[yelloweyes]

>which will generally require a certain level of communication skills and presentation ability, is the right place for you.

It's really not about presentation ability. It's "oh shit I have x minutes to do this and I have to get it right or I won't get the job, oh shit 5 minutes passed already and I haven't done anything" type of anxiety.

[cletus]

And you can't imagine that same person having this mental dialogue?

"Oh shit, I have to get up and talk about my project. What am I going to say? What if my director thinks I'm an idiot? What if they ask me a hard question? What if I can't answer the question? Will they cancel my project? Will they bring in someone to rescue me? Will I get fired?"