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Overcoming Fear Of Public Speaking

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Public speaking or presenting is a common cause of stress at work. Join Ellen Hendriksen to learn new skills to tackle your fears and access a guided visualization meditation designed to prepare you for success.


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Dr. Ellen Hendriksen is a clinical psychologist who helps millions calm their anxiety and be their authentic selves. She serves on the faculty at Boston University's Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders and is the author of How To Be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety. Her scientifically-based, zero-judgment approach has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, BBC News, Harvard Business Review, Scientific American, and many other media outlets.

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2 Days

3.5k students

4.9 stars

10 min / day

Focus

English


Lesson 1

Theory: Why We're Afraid Of Public Speaking

In this session, you’ll explore why public speaking triggers fear and anxiety for so many people, even in everyday situations like team meetings or presentations. You’ll examine the psychological and physiological roots of this fear.

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Lesson 2

Practice: Overcome Fear Of Public Speaking

This practice is designed to ease the anxiety that often comes with public speaking. You'll be guided into a calmer, more centered state, helping you feel more grounded, present, and able to speak with greater confidence and clarity.

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4.9 (152)

Recent Reviews

Emma

January 20, 2026

Awesome meditation to prepare me for public speaking, offered great insights I hadn’t heard before, thank you!

Robin

May 8, 2025

Just what I needed- thank you!

FILIPE

January 19, 2025

So inspiring! I will definitely follow the hints and use this advice and meditation when my next work week starts! Namaste

Elsa

June 18, 2024

Incredibly useful for my first live webinar today! Thank you so much ♡

Thomas

January 9, 2024

Simple, practical, and effective. I wish I had this training available when I was younger!

Rich

August 24, 2023

Great talk and meditation. I have been teaching public speaking for 38 years and these two lessons are research-based and very practical.

Allen

August 23, 2023

Thank you.

Neha

August 21, 2023

Awesome!!

Bernadette

March 15, 2023

Amazing, wish I’d iscovered this years ago. Thank you

Jamie

February 27, 2023

Very helpful! Love your calming voice 💥💟

Suzanne

December 18, 2022

Excellent thanks! X

Karen

November 15, 2022

Probably the most useful meditative practice I could have hoped for to prepare myself. This is pure gold.

Damaris

October 31, 2022

Presentation at a scientific conference in a couple of days. This really helped me, I loved the theoretical part and I‘ll make sure to practice the meditation repeatedly over the next days. Thank you!

Silviya

October 20, 2022

That quick training is so real and the voice, expressions…everything, lift your motivation and the belief of yourself, that you can do it. Thank you! Strongly recommend it!

DK

September 16, 2022

Great talk

Carole

August 31, 2022

Really helpful clear ans straightforward guidance for public speaking

Giuseppe

August 30, 2022

Thank you, extremely helpful, look forward to my next public speaking

Aminta

August 30, 2022

Incredible!! All the tips super useful and very practical; the meditation amazing, I already feel more confident and prepared for speaking in public, thank you very much 🧡

Scott

August 30, 2022

Awesome

Cheryl

August 30, 2022

Wonderfully helpful and I can't wait to practice more. Thank you!

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