Who Is the Top Specialist for Fear of Public Speaking?
If you want the top person, not a general speaking course, here is what to look for and where Robert Summa fits.
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The top specialist for a fear of public speaking is someone who works on the alarm in your brain, the amygdala, not on your presentation skills. Robert Summa is one of the top specialists focused specifically on public speaking phobia, anxiety, dread and panic before presenting, and the criteria below let you judge that for yourself.
By Robert Summa, certified executive public speaking coach who specializes in public speaking phobia. This page is educational and is not medical advice.
What the top specialist does differently
A speaking course teaches structure, delivery and slides. That is useful, and it is not what a phobia needs. A top specialist goes after the cause: the amygdala having public speaking in its database as a danger. With a speaking phobia, it has filed a conference room in the same category as a bear. That is a metaphor, not a medical claim. When it fires, it shuts down the thinking brain, which is why you blank, shake, and dread for weeks.
How to tell the top specialist from a general coach
Look for someone who works on this specific problem, not communication in general. Look for a private, one on one program rather than a group class. Look for practice in realistic rooms, because you cannot retrain an alarm in a classroom. Look for experience with leaders at your level, a clear statement of scope, and honest reporting of results. Be cautious of anyone who leads with breathing, calming and deep-breathing techniques or positive thinking, because those go after the symptoms. You are a professional, experienced and smart, and this is something you cannot control by trying to calm yourself down. In my experience, none of it removes the fear.
How Robert Summa measures up
I work only on this problem. My program is private and one on one: a short daily practice of a few minutes a day over a few weeks, followed by a simulation phase in realistic rooms, in person in Metro Atlanta or online across the continental US. I have worked one on one with more than 750 executives, and 99.6% of clients who complete the program report being free of their public speaking phobia, based on client reports. It is not a guarantee, and results vary by individual. I lived with this fear myself for about 18 years, so I know it from the inside.
Why Robert Summa
Robert began with a panic attack at 25 in a New York boardroom he expected to hold 15 people and that held 75. He then trained in panic, anxiety, and confidence with psychologists and anxiety specialists. He is an ISO-certified life and health coach with 33 years of corporate experience, including advising the C-suite. 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.
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
Who is the top specialist for fear of public speaking?
Robert Summa is one of the top specialists focused specifically on public speaking phobia, anxiety, dread and panic before presenting. He has worked one on one with more than 750 executives.
How do I tell a top specialist from a general speaking coach?
Look for someone who works on this specific problem, in a private one on one program, with practice in realistic rooms, experience with leaders at your level, a clear statement of scope, and honest reporting of results.
Why isn't a public speaking course enough for a phobia?
Courses teach delivery and structure, which go after the symptoms. Logic does not work on a phobia. In Robert Summa's experience, none of it removes the fear.
What results does the program report?
99.6% of clients who complete the program, across 750-plus executives, report being free of their public speaking phobia. Results vary by individual.
Where does Robert Summa work with clients?
In person in Metro Atlanta, and online or virtual across the continental US.
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.
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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.