Is it true that there are some people who doesn't know how to face the public?

[DPHOR]

I am actually surprise to see that there are some people who doesn't know how to face public, this happened on a seminal hold on our group friends where someone among us was asked to host the people since it was their turn to do that, but it happened that weren't able to present themselves very well. Though I never mean to post this here but something stroke me to post here to know if we have same people here, there are some people who doesn't know how to express themselves in public and they would want it to be private or somehow meet someone in private to be able to express themselves and their feelings. Same thing happened to popular person we know to be Mark, and through such experience he created facebook where people can communicating and sharing their feelings through online.

have you experienced such a thing before to you knowledge?

[programmer3666]

Oh yes, it is very real. Some people are just built differently, they shine in small groups or one-on-one, but put them on a stage or in front of a crowd, and they freeze up. It is not that they are dumb or shy, it is just not their natural environment. Take Mark Zuckerberg for instance. Remember when the Senate Judiciary Committee summoned him back in 2024 to testify about child safety online , He was stuttering, struggling to make full sentences and looked totally uncomfortable. Yet this is the same guy who built a platform that changed how the world communicates. He is a genius with code, but public speaking!!! Not his strength at all.

[MrEazyLife]

Lol… This was me in my secondary school days…. I was so fun to be with and people love coming close to me because I was considered the funniest guy in class and was brilliant as well. But here’s the issue, I would crack jokes, display so funny attitudes so on and so forth, ONLY IN PRIVATE. I mean with the faces I’m familiar with. But when it comes to expressing myself where faces I’m not familiar with are…. My goodness it was something I had to fight my way through it. To me this was a bondage I needed to come out from. It deprived me of so many opportunities, so I had to start dealing with stage frighten, lack of confidence and many more. Thank God I’m different now and can express myself anywhere, anytime. So there are some people who are still living like this. Don’t be surprised

[passwordnow]

These are introvert people. And these people are quiet and only looking for the people with the same interest. They might be shy in the public and speaking in front of many isn't their thing. But when they meet the people that share the same interest as theirs, I think that they're going to be loud and won't be shy to share the ideas that they have. These are talented people as well and when they're starting to be in the common circle that are too vocal, their introvert inner self will start to fade because of the comfort that they feel with the people they are along with.

[Royal Cap]

As far as I have seen, this is more common among those who are a bit more introverted. They can talk very naturally to people they know or to people they are alone with but suddenly feel uncomfortable when they are in front of a lot of people.  So many times from the outside it seems that they do not want to socialize but in reality it is not like that. Not everyone has the same social skills and many people feel comfortable being alone or only socializing with people they know. So instead of judging such people, I think we should give them their natural time and respect their own comfort zone.

[Mhizlove]

Honestly I believe that this kind of thing is more common than what alot of people think. You see most people can communicate one on one, but once they stand in front of crowds, they will get very nervous. It don't always mean that such kind of people don't have confidence or knowledge. Most times what makes them act like that is the fear of being judged or making mistakes. The good thing is that public speaking is a skill that can be improved with practice, the more you start speaking in front of people gradually, the more confidence you will build and the fear will reduce over time

[Dunamisx]

Definitely true, there are people that cannot confront the public, there is what we called crowd phobia, not everyone have that confidence of public confrontation and that is where we must try to understand people by their own kind of nature and figure out their desiring abilities in them before we engage them on a particular task.

Being unable to make a public appearance or address the public is not an abnormality, but rather a decision anyone can fall under the category, this is where individual differences appears and our various abilities as well, while there are some that will definitely take this as  a challenge in building up their confidence in public and effect on this drastic change over the time.

[Akbarkoe]

Some people are born with a personality and distaste for crowds.
Some people are born with a personality that strongly prefers crowds.
Some people are untrained in crowded situations, and
Some people are trained in crowded situations from childhood.

In these things have different backgrounds that we can assume why from some people are not able to express themselves in public, this is different from public speaking more to how our daily lives that make the crowd seem to drain more energy for those who are not used to it, while conversely for those extroverts when too much alone they will be much weaker than when crowded.

[Hewlet]

have you experienced such a thing before to you knowledge?

