Communications 100 Courses I always got nervous when speaking in front of the class I was afraid that I'll mess up or people will think what Iam saying is stupid. I got anxious just thinking about it. I used to speed up and always got nervous whenever I had to speak infront of everyone, and the whatever I tried to say never came up right. This was mainly because I was very afraid of getting laughed at or messing up in front of my classmates and friends.