[EricH]

I'm pretty comfortable doing public speaking. For one thing, I am currently in a position in my Scout troop that requires me to speak in front of the troop. For another, I have to give quarterly reports in my chemistry class (and in last year's science class--biology--with the same teacher.) So I got pretty comfortable because I had to. If you aren't comfortable, start practicing your public speaking, because you'll need it somewhere!