I have to give a presentation at my new job tomorrow. I've never done this before and I hate talking in front of ppl. I'm having a nervous breakdown, any suggestions? Help!

You have to allow yourself to be nervous. It's like driving on ice... if you resist the skid, you spin out of control... but if you turn INTO the skid, you can recover your ability to steer.

Almost everyone is nervous about public speaking. The good public speakers don't get rid of it, they learn to "ride" it ... to transform it into enthusiasm and passion for their topic, to give themselves an extra edge of attentiveness and presence. Nervousness isn't bad, it's very similar to excitement... the body sensations are nearly identical, in fact.

So prepare, do your homework, and take your nervousness with you up in front of the room. It's ok.

Practice practice
Have everthing memorized and then take a nice bath or whatever will relax you and try not to think about it again till the morn and then you can repractice and then try and relax. they KNOW your nervous.SO maybe tell a small joke..then say phew I am nervous,dont make any excuses or say sorry. be proud of your self that you even got up..who cares if you blow it? next time you will learn from any errors you make. Have water near cause your mouth will be dry.if it is casual try and have a tic tac or something simular in size(teeney tiny)what is the job?..try and get simular jokes.

Avoid caffeine (by this I mean coffee), it will only add to the nerves.

Look at one person in the audience for a sentence and think in your mind tha this is the ONLY person there and the only person you are talking to. Then pick another person onthe other side of the room for th enext sentence and do the same. Keep rotating around the room, concentrating on that person as being the only person there. After a while you'll be comfortable and can mentally address everyone.