I had a similar experience during my degree where I got out of virtually all presentations - in one case I didn't turn up to do it and sacrificed the marks, for others I spoke to the professors who agreed alternative means for me to be assessed. Until my final year project presentation where it was very regimented that each member of the team had to speak for at least 10 mins. My stutter was generally brought on by nerves and when I got up there to talk, I actually enjoyed it and particularly seeing the response from the audience I felt was a bit of a shot in the arm. Since then I have never had a problem giving presentations in my professional field and speaking publicly in other situations I appreciate that my experience of being thrown into it and having to do it doesn't apply to everyone or every situation, but I do want to share a few things that helped me and have helped me since. 1. I was fearing the authority or potential disappointment of those assessing me. In the majority of cases, those watching the presentation are nice/respectful/interested people (if they weren't, they probably wouldn't be there). They are ordinary people and they have their own anxieties and fears about the world, and they have their own stuff going on. I have to date presented to many academics/clients/interviewees and when people put on a tough exterior it doesn't have anything to do with you or the presentation you ar giving. 2. When in school someone had a far worse stutter than me and I was inspired by how he just got on with things and didn't make anything of it. In my professional field I have seen many people stutter while giving presentations and it is perfectly ok. People watching just accept that that's how they talk and pay more attention to the subject matter than to how it's delivered. 3. If you do do one, practice the presentation loads to anyone who will sit and listen. That was the only way I could do it at first - it helped me to work around some of the sounds that triggered a stutter and generally built my confidence in standing up and discussing the subject matter. 4. Not stutter-related, but everyone dislikes delivering presentations at first on some level I wish you the very best of luck. I was very frustrated at the time and still am sometimes (not when presenting anymore, but just when introducing myself...) and I hope that if you do try a presentation that the above can be of some guidance and goes well.