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Handling Fear of Presenting

I am finishing up an online course this week in Business Communication. I am amazed that there are so many people in my class that are terrified for public speaking. My question is that in today's environment with the expanded use of technology, i.e. email, IM, blogs, etc. are we losing an important skill set? I love to text message, but the interaction of one to one conversation isn't very intimate on a screen. Are we giving up closer and deeper relationships? Humans have a need to be social, but are we giving up the best part of it by relying too much on technology? Something to ponder.

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