Glossophobia is the fear of public speaking. It is a common social anxiety disorder with symptoms ranging from mild nervousness to extreme distress or panic. Treatment methods and coping strategies ...

Glossophobia isn’t a dangerous disease or chronic condition. It’s the medical term for the fear of public speaking. And it affects as many as four out of 10 Americans. For those affected, speaking in ...

“It all boils down to our relative status in the history of our species when we would hang out in groups of around 150 people,” he says. “Relative status wasn’t who drives the fanciest car or who’s ...

The fear of public speaking is normal, and it has a name: glossophobia. It consistently ranks as one of the biggest fears that people experience today, ...

“My biggest fear was forgetting what I was supposed to say…I remember my mouth being very dry and feeling afraid that I just wouldn’t know what words to use.”—Steve, 53 Whether you have to give a ...

For many of us, the idea of public speaking fills us with dread. Everyone’s eyes are focused on you. It can be nerve-racking, to say the least. For people with glossophobia, a social anxiety disorder ...

Many surveys have revealed that above the fear of death and disease is the fear of standing in front of a crowd. Millions of people are terrified of the spotlight, whether it's speaking to a large ...