
As for me, the shyness that I felt was such that I restrained myself from speaking before others in an improvised manner. Using this workshop, I wanted to gain confidence and test myself before an audience.
The exercise that I really liked was the improvisation. It wasn’t very long and it allowed us to get a hang of the skill!! Luckily, the subjects were simple as the task was already heavy. The exercise that I liked the least was telling a joke… To begin with, I have never done this, in public even less and on top of that make others laugh… It was perilous!!! But videotaping things was a good idea. The instructor exudes confidence when he speaks, it’s very impressive.
In my professional life, I don’t have to speak before a large audience. But maybe one day this will be useful. In my personal life, I don’t want shyness to be a barrier when it comes to speaking in public.