In The SpotLight: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing
Author: Janet E. Esposito, Janet E. Esposito M.S.W.
List Price: $17.95
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ISBN: 1928782078
Publisher: Strong Books (01 September, 2000)
Sales Rank: 9,132
Average Customer Rating: 4.84 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Most helpful book on the topic
Janet Esposito's "In the Spotlight" is a terrific resource for people who experience deep anxiety around public speaking. I've read several books on the subject, and I found Janet's to be the most helpful of them all. Her approach to overcoming this fear is based on her personal experience, professional research, and extensive work with others who share this fear. She incorporates the best elements of other techniques used to overcome anxiety, along with practical tips and a healthy dose of encouragement. Her book explores the emotional, psychological, and physical aspects of this condition, and really helps the reader create both hope and a realistic plan for moving beyond their fear. It's really a great help.Thank you, Janet!
Rating: 5 out of 5
It worked!
The best advice I have for you if you want to overcome your fear of public speaking is to read Janet's book, attended her Level I weekend class and follow-through on your action plan that you develop in class. Your anxiety will definitely go WAY down.Prior to doing that I had read many books and visited many websites. I even enrolled in Toastmasters and had performance coaching. I had only a small reduction in anxiety over the 18 months prior to going through Janet's class.
Why is she so effective? First, she's been there. You can totally relate to her as she describes her experiences. Second, Janet resolved to overcome her problem and tried many different approaches to do so. Her book and class focus on the most effective methods that attack the problem from several directions. Third, you confront your fear in a very supportive environment with others that are in the same boat. The impact of sharing this struggle openly and supporting others is very powerful. Finally, Janet is a inspiration and a great coach. She is totally committed to her mission of helping others get the fear of public speaking behind them.
I highly recommend her book and he class. You can get more info at performanceanxiety.com. Good luck. You can do it.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Worth a shot? YES!
I can honestly say that I was extremely fearful of public speaking. I'm a college student and I gave a speech and was extremely uncomfortable while doing it, experiencing almost an out of body like sensation which made me very nervous. I had to deliver another speech and was searching for a solution to my problem and came across this on Amazon and decided to give it a shot. I read this book in little under a week, and was prepared to give my speech with excitement and no longer anxiety. The only drawbacks to this book is that alot of the exercises I didn't do because they rely on other people to assist you and I was very embarassed by this fear and didn't want anyone to know it. Also, it has many self promotions to her seminar throughout the book. But, some of the excercises and techniques this book has to offer really do work and greatly reduce the fear. Heck, it also motivated me to give up caffeine. Similar Products
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