How to Cure Your Fear and Phobias of Public Speaking (Glossophobia) Forever

How to Cure Your Fear and Phobias of Public Speaking (Glossophobia) Forever

OH NO; NOT AGAIN!

I know what you may be thinking.?Another article with useless unworthy anecdotal tips about how to overcome your fear of public speaking; why even bother?

Let me guess: You heard it all a 100 times: “Nail the first :30” …?or?"know your content", or... “take :04 deep breaths in and slowly release”...??Or?“practice practice practice it several times in front of a mirror”...??Or the worst, “picture everyone in their underwear”?…

Why is it all these very?expensive corporate seminar?"experts”, speaking coaches, and institutes teach you the?same?old?things: how to?craft?your art of presenting and public speaking?

What about?the?80%?of us?who are too?terrified?to even stand up in front of a boardroom with people we actually know, let alone rock a microphone on a stage or giving a toast or speech in front of hundreds we don’t?!!

FEAR.?PHOBIA.?FEAR.?ANXIETY.?FEAR. TERRIFIED.?FEAR. HEART POUNDING.

SWEATING. QUIVERING VOICE. SHAKY HANDS. TREMBLING BODY. DIZZY, PANICKED. STOMACH ISSUES. INNER VOICE OF DOUBT. AVOIDANCE.

Did I mention?FEAR?!

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YOU’RE NOT ALONE!

Welcome to MY world!?I OWNED that world! The terrifying and fearful world of Public Speaking; aka:?GLOSSOPHOBIA?(the official term).

Or at least so?it was?my world. For almost 20 years too.?And I’m not talking typically nerves. Oh no… I’m talking?worst case?scenario.?Anxiety, panic attacks, and avoidance at all cost.?

And to top it all off, I suffer from slight?Tourette’s?syndrome which impacts my speech pattern.?So not was I already fearful of presenting or public speaking or social networking… but add another layer that I?stumble upon my words?when I get?nervous?or excited as the cherry on top of this messy glossophobia cake of me!

You’re not alone. You see, when I was 27, I was about to give a presentation in NYC for my clients.?I was climbing the corporate ladder; fearless, bullet-proof, confident, looking sharp in my suit, briefcase in hand… and then …BAM! …I entered their board room, and all sets of the 75+ people’s eyes were on me.

And THAT’S when it happened. Only, it really wasn’t a bam…it was more of a WHOOOOOSH! This powerful body and mind take over of a dizzying feeling came over me. I felt like I was on a 6 flags rollercoaster going super fast and upside down. My?heart…it was pounding hard, and I broke out in a?sweat.?I felt?faint. I was?tunnel visioned… and all the voices in the room became just a dim murmur… I had to get out and get out NOW!?I looked over at my client…I could see her concerned face, seeing me in this way…I excused myself.?I ran to the nearest bathroom.?I ran cold water over my hands and face. I was?hyperventilating. What was happening to me?! Am I dying? …am I having a heart attack?! Wait…am I having that thing called a panic attack?

BINGO.?And so my very first ever panic attack came out of the blue right before presenting. And I never looked back after that day.?I never wanted to feel THAT feeling again. And since I know what triggered it… my mind was made:?I will NEVER present again. I will?avoid it at all cost. I will never give a toast, give a speech, and yes, I even declined the offer to be a best man for a close friend to avoid the best man’s speech in front of 300 people. I closed off my life, and my career took a swerve.?

You see, I knew the higher you climb that?corporate ladder?the more you had to present and speak in public. I also knew that if I didn’t, I could kiss my career goodbye.?And so…I sorta did. For 20 years.?But it’s not like I just quit.?I tried everything. Several 2-3 day corporate presentation courses at $3-5k a pop, expensive speaking coaches, even anxiety medications with crazy side effects.?After spending at least?$20,000?of my company's money (or my own) and?almost 20 years?researching?every blog?out there:

• Nothing quieted that?inner voice of anxiety. No one actually taught how to overcome the fear.??The?phobia?itself.

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MY TRANSFORMATION

Fast forward?almost 20 years while on a business trip in Tokyo, I was in my hotel room studying my meeting notes. I was worried the client might expect me to stand up and introduce myself and the material.?

I started to have another?anxiety?attack.?“Oh god please no, there has got to be a way I thought”. And so for the thousandth time in so many years, I googled “fear of public speaking”, but it came up with local ads in Japanese.?

And that’s when I found my cure, by the way of a small?miracle.?I found one ad in English! A local therapist in Japan; only he was a British panic disorder researcher living in Japan.?

I called him. We spoke and he provided me with all kinds of words and methodologies I never heard before.?He was not cheap, not even close, but this man knew something?nobody else taught. And so I thought of this as the?BEST investment?of time and money in MYSELF. I stuck with him, using late night or 5am skype sessions from the U.S.

Within 30 days, I was?CURED. He wasn’t even a doctor!?Just a man like me who had overcome his own life tribulations and started helping people. I never had another anxiety or panic attack again since. WORTH EVERY PENNY!

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LOOK MOM, NO HANDS!

Me now!

Today, and for over seven years;?I LOVE presenting.?And since nobody else likes it, I’m kind of the “department presenter” now.

Do I get some nerves, meh… yeah, but I got this…just nail the first :30, right!?

I’m very?confident?now and with my new skill and visibility as a leader, I finally moved in senior leadership. I’m having?fun?again, and?happy?in career and personal life.?

I even?wrote my own vows?at my wedding.

And not was I just the?best man?at my friend’s wedding recently, but the MC cancelled the morning of.?I went from best man to also saving the wedding as the stand-in. Yep?I rocked that microphone for 4 hours?and MC’d an entire wedding from start to finish!?Who?am?I?!!

