I am not afraid of the public, though they have occasionally terrified me. I am teaching a class on gifted students improvisational theater and was called to introduce, MC, and explain off of the acts for the night. No one informed me this was part of the job descriptions and one of my young wards innocently used the phrase, "I want to wrap Britney Spears in plastic," but it was an all together comfortable experience. Something overcomes you on stage, if you let it. The spirit of Dionysus or just one's inner ham.