Conquering Your Fear of Public Speaking

Do you fear public speaking? Is your social phobia hurting your career and holding you back from great opportunities? Are you always dreading how to public speak? If you answered yes, the fear of public speaking statistics says you are not alone. Fear of public speaking, a social anxiety disorder, is the one of top five fears in our society. Listen as Jim interviews Patricia Stark, the founder of MediaImageCoach.com on some tips on public speaking.


Jerry Seinfeld got a big laugh when he joked about a survey that found that the fear of public speaking ranks higher in most peoples minds than the fear of death. In other words, at a funeral, the average person would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy.

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to conquer your social anxiety and start capitalizing on those great opportunities that come your way. Patricia Stark, the founder of MediaImageCoach.com, has empowered and esteemed top Television Hosts, News Anchors, Broadway performers, CEOs, Authors, Medical Professionals, Sales Professionals and many of the 80% of Americans who fear public speaking and have not learned what is public speaking.

Patricia Stark is a fun, sharp, and approachable television host & actor. A former Miss New York, El Salvador Karaoke Contest Winner, News Anchor, and eye ball shaking champion, Patricia has served as host for several nationally distributed programs airing in the U.S. and Canada. Most recent news: Patricia recently completed a pilot for The Learning Channel as a career coach bringing her experience as founder of MediaImageCoach.com hosting the new show Paycheck Showdown.

Patrica has appeard on the Business Bits WIth Jim Farrell Podcast Show, and interviewed for the Blog Post, listen as Jim ask her some questions and find out some ways to overcome our fear of public speaking and be effective public speaking and learn some public speaking techniques.

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• Fear of Public Speaking
• Media Image Coach
• effective public speaking
• social phobia
• social anxiety disorder
• social anxiety
• How to Public Speak
• public speaking techniques
• tips on public speaking
• what is public speaking

[jadeevalley]

though i make videos..i still get nervous about public speaking or performing..lol..i mean, i break out into a sweat just at the very thought of it..the irony ;) thnx for posting..lets peeps know they're not alone.

[robesondesign]

I agree with Patricia. People are terrified to speak publicly because they are hyper focused on themselves. It's interesting to me that shy people are often self absorbed people. They don't appear that way on the outside. In fact they appear humble . . . nope just the opposite! All roads lead to them, and that terrifies them.

On the other hand, type A people like me seem over confident. Nope, just really passionate about what I'm trying to share with you. Thus, a great public speaker!

simple!

[rdotrobot]

but if its an assessment then it is kinda all about you..

[ermichaeljay]

I agree that having a larger picture what'sin it for them...the value is more pwerful to thenthe fear.

[ermichaeljay]

ou make a great point that oursociety may have influenced the high lvels of anxiety that people feel simply by bringing so much attention to the fact that so many are scared. Do you feel it would help the stats and the feeings that people feel if we spoke about the fear less?

[nabznab]

There are some actually good tips here. I've been searching for other ways to overcome fear of public speaking and found a free report on this website. Its pretty cool. Check it out. I dont think Youtube allows me to post links so i'll have to show it to you in this format:

publicspeakingformula[dot]com

[stephanietannerluver]

@robesondesign hey i'm no self absorbed! I'm just really self concious and I'm not confident at all. I hate when non-shy people pick on sh people even though they have no idea how we feel. You've never been shy and u don't know wut ur talking about!

[xWeMakeVidsx]

i have to present an oral about Braveheart on wednesday. Luckily i managed to do it in front of only 5 or 10 instead of 50 but i still get nervous. I think it's because im self concious. No matter how much i tell myself to be calm, my hearts beats realy fast. Stupid body...making me appear nervous

[njmover]

Good job, I always get nervous before I speak to a group. It would seem I am not alone.....