I've got Some Issues

In my past experiences with public speaking I have usually done very well. However, in the same token my speeches have almost always been in a group of people that I have known from seven to thirteen years, which I assume can help a lot with nerves. Which is why I will be focusing on the one instance in which I did not have the luxury of the audience being a group of people that I have had a history with. It was my first speech given in a large auditorium, it was a my very first business presentation. I was super nervous. I felt as though the audience could smell every scent of fear that was on my body. However, as I began to speak my movements became more natural, my voice more steady, and my passion more obvious. Even still I could not come to terms with the idea that everyone was watching me. Did I mention that the speech being mentioned was complete improv?

My strength is most apparent when I am the most comfortable. For reasons unknown to even myself I have difficulty planning my speeches. Every time that I have to write an outline I find myself focusing so hard on the outline that I used that I almost always forget a section because I try to focus far too much. I've noticed that as long as I am an "expert" in the information being given, it's almost always more natural for my speech. Also I have come to terms with the fact that I actually have to plan some of my speeches and I have been looking for ways to overcome it and so far the only thing that I have been able to come up with is to practice a little more and to listen to my speeches.