Even after 15 years and over one thousand lectures, I can't say that I've completely overcome the fear of public speaking. On some occasions, I still get some butterflies when I first get up in front of the audience. Public speaking isn't something that was ever natural for me. It was most difficult during my first couple of years. Even if the group consisted of just a few people, I would dread the moment. I always had plenty of friends and was quite social, but there was som