So today our English teacher told us that we would have a Listening and Speaking Session next week. She said we had to pick out a topic from a jar (how classy) and we would have exactly one minute to compose our thoughts and start speaking about it.

The thing is, I was never good at speaking infront of large amounts of people. I can if what I want to say is written down, but I'm not used to making up sentences on the spot. And many of my classmates would probably snicker if I mess up on a word or have a blank mind. Ugh. This is just horrible.

And to top that off, I tend to speak really quickly when I'm nervous (and I will probably be very nervous when it's my time to speak). I'm scared that maybe I'll start mumbling so quickly that no one would be able to comprehend what I'm blurting. And what if I pick out a topic I know nothing about? I really hope the topics don't have to do with politics, because if they do, I'm ever so dead.

I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post this thread. I wasn't really sure whether it's here or the General Social Chat. I thought about the section for anxiety... but I don't think I have that. I mean I am pretty nervous. Very very nervous. Though not that nervous. Still pretty nervous. Ugh.

What I guess I'm asking for is advice from people who might have dealt/are dealing with this. Especially the part with talking really fast. And does anyone have any tips that make it less likely for me to fall at a blank? Because that would be pretty terrible.

I know I'm asking for so much, but I'm just really anxious about next week. Actually she said it could be this week. OH MY GOD.