These few notes on dealing with "stage fright" may help you when you have to approach a girl or guy in front of a lot of people - Or, if ever there comes a time when you have to respond in front of a group of people (friends, family members, co-workers). You might not know how you're going to respond to random questions or requests, but if you practice reading out loud and talking to people more often, you will feel more at ease when the time comes. Take heed to these notes and search the Web for other ideas. But remember: the key being cool, calm, and collected, is constant "practice". To deal with stage fright: - know exactly what you're going to talk about beforehand (refer to "basic topics" such as: employment, breaking news, weird people you've met, good restaurants you been to recently, traffic, crime, movies, fashion, recent good/bad customer service experience, etc.) - PLAN what you're going to talk about (the lead is very...