Sure…I’m still?introverted, but my alter-ego is that extroverted guy who loves being center of attention when taking clients out for dinner.?I’m the funny professional guy now. I’m a gosh darn wedding MC!!?

CURED.?Strong word, the word “cured”.?However, I am living proof, as a previous severely panic-disordered guy, that it is truly possible to overcome your?fear or phobia of public speaking.

And don’t forget I still live with?Tourette’s Syndrome?(something you CANNOT cure).?So as living proof and with a badge of honor as potentially a worst-case Case Study:

Yes - YOU can be CURED?of your fear of public speaking.?And we are talking in just several weeks of re-wiring your thought process and performing?easy at-home exercises?that fly in the face of logic of ALL those?expensive?seminars, experts and gurus out there that are actually making your anxiety and phobia?9-35x worse?(fact) without even knowing it; bless their hearts.

About?30 days?is all it took me… and again… wherever you fall on the Glossophobia fear spectrum,?I was hammering an “11” on a scale from 1 to 10 when it comes to fear of public speaking and?stage fright!

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YOUR TRANSFORMATION

“Pay it forward”.?I love that phrase.?I also live by it.?And so “Pay it forward” I shall!

You may not realize it yet, but?TODAY is YOUR LUCKY DAY. You stumbled upon the?BEST?game and life changing blog article you will ever read, if you want to overcome your fear of public speaking, presenting, speeches, or even giving a toast. Maybe even become a wedding singer!

You see?going back to the?REAL REASON?why all those public speaking courses, coaches, experts and gurus cannot help you is because, to be quite honest, they are totally clueless how to overcome?a PHOBIA.

The?actual?fear and?phobia?itself within public speaking.?They have?no?certifications?or schooling?in phobias, let alone Glossophobia, which is very unique and in its very own dedicated class of phobias... also the?#1 fear in the world next to dying.

They talk about?silly?deep diaphragm?breathing?and useless?meditative?techniques for 5 minutes, then waste two days on to how specialize in mastering your content and craft never covering the REAL reason you attended!

But?how?do you go from your own zero to hero?PHOBIA?transformation before even thinking of moving to the mastery phase where you craft your opening lines, jokes, body language, and creating a memorable speech?

That’s where I come in.?

That’s where I bridge that?gap?the size of the?Grand Canyon.

You see; I am not only transformed and cured; but as a?17?year?ISO Certified?Life and Health Coach, I also studied and researched and I mentored under Leeds Psychology out of London and received my?certification?as a Mental Health Ambassador as a?Public Speaking?Phobia?& Panic Attack?Expert. I’m not a doctor, but I know just enough not to be dangerous!?Phobias and anxiety and panic attacks stay clear away from me now!

And now I pay it forward,?transforming dozens of people’s lives?in 1:1 coaching on weekends and evenings when I can.?And the great news is, during?COVID, I created a?Master Online Video Course?which was released September 2021. The?testimonials?and feedback are nothing less than?INCREDIBLE!

I’m super excited as my?ALL-ONLINE COURSE?creates a?super affordable?option, with a much larger outreach to touch, and transform as many lives as possible. Plus I offer a "Done With You" coaching package that includes private?1:1 ZOOM calls.

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WE ARE GOING TO “SUN TZU” YOUR PHOBIA!

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“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know?neither?the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” -?Sun Tzu, The Art of War

I love this quote?by the infamous Chinese general and philosopher. It could not be more true when it comes to?your fear?and phobia of public speaking! Until you learn your enemy…which is your brain's fear response systems… and yourself (your personal physiological symptom and anxious inner voice triggers) , you cannot be cured and will live with fear forever.?

Many know that anxiety and panic attacks are part of the fight or flight response.?It is true. But it is?MUCH?deeper than that.?And until you peel the layers of the onion and understand the why… only then can you know the enemy (how?your brain?processes) and yourself (how you react) … and ONLY then can we?“SUN TZU”?your fear of public speaking forever!

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THE IMPORTANCE OF OVERCOMING YOUR FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

Let’s face it. Your?entire career, and many aspects of?your life?hinge upon your ability to lead and communicate. And that means in order to be successful and happy in both, you MUST be able to present to your customers, your departments, perform at speaking opportunities, give speeches, eulogies, toasts, and so many things that are outside of your comfort zone.

CONCLUSION &?FREE PHOBIA SELF ASSSESSMENT TEST

You are not alone!?This phobia impacts over 94% of the global population, with?80%?having?moderate to severe?symptoms enough to cause complete?avoidance?at all costs.?

But it doesn’t have to be that way anymore.

WHAT IF: I could literally?CURE?Your?FEAR?and Phobia of Public Speaking & Presenting within?4 Weeks?from the?Comfort?of YOUR Home?Without?Practicing in Front of People?

It's not only true; I can?guarantee?it.

Using?My SIGNATURE Non-Exposure Method; taught only in?IVY League?and Top Global Universities, we will re-wire your ANXIOUS brain and CONQUER your FEAR and phobia (even panic attacks) from the?privacy?and comfort of?your home.

Non-Exposure?means you will not even approach a microphone until you are?100%?CURED!

My?PROMISE?to you is to literally:

CURE?your pounding heart, quivering voice, loud anxious inner thoughts, sweating, dizziness, panic attack & MORE using My?SIGNATURE Non-Exposure?Method!

All you need to do is?click the PICTURE below below?and start your transformational journey!??

In the meantime;?I want to know more about YOU?so I can better help! I would love to know your biggest barrier or your personal encounters when it comes to speaking and/or your goals… whether school, career, entrepreneurship, or personal.?

So, should you have questions about my?Master Online Course?or want to schedule a 1:1?coaching video-call session?or if you have?questions/ inquiries about my course,?you can email me?at to book an appointment or ask any questions at:

[email protected]

Thank you for reading!

Robert