Why Smart, Capable People Fall Apart When All Eyes Are On Them | Victoria Lioznyansky on Public Speaking Fear

Ready to begin your journey of healing? It's time to reclaim your life with elite and discreet premium psychotherapy with Dr. Gregory T. Obert; 👉🏼 www.royaloasispi.com Most people assume public speaking anxiety is a talent problem. Victoria Lioznyansky is living proof that it isn't. In this episode, Dr. Greg sits down with Victoria, founder of Brilliant Speakers Academy and host of the Confidence Within podcast, to talk about one of the most common and least addressed sources of professional anxiety — the fear of being seen when all eyes are on you. Victoria's story starts in the former Soviet Union, runs through a humiliating moment on stage at age ten in front of thousands of people, and lands in corporate America where her fear of speaking was quietly derailing her career. As a software engineer turned manager, she was sneaking out of networking events to avoid saying her own name out loud. She tried every piece of standard advice — practice more, fake it, push through — and none of it worked. What she eventually figured out, and built into a repeatable system, is now the foundation of Brilliant Speakers Academy, where she has helped hundreds of professionals go from dreading presentations to speaking on stages, getting promoted, and showing up with genuine authority in the moments that matter most. You can find Victoria and everything she's working on at the links below: Podcast Blog: https://www.byvictorial.com/blog/051 YouTube: https://youtu.be/iKtAuKdpfaI LinkedIn: LinkedIn Post Facebook (Video): Facebook Video Follow on Socials:  Dr. Greg's Twitter/X: https://x.com/DrGTObert  Personal Website: https://gregorytobert.com/   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrGOBERT  Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGameOberts  Rumble: Dark Psychology Channel: https://rumble.com/c/c-7793498  Gaming Channel: https://rumble.com/c/c-7799440  Podcast Links: Libsyn Archive: https://meditationsbygto.libsyn.com/   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meditations-by-gregory-t-obert/id1168490615  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0esz5sbFAeAmJzPp5NJbz9  🎵 All Enlightened Audio Tracks by Christopher Lloyd Clark. All Zen Royalty Free Backing Tracks by Jason Stephenson. Tracks used with permission. 👉 Ranked #23 in the 80 Best Healing Podcasts on Feedspot: (https://podcast.feedspot.com/healing_podcasts/?feedid=5236928&_src=f1_featured_email)  👉 Ranked #51 in the Top 100 Guided Meditation Podcasts of 2025 on Feedspot: (https://podcast.feedspot.com/healing_podcasts/?feedid=5236928&_src=f1_featured_email)