Everybody I know has at one time or another experienced difficulty when having to give a speech, teach a class, or give a report to an audience. Of course, there are those that do public speaking all time that have little difficulty. But for rest of us, public speaking gives us a case of nervous jitters.

Here are a few tips and one trick to help you if you ever have to get up in front of a few hundred strange faces and address them without feeling so sick to your stomach that you cannot speak anyway.

First of all, do not fall for "Just pretend their all naked" theory. I tried it. I ended up laughing so hard I had to excuse myself for a moment. And then, I wasn't able to tell my audience why I broke into fit of laughter. Try following:

1.) Learn your subject matter prior to having to speak on it. I have addressed audiences on topics without prior knowledge of subject. Trust me; it is far easier if you have a clue what you are talking about.