So many students are freaked out about so many things, but the truth is these people don't have an intension to fail you! Skype interview is just as normal as a live interview :)

That's exactly my case - my future goals are formed automatically when the previous ones are completed, so I'm being lucky I guess.

Try EureScribe
http://softwarepuppy.com/search/EureScribe.html
I used it a couple of times and it was really effective. It's paid though, but you can download a trial version

Thanks goodness my supervisor is nice, I can't imagine how I would deal with a situation like that :(Good luck!

I can't wait to post the same news here :) Congrats!

I tried blogging but neglected my blog pretty soon because maintaining it turned out to be a time consuming thing to do. The range of tasks for a student is overwhealming and optional blogging goes to the very bottom of the list of priorities.

You need some rest. Not that "lying in bed" type of rest that you've mentioned but positive, active, joyful and totally relaxed. Give yourself a couple of days off, see your friends and don't think about your studies. Human being can't be concentrated on the same type of work for too long. Your state is pretty natural, but guilt and anxiety won't make it better. Just take some rest and go back to work, but this time with realistic goals.

Make sure you have your speech printed and take it with you on the stage. Of course, you shouldn't just read from it - it would make you sound robotic - but the idea that you can use it anytime you want will really help you stay calm. And make sure you talk a lot on the day of the performance just to work out your vocal chords.