his life he was staying away from family. It was a new 3 for him, staying with so many people around him. But the environment made him 4 , so he tried to talk to his classmates actively. His 5 began to grow gradually. With the help of his classmates, he started 6 public speaking.
One day he gained the7 to give a speech at the college annual event. He prepared himself very well for the event. 8 ,on the event day, he became 9 seeing such a large audience. His body started shaking, and no words came out of his mouth. Seeing his 10 , Raghu's classmates encouraged him and said, "Raghu, you prepared very well for this.Just remove any thoughts in your mind. Go and 11 yourself. We believe you can do it". Raghu took a few deep breaths and said to himself, "You are 12 than what you think. You can do this". He13 the stage. As he started his speech, his voice 14 the attention of everyone in the ball. He was very confident and 15 went into the flow.
After his speech, the audience gave him a standing ovation (热烈欢迎).On that day, Raghu gave one of the best speeches.
