THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING “Anyone who’d like to volunteer to step up on the stage and say a few words?” *NO! I wish to, but I can’t. People here are too judgemental. I don’t wish to be the fool of the hall* Seems like a familiar conversation. Doesn’t it? Well it’s not just you. It’s me too. It’s everyone. I’ve been working on overcoming stage fear since a month. Cared to dig a bit further and guess what I found…. I am not a psychologist nor a psychiatrist. But, I am a psychology enthusiast. After reading a bit more about the psychological effect of stress, discovered that stress literally shrinks our brain. (Gulp) Well, the whole sort of brain thing? No. Just a part of brain called Grey Matter. Well this grey matter contains most of the brain’s neuronal cells. It includes the regions of the brain that govern the muscle control, sensory perceptions (Seeing and hearing), memory, emotions, speech, decision making and self control. Let us see what kind of effe...