The confidence in public speaking that you are seeking will be acquired by using the anxiety–reduction techniques presented here in concert with practicing public speaking skills, especially under the instruction of a communication teacher, coach or mentor. If in fact you are reading this book on your own, as soon as you are finished, you should consider enrolling in a public speaking course, workshop, or public speaking club (e.g., Toastmasters) where you can learn and practice presentational skills. This book is not meant to completely replace a public speaking textbook or a college course presentational skills are covered in a brief overview to give the reader a starting point for understanding basic skills. Countless numbers of my students and workshop participants have testified that this multidimensional plan has given them and can give you a new confidence to speak in any situation and even can change your life. Several years of communication research confirm the workable success of this combinational approach. This book also presents a combination of research-based techniques for overcoming speech anxiety in a user-friendly program. IConquer Speech Anxiety presents a unique multidimensional approach that will help you pinpoint the source of your anxiety and then develop a plan to conquer it based on your personality. This book is the result of those efforts.
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For over twenty-five years, I have researched speech anxiety and communication apprehension, and then taught university students and workshop participants how to overcome excessive nervousness about giving presentations. IConquer Speech Anxiety is written for anyone who wants to overcome the nervousness and anxiety related to public speaking. University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2019 PREFACE You have given me great joy as I have watched you conquer your speech anxiety and become effective public speakers.īasic Course Director-Public Speaking Fundamentals of Liberty University, Tim Hopf of Washington State University, and Vincent Bloom of California State University, Fresno.įinally, I offer special thanks to all of the students and participants who have attended my Speaking Confidently workshops, seminars, special sections and Presentation and Interview Anxiety Reduction courses as well as all the Communication Studies classes over the last twenty-five years.
Cloud State University, David Waddle of Miami-Dade Community College, Lorin Basden Arnold of Rowan University, Cecil V. I would also like to thank the following reviewers for their comments during the development of this book: Joanna Pucel of St. I owe special gratitude to my husband, Larry, for his loving support and editorial expertise.
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