If that were true, you'd realize that Dudeman said nothing about "so long as you sound intelligent, you will be more confident".

wear dark glasses and close your eyes while talking, just don't walk or move really or you might hit something

Meh. As I got older I realized that public speaking wasn't something so major, and basically didn't think highly of it since then. It became easy and I don't really have a problem talking to groups of people. You don't have to be aggressive to be a good public speaker.

hmmm I have pretty high self confidence but my voice gets kinda shacky when I speak to an audience

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Meh. As I got older I realized that public speaking wasn't something so major, and basically didn't think highly of it since then. It became easy and I don't really have a problem talking to groups of people. You don't have to be aggressive to be a good public speaker.

There you have it. Public speaking is really nothing so big or intimidating, you just have to realize that.

Lol, i got the same thing.
I've found, that having water with you helps. You can just drink from it every time your voice gets weak and dry, then you can speak well. Or at least for me :P

Then... worst comes to worst, everyone knows you as the guy with the bottle of water. For some that might be worse, but for me that's not so bad though, cuz everyone's always asking to borrow some. ~_^