['I was proud of my friend when he was the high school valedictorian, he did a great job', 'Takes a good student to get that honar.  Wad he speach good?', 'It was okay, he is scared of public speaking']
I used to be scared of it too.  Trick for me was to memorize my speaches and tune out while giving them.
I was proud of my friend when he was the high school valedictorian, he did a great job!