Public Speaking: More Feared than Death?

I am often asked by new or aspiring speakers how to overcome the fear and sometimes downright paralysis associated with speaking in public. You may have read or heard about some people that fear public speaking more than death! Although this is utterly ridiculous, there are those that wouldn't stand before an audience and utter a single word, phrase, sentence or speech under any circumstances or for any price. Fear of speaking in public is considered a performance anxiety disorder. [...]