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CONQUER YOUR SPEECH ANXIETY provides students with a resource to help them understand their speech anxiety and develop a plan to overcome their fear of public speaking. By focusing on and applying the most recent communication anxiety research, this resource incorporates the finding that a combination of various techniques results in the greatest reduction of anxiety. The accompanying student CD-ROM contains audio relaxation exercises and techniques to help students conquer their anxiety.
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Admit it. You are starting to sweat as you read this. Later you will have nightmares, all of which feature a microphone, a crowd of expectant faces, and you in your underwear. Kangas Swyer (U. of Nebraska, Omaha) describes the causes and effects of speech anxiety, and ways to conquer fear through training of both mind and body. She explains how to combine techniques such as deep breathing, cognitive restructuring, desensitization, and visualization to learn to manage speech anxiety if not eliminate it altogether. She includes scripts for progressive muscle relaxation and mental rehearsal which you may, if you actually prefer, practice in your underwear. This volume includes a CD of relaxation exercises and techniques. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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