Surveys show that people are more afraid of speaking in public than of dying. In other words, at a funeral they would rather be in the coffin than giving the eulogy! Only about 20 percent of people rarely get nervous when they give a speech and even professional speakers can get butterflies before a major presentation. But no matter what your symptoms might be — the heart pounds, hands go cold, voice quivers — there are many things that can be done to calm down and speak confidently.