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**Jackson:** Hey everyone, welcome back to another personalized episode from BeFreed-I'm Jackson, and I'm genuinely excited to dive into something that affects virtually all of us at some point.
**Lena:** And I'm Lena! Jackson, you're absolutely right about this being universal. Today we're exploring self-confidence while speaking to public audiences, and honestly, this topic hits close to home for so many people. What's fascinating is that public speaking consistently ranks as America's number one fear-even above death itself!
**Jackson:** That's wild when you put it that way. Jerry Seinfeld had that famous joke about how at funerals, most people would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy. But here's what I find encouraging-this fear isn't permanent, right?