From Red-Faced Speaker to Loving the Experience

I still remember how red my face turned when I got called on to speak up in the classroom.

It burned. I imagined looking just like a cherry tomato from the outside. I felt the heat radiating from my skin.

It happened in class when I was called on, when it was my turn to speak up, or when a boy I was crushing on walked by.

I later learned what was happening scientifically. The blood vessels in your face can widen when you get embarrassed, allowing for more blood to flow through them. Maybe by…