Imagine turning your biggest fear into your greatest mission. Thomas Friebe, one of Germany’s most recognisable voices, once struggled with a fear of the microphone, and now empowers others to speak freely and confidently. In his talk, he reveals how overcoming fear unlocks our true potential, and why doing so is not just a right, but a responsibility. Thomas Friebe is a father of four, entrepreneur, best-selling author, expert on convincing performance and, as a voice actor, one of the most heard voices on German television. Since he suffered from microphone fear at the beginning of his career as a young radio journalist and was able to successfully overcome this, he has made it his mission to free people with the same challenges from these blockages and fears. "Only then", says Thomas, "can we develop our full potential and this", he is convinced, "is not only our right, but also our duty". Over the last twelve years Thomas has helped hundreds of customers overcome their fear of speaking. As CEO of the Thomas Friebe Akademie, he also trains other coaches to quickly free clients from fears. Together with success coach Brian Tracy, Thomas Friebe is co-author of the bestseller “Transform". This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx