I used to be president of a toastmasters club and a public speaking competitor. First of all is practice. The clubs are great for this because they provide con

I used to be president of a toastmasters club and a public speaking competitor. First of all is practice. The clubs are great for this because they provide constant practice, but practice will help a lot even without anyone else. Keep presenting it over and over and over while driving, at home, to friends. I asked a world champion public speaker if the nerves ever go away. He said no. Second, I think talking to the people I will be presenting to before I present helps a lot. Makes me feels like I'm presenting to friends. A third thing was thinking about public speaking like swimming. The depth of the water doesn't change how you swim, the same way the size of the audience doesn't actually affect what you have to do. So focus on saying and doing the things you gotta do and forget about how deep the water is. Fourth is definitely write your speech, and write your answers to possible questions, and write as much as you can. After you write it, don't try to memorize it. Reciting uses a different part of your brain to speaking, and while you're delivering memorized lines if your flow breaks and you forget a word you will be lost. Write it to nail the structure and to make sure your ideas are expressible, but in the moment improvise their expression. If you're interested join a toastmasters club. If you're focused and put the time towards advancing your progress you can finish a good chunk of the program in 6 months and reap a lot of benefits. Still a lot to do after that but it's advanced and diminishing returns.