Fear of Ridicule
I am sure you can imagine that the fear of being ridiculed is something we can pick up at school.
For example, there was once a seven year old boy who was given the part of Jesus in the school nativity play, just because he was top of the class academically.
When it was clear his acting abilities weren’t up to it, he was demoted to the role of an innkeeper. He was not even able to get his one line right of, “There’s no room at the inn”.
As a result, he ended up on the back row of the chorus, as an angel without any wings.
Fear of Public Speaking
This type of experience might sound comical but it can lead later in life to a fear of public speaking. Nobody wants to be made a fool or, or receive a bad review, so we avoid sticking our head above the parapet. The best and simplest way by far to avoid being ridiculed is not to perform in the first place.