I get more anxious about speaking when the other person is far away

I get more anxious about speaking when the other person is far away Last week, I had to let my child’s kindergarten teacher know that we wouldn’t be coming the next day because of a doctor’s appointment. It sounds simple, but the situation triggered a lot of fear. The teacher was sitting about 2-3 meters away inside the classroom, and I was standing at the door. There were also an assistant and several children around, which made me feel more exposed. I noticed myself holding back and hesitating, if she had been standing right in front of me, I probably wouldn’t have felt that much fear. I tracked this task in [Voice journey](https://voicejourneyapp.com) [I need to inform the teacher that we have an appointment scheduled for tomorrow.](https://preview.redd.it/wk12jbbmb26f1.png?width=756&format=png&auto=webp&s=4cf39671d7379885089cd690ef2c9330899f0439) [I faced the challenge of the teacher being somewhat distant from me, which made me even more anxious about speaking](https://preview.redd.it/zmazn8mvb26f1.png?width=756&format=png&auto=webp&s=b0cdc8b529334d7cb3c83ef7a9fd33b09eed2710) It's said that talking with people far away is similar to a public speaking setting. This makes the speaker feel more exposed, and the pressure to speak fluently increases. I found this interesting and want to discuss it here.