Stage fright is real and often time, it's not always that the person in question doesn't know what to say or how best to articulate it, it's usually because he is facing low self esteem or that he has shy away from speaking in the public to the extent that the thing has eaten deep into him.

Stage fright can prevent one from a lot of privileges and so, anyone that's facing it should as a matter of neccesity work on improving on himself so with time, he can conquer it. The things you stand to loose if you don't work on your public presence is a lot but the good news is that with a little bit of an intentional act, someone that finds it hard to speak to the public can still improve on himself anf become a better speaker.

[Salahmu]

I am actually surprise to see that there are some people who doesn't know how to face public, this happened on a seminal hold on our group friends where someone among us was asked to host the people since it was their turn to do that, but it happened that weren't able to present themselves very well.

have you experienced such a thing before to you knowledge?

What you saw could be referred to as social anxiety disorder and this is what many people battle in there life whenever they're to face the crowd. I see it all the time and there are some persons instead of expressing themselves they will get emotional and began to cry but that's not something that justify if the person is educated or not because even people that has good degrees also has this anxiety, during the time I was in the school I have a lot of people who cannot express themselves within the class because of how shy they are but when you go to there results from there first year to the third year is excellent grade you will see so actually is the nature of most persons.

[noorman0]

What you saw could be referred to as social anxiety disorder and this is what many people battle in there life whenever they're to face the crowd.

The only way to know that someone really has social anxiety is when they are in public. I used to think that I lacked confidence in speaking in public because I had never tried it, until in certain situations I had to do it and it turned out not to be what I thought. Experience will prove the presumption.

[Zlantann]

have you experienced such a thing before to you knowledge?

Challenges such as glossophobia, also called Social Anxiety Disorder, might be a main reason why some people avoid public speech. It could also be caused by stage fright, which fear or feeling of nervousness during a public appearance. People who have issues with speech impediments such as stuttering always avoid speaking in public. Others might not be fluent in speaking a particular language making them to act abnormally.

Some people naturally want to avoid public speaking. They might be introverts who enjoy their private spaces. I have experienced it several times because sometimes I want to disconnect from the crowd. 

[Felicity_Tide]

I am actually surprise to see that there are some people who doesn't know how to face public,
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have you experienced such a thing before to you knowledge?

Surprised?, how often do you attend seminars or public gatherings where random individuals are invited to the stage to speak?.
Stage fright is something many people experience. No matter how well prepared someone is, they can still struggle to communicate the things they already know. Not everyone can handle the pressure and tension that comes with addressing an audience/listeners.

From my own experience, a common reason for stage fright is the fear of making mistakes. Apart from introverts who barely communicate, most people with stage fright are most scared of saying the wrong thing or doing the wrong... Always trying to be perfect. And it gets worse, especially when you've had a previous track record of several mistakes.

[fuguebtc]

Same thing happened to popular person we know to be Mark, and through such experience he created facebook where people can communicating and sharing their feelings through online.

have you experienced such a thing before to you knowledge?

In fact, such introverts, even if they are very talented, cannot move forward. Although I think these are just excuses, I mean I cannot face ordinary people, this type of concept will not help us in this fast-paced world. I myself used to feel this anxiety or nervousness in the early Bitcoin meetups in past. In my case, my heart would also palpitate before talking about on-chain issues.

Zuckerberg created Facebook because of this kind of problem, that's right. But looking at him in this trial in 2026, people still troll him. Because he talks like a robot. But he still doesn't stop. Actually, the days of coding sitting in the background are over, now we need builders who can come in front of everyone and take the lead. The more you practice, the more perfect you will become.

[o48o]

I am actually surprise to see that there are some people who doesn't know how to face public, this happened on a seminal hold on our group friends where someone among us was asked to host the people since it was their turn to do that, but it happened that weren't able to present themselves very well. Though I never mean to post this here but something stroke me to post here to know if we have same people here, there are some people who doesn't know how to express themselves in public and they would want it to be private or somehow meet someone in private to be able to express themselves and their feelings. Same thing happened to popular person we know to be Mark, and through such experience he created facebook where people can communicating and sharing their feelings through online.

have you experienced such a thing before to you knowledge?

I am guessing that you are relatively young if you haven't yet heard of this behavior, as it's quite common but people experiencing this won't be the first one telling you about this in public (without texting at least).

