Nervousness And Confidence Issues. Options

Hi ppl. Im new here. I feel very scared whenever i have to present something to an audience. I would always think abt the presentation for days and get depressed and afraid as a result of that. Whenever i talk, i feel that my sentences are not fluent. I stammer and speak very fast. Is there any sort of meditations or affirmations that are effective at solving my problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Speaking as someone who used to have this problem i have a few suggestions.

First of all is belief. I used to be a person who was incredibly shy to speak in front of people. However, i worked on it, and work on it still and today my i am a High School History Teacher. In other words, you must believe that you can do this.

Secondly, i would say that i could thing to do to start off would be to practice getting in front of people as many times as possible ... practice your speech or presentation beforehand and be sure that you know enough about your topic. Practice definitely helps in this case.

Confidence in yourself is the key factor, believe in yourself and know your doing your best ... after that it won't matter as much whether people liked you or not.