Oral presentation is the best practice to increase the speaking ability on English language education students in higher education. Previous research evidence has indicated that there are still many students who doubt their ability in speaking skills. This study is focused on students’ experience in oral presentation. This study aimed to find out students’ fears in oral presentation, and the strategy they used to overcome them, then to what extent their experience affects the learning activity process. This study used qualitative methods and conducted a survey using open-ended questions for collecting data, and was completed by 189 students majoring in English Education at UIN Walisongo, Semarang. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. The result of this study shows three themes about students’ fear in oral presentation, that is fear of other judgment, uncertain with the material, and lack of self-confidence. The strategies they often use to deal with fear in oral presentations are prepared and practiced before the presentation, such as reading a lot of material, and memorizing some points from the topic, besides that student also pray and give positive affirmations for themselves to reduce fear in oral presentation. Meanwhile, the experience of fear on oral presentation also affected their learning activity process, they experience kind of physical symptoms such as blank, and speechless, which makes students unfocused then new problems such as overthinking what they did before. Therefore, students should control and maintain themselves to reduce their fear of oral presentation, and also practice more public speaking, and try to provide the best performance in their presentation. And the teacher also should support them to achieve their ability and develop speaking skills and confidence by providing a positive learning environment and encouraging a growth mindset.