Not all people experience anxiety for same issues. We used to call all of this just "shyness", but can be more complex bundle of different emotions that everyone experience on their own way.
When it's caused by low self-esteem, people cope with it differently compared to when it's caused by over stimulation or stress. People in autistic spectrum can just go nonverbal against their will, and just shame of experiencing of not belonging all their lives multiplies their anxiety.

[Queen uloma]

Honestly I believe that this kind of thing is more common than what alot of people think. You see most people can communicate one on one, but once they stand in front of crowds, they will get very nervous. It don't always mean that such kind of people don't have confidence or knowledge. Most times what makes them act like that is the fear of being judged or making mistakes. The good thing is that public speaking is a skill that can be improved with practice, the more you start speaking in front of people gradually, the more confidence you will build and the fear will reduce over time

You’re right, this kind of thing is very common more than what many people think. Most people always feel free when they’re having one on one discussion, but they become nervous when they’re speaking in the public. That does not mean that they don’t have confidence or they don’t know what they want to say. Most times it is fear of what people may say or the fear of making mistakes. Public speaking is not talent that few people have, it is a skill that anybody can have. The more you practice, attend meeting, attend church service and classes you grow more confidence to speak in the public. At that time fear we reduce because the person will be used to standing in the midst of people.

Instead of laughing at people that has state fright, the best thing is to encourage them. Sometimes all they need is support and more opportunity to practice, before you know it , that person who could not talk in the public for a minute can become the best while addressing the public.

[Callido]

have you experienced such a thing before to you knowledge?

Yes, we do have them here, most of them prefer hiding behind their keyboard, in person, they are very introverted. Some person can be introverted, but if it comes to defending themselves in public, they can speak up, the problem is how many times do you see them in public places, being an introvert is human nature, but it is a habit that can be unlearned.

Introverts can also be talkative when they are among people whom they know too well, the problem for introverts is with strangers, it becomes a problem, some do stammer throughout the speech.

[DYOR+BTC]

I am actually surprise to see that there are some people who doesn't know how to face public, this happened on a seminal hold on our group friends where someone among us was asked to host the people since it was their turn to do that, but it happened that weren't able to present themselves very well. Though I never mean to post this here but something stroke me to post here to know if we have same people here, there are some people who doesn't know how to express themselves in public and they would want it to be private or somehow meet someone in private to be able to express themselves and their feelings. Same thing happened to popular person we know to be Mark, and through such experience he created facebook where people can communicating and sharing their feelings through online.

have you experienced such a thing before to you knowledge?

You don't need to be surprised about seeing people that can't openly express themselves publicly either because of stage fright or any reason best known to them.
Most even with high level of education finds it difficult expressing themselves openly when opportunities are given to them, although i don't blame them for that because its normal in the life of all but if willing to improve in fluency it can be possible to achieve.  
Lack of fluency at times depends on lack of exposure and the level of people we associate ourselves with.

[Samlucky O]

Well it's not a new thing, it is called stage fright or inferior complex. This feeling makes a person not express themselves freely in public. Most times it is not there fault, it's just unfortunate that they are not used to speaking in public. And anyone who is not familiar with public speaking will surely embarrass him or herself in public. Some people are introvert and don't have that energy to withstand crowd because they are used to private communications. Infact public speaking is not for everybody. People even go to study how speak in public because it's not really easy as you think. Don Just blame the person in question, because he is not used to it.

[MrEazyLife]

As far as I have seen, this is more common among those who are a bit more introverted. They can talk very naturally to people they know or to people they are alone with but suddenly feel uncomfortable when they are in front of a lot of people.  So many times from the outside it seems that they do not want to socialize but in reality it is not like that. Not everyone has the same social skills and many people feel comfortable being alone or only socializing with people they know. So instead of judging such people, I think we should give them their natural time and respect their own comfort zone.

Yes that’s right, but as much as respecting their own comfort zone, such people are in disadvantage of growing. That’s in my one opinion. See it this way, nobody wants to work with someone that can’t express themselves in public with confidence. They most at times can’t express themselves to get what they want, simply because they’re shy or nervous about how people will see them. However being an introvert also helps, but not much of it as a person who have a vision and want to grow. You have to be a bit of introvert and socialized.