Public Speaking Fear
At Anxiety Treatment Australia we can help you deal with your anxiety or fear of public speaking via individual sessions or group courses. Medicare and private health fund rebates rebates may be available .
Contact us on 0429 883671 to discuss with Catherine whether a public speaking group class is the right step for you.
Book an appointment and take control of this part of your life.
2020 COURSES TO OVERCOME A FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
Learn of to overcome your fear of public speaking with a group of like-minded people. We offer 8-week public speaking workshops consisting of 8 x 2 hour and 15 minutes sessions, attend once a week for 8 weeks.
The first 2 sessions cover what you need to know to overcome your fear and the remaining 6 sessions give you the opportunity to put into practice what you have learnt by presenting each week to the group.
Next courses start FEBRUARY 2020 SO BOOK NOW
Note: Groups run over 8 weeks from 7:15 — 9.30 pm
Tuesday 18th February -Tuesday 7th April 2020, once a week for 8 consecutive weeks
Thursday 20th February -Thursday 9th April 2020 once a week for 8 consecutive weeks
Tuesday 5th May- Tuesday 23rd June 2020, once a week for 8 consecutive weeks
Thursday 7th May -Thursday 25th June 2020, once a week for 8 consecutive weeks
Classes run throughout the year, more dates to be added
Weekend 2 day intensive courses also available.
Groups are not held on public holidays.
All of our public speaking group workshops are run once per week for 8 weeks and are held at the Hawthorn Community House.
LOCATION & TIMES
32 Henry St Hawthorn
7.15 pm to 9.30pm
$660 for 8 sessions, Medicare rebates apply if you do a mental health care plan AND GET A SEPARATE REFERRAL LETTER STATING 6 INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SESSIONS.
Concession price available for those on a low income healthcare concession card for public speaking fear treatment.
Please note there are no refunds for non attendance, ie missed sessions, or if you withdraw from the course.
WHAT IS A FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING?
Many people can be anxious before standing up to speak in front of their peers. This can be normal and even beneficial when it motivates the speaker to better prepare themselves in preparation.
However when a public speaking anxiety causes physical reactions in your body and is negatively impacting your life then you may suffer from glossophobia, a fear of public speaking.
Symptoms of speech anxiety include;
- Anxiety at the thought of public speaking
- Intense anxiety prior to speaking in front of the public
- Physical symptoms such as panic and nausea
- Avoiding situations which require public speaking
OVERCOMING A FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
A fear of public speaking has afflicted prominent people such as billionaire investor Warren Buffet, author Susan Cain (Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking), American President and writer of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson and actor Harrison Ford.
In an interview with the Associated Press from 2000, Harrison Ford described public speaking as “a mixed bag of terror and anxiety”.
However, people do not have to go through life enduring public speaking fear
HOW TO OVERCOME PUBLIC SPEAKING ANXIETY
Warren Buffet and Susan Cain are on public record sharing that it was possible for them to overcome public speaking fears and, with help, you may too.
Susan Cain has even shared her personal experience of overcoming public speaking anxiety on Reddit.
“You have to desensitize yourself to your fear of or discomfort with speaking by practising in small, safe steps,”
“You need a group of supportive people to practice with, a group where you can screw up as much as you want without any real consequences,” Cain asserted. “This is how I overcame my fear — little by little by little by little.”
Melbourne Clinical Psychologist, Catherine Madigan offers you the opportunity to overcome public speaking fear by practising in small, safe steps with a group of supportive people who share your fear of speaking in public.
Ring now on 0429 88 3671 or use our “Book Now” system to make an appointment for public speaking fear treatment to discuss your public speaking fear with Catherine. Both individual and/or group therapy is offered. Medicare and private health fund rebates are available.
The public speaking fear workshops book out quickly, so don’t miss out.
