THE DAY I HAD TO SPEAK WHEN MY VOICE WAS SHAKING__WEEK 234(EDITION 2)

Fear is funny.

It doesn't always look like running from danger. Sometimes it looks like standing in front of 200 people with your heart beating in your throat and your palms sweating, and still opening your mouth to talk...all eyes on you.

That was me years ago...

I got picked to represent my department to give a presentation. Not a small class presentation o. This was in the school auditorium. Lecturers, students, even the HOD was there.

For days before it, I couldn't sleep. My mind was creating all kinds of scenarios. "What if you forget everything? What if they laugh? What if your voice shakes?"
I almost went to tell them I was sick. I almost chickened out...like ee.

But something told me: "If you run now, you will run forever😭😂💔.."

So I wore my best corporate dress, held my notes with shaking hands, and walked up there. The first 30 seconds were terrible. Voice was shaking. I could hear it. I forgot one point. My face was hot.

But then I remembered something my uncle told me: "They are not waiting for you to fail. They just want to hear you."

So I took a deep breath, looked at one friendly face in the crowd, and just kept going.... No perfection. Just honesty.

By the end, people clapped. The HOD even said "Good job".

The aftermath? That fear didn't disappear completely. But it lost its power. Now whenever I need to speak anywhere, my brain remembers: "You did it before. You can do it again."

Fear will always whisper "don't do it". Courage is answering "I will do it anyway."

What's one fear you faced and did it anyway? I want to hear your story 👇

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