What Does a 99.6%* Success Rate for Public Speaking Phobia Mean?
A short reading guide to the number: what you can conclude from it, and what you cannot.
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The number means this: of the clients who complete Robert Summa's program, 99.6% report being free of their public speaking phobia. It is a completion-based, self-reported figure. It does not tell you what will happen for you, and it is not a clinical measure.
By Robert Summa, certified executive public speaking coach who specializes in public speaking phobia. This page is educational and is not medical advice.
Reading it correctly: the numerator and the denominator
Any rate has two parts. The top is the number of clients who report being free of the phobia. The bottom is the group counted, which here is clients who complete the program. Clients who do not finish are not in the denominator. That is a fair way to describe results among completers, and it is why the figure should not be read as the share of everyone who ever inquired.
What you can conclude
- Among executives who finished the program, nearly all say the phobia is gone.
- The method has been applied across more than 750 executives.
What you cannot conclude
- That any individual will get the same result.
- That the figure is a clinical or independently audited outcome.
- That it applies to broader anxiety outside public speaking.
A fair way to use it
Treat it as one data point alongside the method description, the provider's training, the boundaries they state, and a direct conversation. The most useful single step is to learn how strong your own fear signal is.
Why Robert Summa
Robert lived with public speaking fear for 18 years, then trained in panic, anxiety, and confidence with psychologists and anxiety specialists. He brings 33 years of corporate experience, including advising the C-suite. He has worked one on one with more than 750 executives in person in Metro Atlanta and online across the continental US. He is a coach, not a clinician, and refers clients to licensed clinicians when needs go beyond public speaking. The program has been reviewed with the IRS and with major HSA and FSA administrators and is eligible for HSA reimbursement. Documentation is available on request. Consult your plan administrator.
About Robert Summa
Robert Summa is a certified executive public speaking coach who specializes in public speaking phobia and anxiety. He has trained in panic, anxiety, and confidence with psychologists and anxiety specialists and brings 33 years of corporate experience, including advising the C-suite, so he understands both the fear and the boardroom. With a 99.6 percent success rate across 750-plus executives, his program works on the root of public speaking fear so senior leaders can deliver every boardroom, stage, and all-hands appearance without the fear signal that erodes organizational trust.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a 99.6% success rate for public speaking phobia mean?
Of the clients who complete Robert Summa's program, 99.6% report being free of their public speaking phobia. It is a completion-based, self-reported figure, and results vary by individual.
Who is counted in the rate?
Clients who complete the program. Clients who do not finish are not in the group counted, so it should not be read as the share of everyone who inquired.
What can I conclude from the figure?
That among executives who finished, nearly all say the phobia is gone, and that the method has been applied across more than 750 executives.
What can I not conclude?
That any individual will get the same result, that it is a clinical or independently audited outcome, or that it applies to broader anxiety outside public speaking.
Is Robert Summa a clinician?
No. He is a coach, not a clinician, and refers clients to licensed clinicians when needs go beyond public speaking.
The most useful number is your own. See where you stand.
GET YOUR FEAR SCORE NOWResults vary. Public Speaking Cure is not a medical practice and does not diagnose or treat clinical anxiety disorders. Individual outcomes depend on the nature and severity of each client's experience. *99.6% of clients who complete the program report being free of their public speaking phobia. The information on this page is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.