A couple good tips that have helped me: 1) Your public speaking will be more polished and compelling if you think of your speech as a story. 2) If you have so

A couple good tips that have helped me: 1) Your public speaking will be more polished and compelling if you think of your speech as a story. 2) If you have some vital points to make, draw a picture on a notecard that will remind you of what you need to communicate. It doesn't matter if your picture is simple or complex, it just needs to get the message across to you. Then if you freeze up, you can look down and relax--no awkward pauses as you squint at several lines of notes.