From fear of public speaking to guesting on Podcasts

Heart racing, sweaty palms, trembling with fear. Public speaking used to get me down. But here is the thing — the thought of speaking was far worse than actually doing it. The worst case-scenario’s really did not play out, by practicing in comfortable environments I grew to be a confident speaker.

Fast forward 10 years from a defining moment at university where I found the fear of public speaking too much, I have:

• Delivered a speech to a room of 3000 people
• Designed and delivered public speaking training
• Coached 25+ people on public speaking
• Hosted over 150 Twitter Spaces
• Become the selling author of Effortless Public Speaking
• Made an appearance as a podcast guest

I want to focus on the last one in this article, but if interested in hearing about the others connect with me via my website — liamsandford.com

The Speaking of Impact Podcast with Bob De Pasquale

Since going on a personal development journey I secretly wanted to start my own podcast. Having conversations with just one other person about a topics I care about sounds like fun! In fact I have been doing this in Twitter Spaces for the past 18 months.

This is where I became friends with Bob De Pasquale, host of the Speaking of Impact Podcast. After writing my book Bob invited me…