I'm a high school speech coach, and we deliver very emotional speeches. It's better to let it leak out of your eyes and take deep breaths. Try your best to relax and detach from it as you speak. Practice it *a lot,* not so you feel dead or numb to it, but so you learn how to speak around it.
anyone else who gives big scary speeches have tips for not crying while you deliver emotionally impactful words? lol do i just practice it until i feel dead inside?