re: How to deal with a "phone phobia" in the workplace

I went through some phone phobia stuff years ago. The only thing that helped was time, meditating, and getting more experience talking on the phone. Now when I talk on the phone I make sure I am present (listening to what the other person has to say) and I don't really care what happens. 9/10 the other person is also worried about sounding like a moron so it all evens out. Cold calling can be brutal but as long as you're polite and not pushy it shouldn't be that bad