{"id":1708,"date":"2025-11-02T19:13:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T19:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2025-11-08T19:15:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T19:15:56","slug":"how-i-overcame-my-fear-of-public-speaking-by-maaz-iqbal-grade-2-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/how-i-overcame-my-fear-of-public-speaking-by-maaz-iqbal-grade-2-a\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Overcame My Fear of Public Speaking  By Maaz Iqbal \u2013 Grade 2-A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"221\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/1*KR007qf1RI-5Ja_J6JBDIg.png\" alt=\"5 tips for overcoming the fear of public speaking! | by Andy Harrington | Medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"473\">I used to feel very scared whenever I had to speak in front of my class. My hands would shake, my heart would beat fast, and I would forget what I wanted to say. One day, my teacher told me that I could do it if I just practiced a little every day.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"651\">So, I started standing in front of the mirror and saying my lines loudly. My parents listened to me and clapped every time I finished. Slowly, I began to feel more confident.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"828\">When the day of the school assembly came, I took a deep breath and remembered my teacher\u2019s advice: <em data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"779\">\u201cSmile and speak slowly.\u201d<\/em> I did just that \u2014 and everyone clapped for me!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"966\">That was the day I learned that practice and courage can help us overcome any fear. Now, I actually enjoy speaking in front of others!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I used to feel very scared whenever I had to speak in front of my class. My hands would shake,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/how-i-overcame-my-fear-of-public-speaking-by-maaz-iqbal-grade-2-a\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How I Overcame My Fear of Public Speaking  By Maaz Iqbal \u2013 Grade 2-A<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":514,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-young-learner","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/514"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1708"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1709,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708\/revisions\/1709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/482\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}