--- title: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking | The Genard Method description: Overcome your fear of public speaking. Dr. Gary Genard's Boston-based Fearless Speaking Program provides executive coaching to overcome stage fright. Conquer your fear at last! --- [![Genard Method Public Speaking Training](https://www.genardmethod.com/hubfs/images/bg-brand.png)](https://www.genardmethod.com/) ### Get email updates on dynamic public speaking! Search... Search # The Fearless Speaking Course ## ![The Genard Method's Fearless Speaking Program on how to overcome fear of public speaking.](https://www.genardmethod.com/hs-fs/hubfs/123RF_Photos_GG/21217130_M%20--%20123RF%20--%2011.16.18.jpg?width=847&name=21217130_M%20--%20123RF%20--%2011.16.18.jpg) ## **Live Zoom 1:1 video coaching for executives worldwide.**** ** ## Overcome your fear of public speaking! You're a smart, successful professional with key information to share with stakeholders. From pitches to sales talks, team meetings to keynotes, board presentations to panels, you should be a natural at speaking dynamically. So why are you struggling with **performance anxiety**? Stage fright can erode your peace of mind, undermine your confidence, and *keep your voice from being heard*. It may even be holding you back professionally. But overcoming fear of public speaking is easier than you think! You can do so by understanding stage fright while gaining a laser focus on effective performance. ## Online Coaching for Stage Fright That's exactly why I created the **Fearless Speaking Course**. If you want to eliminate anxiety and gain confidence, this course is for you. Fearless Speaking features **live 1:1 Zoom coaching customized to your experiences with speaking fear**. *This course has helped thousands of people worldwide grow their confidence and become more effective communicators!* It will CHANGE YOUR LIFE as a speaker if you identify with any of these situations: - I'm okay speaking to small groups, but experience anxiety in front of large audiences. - I've been presenting for years, but always with a great deal of fear. - I have terrible stage fright, sometimes for days or weeks before I have to speak. - As a CEO, I'm suddenly dealing with performance anxiety I've never experienced before. - I seem to have lost my edge, and I find myself wondering if it's going to get worse. - I avoid speaking situations, and my boss is noticing. - My heart feels like it's going to leap out of my chest, and I forget to breathe! - I've had moments of panic recently, and now I'm afraid it's going to keep happening. - I want to communicate without the crippling fear taking over my life. - I had a bad speaking experience, and now I keep worrying it will happen again. - Fear makes me lose my train of thought. Sometimes I go completely blank. - I think I need help with both my fear and my ability to perform with excellence. ## Conquer your stage fright at last! If you suffer from speech phobia, it's not because you don't know your stuff.  Even famous performers and powerful executives can and do suffer from debilitating nerves. As an actor and speech coach, I based the **Fearless Speaking System** on [theater-based techniques](https://www.genardmethod.com/about/theater-based-techniques) that are the best that exist for this problem. I use a holistic approach that combines psychology, a focus on the body and breathing, mindfulness, and skills for powerful stage presence to help you create your **own personal toolbox **for overcoming anxiety. The textbook for the course is my book [*Fearless Speaking*](http://www.fearlessspeakingbook.com/), which *features 50 hands-on exercises to help you banish your stage fright forever.  *([Click here to download a free chapter from my book](https://www.genardmethod.com/fearlessspeakingbook).) ## Convenient and Personalized Coaching  The Fearless Speaking ONLINE COURSE is offered as intensive personalized Zoom coaching featuring 10 live one-hour sessions. All sessions are private and confidential and you'll be working with me personally. (Please also visit our [corporate and team training](https://www.genardmethod.com/corporate-training/presentation-skills-training) page.) Learn how my revolutionary approach will help you take action to overcome your fear while performing at your best! [Contact me](https://www.genardmethod.com/contact) or call my office at **(617) 993-3410**. I'll be delighted to tell you more about my **Fearless Speaking** coaching and how it can help you.  ## The Topics We'll Cover Together Understanding Your Fear of Public Speaking - Overcoming speech anxiety will change your life - Causes of speaking fear - Matching fear reduction techniques to your situation Transforming Negative Thinking Into Confidence - Eliminating worst-case thinking - Developing positive coping statements - Directing your thinking into productive channels Breathing Techniques for Relaxation and Control - Progressive relaxation - The Virtual Vacation - Diaphragmatic breathing Using Body Language in Public Speaking - Grounding for stability and confidence - Entering your performance space and greeting audiences - Gestures: Suiting the action to the word - Checklists for body language and use of space Focus, Relaxation, and Mindfulness - Focused relaxation - Exercises for mindfulness - 10 ways to stay fully focused and present while speaking Using Positive Visualization - The Actor’s Box exercise - The Spotlight Techniques - Writing your fears away - Your Command Performance Movie Reducing Nervousness While Speaking - The Two Universes exercise - Getting comfortable with your own body - 6 More Ways to Reduce Nervousness Biofeedback for Physical Symptoms - Calming the Heart - Closing the Stress Gate - The Healing Breath - Strategies for Panic Attacks ## Final Assessment and Follow-Up You'll also receive recommendations for continued improvement. Additional resources include my blog [Speak for Success!](https://www.genardmethod.com/blog), where you'll find over 30 articles I've written on overcoming fear of public speaking; my monthly newsletter; and our page [Dr. Genard in the Media](https://www.genardmethod.com/GaryGenardInTheMedia). ### Call 617-993-3410 or [contact us](https://www.genardmethod.com/contact) to learn more ### [Speech Coaching](https://www.genardmethod.com/speech-coaching) ![WINNER Fearless Book Page (4)](https://www.genardmethod.com/hs-fs/hubfs/WINNER%20Fearless%20Book%20Page%20(4).png?width=200&height=286&name=WINNER%20Fearless%20Book%20Page%20(4).png) Gary Genard's self-guided program to conquer your fear of public speaking.   [![READ CHAPTER ONE](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/124879/20a6cc49-6246-4ea9-8f38-a0bdec38fde5.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/124879/20a6cc49-6246-4ea9-8f38-a0bdec38fde5)  - [ABOUT](https://www.genardmethod.com/about) - [Training Techniques](https://www.genardmethod.com/about/theater-based-techniques) - [Dr. Gary Genard](https://www.genardmethod.com/about/dr-gary-genard) - [What Our Clients Say](https://www.genardmethod.com/testimonials) - [Client List](https://www.genardmethod.com/about/client-list) - [Media](https://info.genardmethod.com/garygenardinthemedia) Arlington, MA 617-993-3410 - [STORE](https://info.genardmethod.com/store) - [RESOURCES](https://www.genardmethod.com/resources) - [BLOG](https://www.genardmethod.com/blog) - [COACHING](https://www.genardmethod.com/coaching) - [CORPORATE TRAINING](https://www.genardmethod.com/coaching)  - [Leadership Communication](https://www.genardmethod.com/corporate-training/leadership-development-public-speaking) - [Group Presentation Skills](https://www.genardmethod.com/corporate-training/speak-at-your-best) - [Executive Speech Coaching](https://www.genardmethod.com/coaching/executive-presentation-skills) [![Global Gurus](https://www.genardmethod.com/hubfs/GLOBAL%20GURUS%20LOGOS/logo-globalgurus%20communication-2022.png) Global Gurus named Gary to its list of the World's Top 30 Communication Professionals for the ninth consecutive year in 2022. ](http://www.globalgurus.org/communication/communicationgurus30.php)