drum,
It was just as busy Thursday & Friday too, best days of good weather we've had all year. so of course everyone took to the skies. My home airfield was like a graveyard as everyone had gone off to France or just for a jaunt along the coast. I was very nervous when making my first calls on the radio to Biggin Hill. Best tip I've been given is take a couple of deep breaths, form the message together in your head, press the transmitter and then send the message. Anyone who mocks you for being nervous when speaking to ATC has surely forgotten what it was like during their early stages of training.