^{In general, there are four important skills in English: listening, speaking, reading and
writing. All these skills are very important for students to master in order to be able to
communicate well. Among these skills, speaking is one of the most important. Because
not only do students need to know aspects of the language, but they also need to master
other aspects such as: Having high self-confidence, getting rid of fear, getting rid of
shyness, getting rid of fear, etc. fear. The problem with this study is the difficulty faced
by public speaking students, especially those in the sixth semester of the English
Education Program at Muhammadiya University Kotabumi. The purpose of this study
was to analyze the difficulties faced by public speaking students, especially those in the
6th semester of the English Language Education Program at Muhammadiya University
Kotabumi. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative research. The
subjects of this study were sixth semester students of the English Language Education
course. Researchers identified six students as study subjects. The tool used in this study
is an interview. In this study, the data collection technique used by researchers was the
interview technique. The results of this study indicate that there are two aspects to the
problems that lead to language impairment in students. Her two sides to the problem are
language issues and non-verbal/psychological issues. Language problems include
pronunciation, lack of vocabulary, and lack of grammar. Non-verbal/psychological
problems consist of lack of self-confidence, fear, embarrassment, and lack of
motivation.
Keyword : English, Speaking, Difficulties}