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'It makes me nervous': Kim Zolciak overcomes fear of public speaking with a little help of liquid courage on Don't Be Tardy

Published: 02:21 EST, 28 September 2015 | Updated: 03:55 EST, 28 September 2015

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Kim Zolciak faced her fears and agreed to a public speaking engagement on Sunday night's episode of Don't Be Tardy.

The reality star took to the stage at a Women's Expo event in her hometown of Atlanta with the help of a few slugs of wine.

Asked by assistant Gloria whether she had prepared for her speech, she said: 'No I haven't. Why would I?

Public speaking: Kim Zolciak stepped out of her comfort zone on Sunday's episode of Don't Be Tardy and accepted a public speaking engagement

'I think I'm just going to go out there and go with it. Let's bring some wine so when I get there I can have a glass of wine. Wine makes everything OK.'

Kim initially was horrified when Gloria told organisers she might be interested in being a keynote speaker at the woman's expo.

The former star of The Real Housewives Of Atlanta told her assistant the answer should always be no because she was terrified of speaking in public.

Keynote speaker: The reality star revealed she had a fear of public speaking

Kitchen talk: Kim spent time in the kitchen with Tracey and Gloria

Colourful cook: Tracey as usual had fun while joking with Kim

'It makes me nervous. I don't like all eyes on me believe it or not,' Kim insisted.

She told the camera: 'I have ADD so bad and nobody's going to be able to follow me because I can't even follow myself. I need meds.'

Gloria and Kim's family eventually talked her around, but she was horrified to learn she would be speaking for half an hour.

'Thirty minutes is a long f***ing time,' she said. 'Can I drink there?'

Initial reluctance: Kim initially told Gloria to never consider speaking engagements for her

Thinking about it: Kim talked to her family about the speaking engagement

Go for it: Kroy Biermann urged his wife to accept the offer

Good job: Gloria raised her arms after Kim agreed to be a keynote speaker

As she practised speaking in front of her family she asked how long she had been talking – only to find she hadn't even hit the 30-second mark.

'I was only at 23 seconds and I wanted to cut my head off and grow myself a scab,' she told husband Kroy Biermann.

Kim was left open mouthed when the expo organiser revealed she would be speaking for 48 minutes rather than 30.

Speech outfit: Kim wore a dress with a plunging neckline for her speaking engagement

Longer allotment: The event organiser informed Kim that she would be speaking for an extra 18 minutes

But when she took to the stage, admitting she was out of her comfort zone, she received a rapturous welcome.

Kim, who fought back tears as she spoke about her daughters, told the audience: 'Little did I know at 12-years-old that I was a manifestor.

'I was saying I wanted to be famous and I wanted to be on TV. I only wanted that because I was being bullied at school by a girl named Lisa.

Selfie fix: Brielle suggested taking a selfie to help Kim calm down

Big crowd: Kim spoke before a room filled to capacity

She's a natural: The reality star spoke from the heart and connected with the audience

Personal stories: Kim shared personal stories as keynote speaker at the expo

'I said ''I'm going to be famous some day and I'm going to come back for her''. Thank god for Facebook because she looks terrible.'

After the crowd clapped and cheered her speech, Kim said: 'I really enjoyed it and hopefully in the future I'll do more of it.'

Kim also agreed to help daughter Brielle get into the world of television after the teenager revealed she wanted to be the next Giuliana Rancic.

Career goal: Brielle talked about her goal of becoming a television host as boyfriend Slade listened

'I want to be like Giuliana Rancic and host E news and red carpet events like the Golden Globes and Academy Awards,' Brielle said.

'E News I think I'd be really good at because I love finding out new things that happen,' Brielle said.

When Brielle told her parents she wanted to major in communications at college, they suggested she start preparing and practicing.

Good advice: Kroy told Brielle that she needed to start preparing now for a career

While Kim offered to call a couple of her 'celebrity friends', Kroy said: 'You've got to start building your resume and that's through college, that's through interviews, that's through internships. There's a process to that.'

Kim, who had earlier admitted she was worried sick about whether Brielle would graduate from high school, took her to see her recording artist friend Monica for a practice interview.

The mother of six watched proudly as Brielle asked the singer about her childhood, inspiration and new album.