I just finished my speech class a few weeks ago. I am very nervous about speaking in front of people, but I ended up with an A in the class.

If you are bringing Micah, just be careful you don't look at him too much while you are speaking - look at your audience! Are you using cards? I would write "slow down" and "relax" multiple times on the cards to remind me to slow down and relax.

I know it is a little late, but my best advice is practice, practice, practice! The times I got in trouble were the times I hadn't practiced enough and I ended up doing the 'err" and "umm" things too much while thinking of what I wanted to say. Remember everyone in the class is just as nervous as you are, slow down and relax!