Train to Become a Confident Public Speaker With This $40 Bundle (Image via visuals/Unsplash) Regardless of whether you’re doing it in person or via a Zoom call, speaking to an audience is and always will be an intimidating affair. In fact, there’s an actual phobia associated with public speaking. Glossophobia refers to the fear and anxiety around public speaking. It’s believed to affect up to 75 percent of the population. In the real world, public speaking is something that many of us have to tackle. If your line of work happens to require you to address an audience regularly, you should not let your fear of public speaking adversely impact your career. You may not get to permanently get rid of the anxiety, but there are things you can do to mitigate your negative feelings about it.