Speaking in public makes me nervous.

speaking

— noun the utterance of intelligible speech — adjective capable of or involving speech or speaking human beings--the speaking animals a speaking part in the play — noun (= speechmaking) delivering an address to a public audience people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking

in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

public Adjective

— Something is public if it is about or for all the people. You can't tell me to go away. This is a public place.

public Noun

— All of the people in a big place like a country. I'm going to write this in the newspaper because the public needs to know it. Getting Western publics to understand the nature of the war is hard enough. The dress rehearsal was opened to the general public as well as celebrities.

make Verb

— If you make something, you create it. He made pancakes by combining the ingredients and frying the mixture. They made a petition to the governor. — If you make your bed, you arrange it. Félix makes his bed every morning.

me Pronoun

— You use me instead of your name, to refer to yourself. This is my book. It belongs to me.

nervous Adjective

— If you are nervous, you are tense and worried about something. I am nervous about my examinations. — Related to the nerves. Nervous system.