It gets easier the more you do it. You will have good and bad days confidence wise. When people feel the need to laugh, those are the days that really test you.
But for the first time - Just go somewhere that is not likely to be riddled with pesky teenagers or riff raff.
How to get the courage to go out - I think there is some statement about when the need to do something outweighs the fear of failure...
Translation - eventually you will say "screw it, Im gonna do it..."
Now onto an observation -
Doesn't that icon pretty well match Lorileah's avatar photo? Boy am I asking for an ass kicking.