問題詳情：
If we want to be leaders or achieve something meaningful in our lives, we will often have to speak to groups of people, large or small, to become successful. So public speaking is a common source of stress for everyone. Many of us would like to avoid this problem entirely, but that is nearly impossible.
__36__________ The reason is that they are afraid of looking foolish in front of others. The fear that their lack of speaking skills might lower the opinion from others becomes stronger.
The fear of public speaking often results from painful experiences during school days when we failed in class and were made fun of by the other children. _37________ A short experience followed by humiliation(羞辱) can result in this lifelong fear of public speaking.
The brain links the negative feelings associated with that experience to other similar experiences. Attaching emotions to situations is one of the main ways that humans learn. __38_________ Many people suffering from fear of public speaking believe they are alone in feeling so frightened, while in fact this fear is shared by millions even if nobody likes to talk about it.
__39__________ There is only confidence. And confidence is gained by practice and experience. Of course good preparation and relaxation techniques before giving a speech help a lot, but it is practice that will make you a master.
Overcoming fear by actively and consciously facing it in the least painful way has proven to be extremely effective. _40__________ Finding your voice in public will be the freest experience you can imagine.
A. So go out and speak !
B. You will get the chance to practice yourself.
C. We are supposed to sound fluent and informed.
D. There is no real trick to public speaking.
E. But sometimes we get the wrong opinion.
F. Being humiliated can destroy a person’s confidence.
G. Most people get anxious when required to speak to a group.
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