Speaking up without freaking out: 50 techniques for confident calm and competent presenting
"Speaking Up Without Freaking Out by Matthew Abrahams is an easy-to-read book of 50 anxiety-management techniques that are based on scientifically supported theory and evidence. After completing this book, readers will be more confident, calm, and competent speakers. Speaking anxiety involves a...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Dubuque
2016
Kendall Hunt Publishing |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19397197124911153799-Speaking-up-without-freaking-o.htm |
| Summary: | "Speaking Up Without Freaking Out by Matthew Abrahams is an easy-to-read book of 50 anxiety-management techniques that are based on scientifically supported theory and evidence. After completing this book, readers will be more confident, calm, and competent speakers. Speaking anxiety involves a complicated mix of physiological and psychological factors. The book begins with an explanation of public speaking anxiety — its origins and manifestations. Next, the specific management techniques are delineated, organized around the theories that spawned them. Then, readers are provided with advice on three common pitfalls that often intensify speaking anxiety. Finally, readers are given suggestions and examples of how to find the right techniques for them." |
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| Physical Description: | 164 p. Paper |