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From: Bobby Childers
Date: 10/8/01
Time: 9:12:17 PM
Remote Name: 216.234.193.149
Tonight in my graduate Business Law Class, I had to ask the professor a question about a paper we are required to write. I talked with her before class started and had a very difficult time trying to talk without severe stuttering. What should have taken about 2-3 minutes took almost 10 minutes. She told me that I had asked a valid question, and would bring it up to the entire class.
When class started, the professor said that she had been asked a question about the upcoming paper, and was going to answer it for the entire class. She then asked me if I wanted to ask the question again, or did I want her to do it for me.
I mumbled something about trying it again, and proceeded to talk for 10 minutes without stuttering once. The entire class (35 people) got involved and a discussion soon evolved of which I was the center point.
My question is: why did I have problems talking to the professor in a one on one basis, and none talking to the entire class of students? Normally I would have less trouble talking with the professor and mucho problems talking to the class.
I know that the subject of fear has come up on this online conference, and I wondered if I was possibly "afraid" to talk with the prof, but not "afraid" to talk to the entire class. If this is true, then I have gone against my entire grain because I usually do the exact opposite.
Any suggestions or comments as to what occured in my psyche tonight?
Thanks
Bobby