Courage is simply doing things easily and comfortably that other people would find scary.
Thus what is deemed courageous changes depending on what social group we're in.
For example, in certain groups of men it is not considered a great feat to ask a woman out on a date, but in other groups of men it certainly is.
So this insight can be used to do more things which we currently deem to be courageous. Thinking that many other people probably don't think [insert action here] is scary can reduce our fear.
Cheers man- I wonder if this has impacted me or people I know. I always disliked public speaking but can't pinpoint it to a specific bad experience with a teacher.
It just seems like the sense of pressure during presentations created a negative association with speaking in front of groups.
With meditation or a reflective exercise, you can certainly expose limiting thoughts about yourself, or even painful memories, that contribute to the fear.
Then, I feel like, a good move is to "start small" speaking to people you feel comfortable with (or even just by yourself) and work from there towards more daunting situations.