Stage Fright, by Russell Conover

Jack was sure he’d never be able to perform theater facing the scholarly and intelligent audience, due to his intense stage fright and the fact that he spoke very quickly not only most of the time, but even more so in situations when he was nervous, like right now as he was about to go in front of a big crowd, but he remembered that he knew his lines inside and out and that he was an experienced actor who was ready for anything on the stage, so he took a deep breath, walked onstage, and gave it his best.