Many women today wonder: what will it take to get that seat at the boardroom table? Earn that coveted promotion? Or simply have their voices heard? Taking the Stage provides a comprehensive, proven approach that enables women to come forward into the spotlight and speak up, stand out, and succeed. Based on a program from the Humphrey Group that has been delivered to over 400,000 women worldwide, Taking the Stage shows women—no matter their age, rank, or profession—how to communicate with courage and confidence in every situation, from formal speeches to brief hallway conversations. Judith Humphrey provides the inspiration and practical advice for women to “take the stage” mentally, verbally, vocally, and physically. Women can make the most of every opportunity by understanding how best to: Speak up confidently, even when others don’t agree; Convey their accomplishments without self-doubt; Be assertive but not aggressive; Deliver clear and convincing messages; Move beyond “minimizing” language and apology; Find their own powerful and authentic voice; Achieve confident body language and a leadership presence. By applying these techniques and others to every communication— whether making a presentation, speaking at meetings, conducting an elevator conversation, or selling themselves in job interviews—women will be recognized as the leaders they are and attain positions of influence. For women at all stages of their career, and for managers and executives committed to supporting and guiding women on their leadership journeys, Taking the Stage is the practical, broad-based solution that will allow women to speak up confidently, gain respect, earn the promotions they deserve, and secure their places at the boardroom table.

In The Musician's Way, veteran performer and educator Gerald Klickstein combines the latest research with his 30 years of professional experience to provide aspiring musicians with a roadmap to artistic excellence. Part I, Artful Practice, describes strategies to interpret and memorize compositions, fuel motivation, collaborate, and more. Part II, Fearless Performance, lifts the lid on the hidden causes of nervousness and shows how musicians can become confident performers. Part III, Lifelong Creativity, surveys tactics to prevent music-related injuries and equips musicians to tap their own innate creativity. Written in a conversational style, The Musician's Way presents an inclusive system for all instrumentalists and vocalists to advance their musical abilities and succeed as performing artists.

Provides expert advice on public speaking; includes exercises designed to help people develop the skills needed to make presentations and speeches more effective.

50 Scientifically-Supported Techniques to Create More Confident and Compelling Speakers

From its original publication, thousands of actors have used this classic text to develop and refine their voice and speech. Evangeline Machlin includes warm-up routines for the voice but initially focuses on the importance of listening. She also discusses such important elements as relaxation, phonetics, articulation, resonance, pitch, rate of speech and stress. In addition, there are chapters on dialects, on reading aloud, sight reading, auditioning and performance.

If fear of public speaking is undermining your success, Fearless Speaking can change your life. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Gary Genard shares his proven method for transforming your self-doubt into confidence. His easy-to-use system will help you escape the negative thinking, physical symptoms, and avoidance behavior that are holding you back. This step-by-step, personalized approach features 50 exercises that will dramatically boost your comfort level and skill in as little as 12 days. From business presentations to contributing at meetings to persuasive speaking to wedding toasts, Fearless Speaking will help you put your anxiety into perspective, turn harmful self-talk into positive thinking, and acquire the skills to become a more dynamic speaker. You'll find techniques to dramatically reduce the physical and emotional aspects of stage fright while boosting your focus and presence. Actor and speech coach Dr. Genard shows you how to grow your confidence quickly with The Fearless Speaking System, a performance-based approach that has helped thousands worldwide. You'll learn how to understand your personal fears while discovering ways to create your own success. If you've been avoiding speaking opportunities, if you dread delivering speeches, or if you have a make-or-break presentation coming up, this is the book for you. It's a self-directed course for eliminating speaking fear forever that you can learn quickly, efficiently, and effectively. Dr. Genard's exercises, many of them directly from the world of the theater, help people from all walks of life deal with issues like establishing rapport with an audience, pacing your presentations, moving and activating listeners, and other critical challenges. Don't let fear of public speaking limit your success any longer. Read the book, practice the exercises . . . and start enjoying public speaking!

Simple Techniques for Public Speaking and Communication Skills: How to become a Great Speaker, Influence People with Communication Skills and Own the Stage.The Power of Your VoiceSpeaking is the doorway to fulfil your needs and aspirations. Whether you want to outshine as a businessman, parent, or a coach; public speaking is the super-highway that caters to all your needs at an accelerated pace. Most importantly, you become a catalyst to inspire other people and fill their lives with success and happiness to the brim. Are these achievements not alluring enough for you to master this skill? Communication is the pathway that can bridge the gap between you and everything you want. Great leaders have always inspired us by what they say more than what they do.However, most of us have not yet employed our voice to its fullest impact. You are here not to lead a muffled life but to utilize the full potential of your impactful voice. Hence, it is time to "discover your own voice." As a human being, speaking is the escalator that can lead to the fulfilment of your greatest needs and desire manifestation.Once you discover the power of your voice, you will start to realize the great responsibility that comes with it. You can build walls, or you can build bridges; the choice is yours.Suresh Mansharamani is an avid reader, a serial entrepreneur and one of the best motivational speaker in India. He is two times TEDx speaker, trains people for public speaking and conducts train the trainer bootcamps.In this book Own the Stage, you'll be embarked on an exciting journey to understand how anyone can become a fee speaker from a free speaker and conduct high paying workshops and training (with easy to implement techniques).Whether you are a student, employee, professional, or running a business, discover how by Following few simple techniques and little practice, you can transform your life and become a legendary speaker.In this book you'll discover: How to win the audience in the first five minutes Finding Your Niche Outrun Stage-Fear and Own the StageThe ABCs of Public Speaking: Audience, Body Language, and Content How to Get Invited to Speak at TEDx How to Get Paid as a SpeakerHow to Organize Your Own Trainings and Workshop. How to Get the Audience in the Room and UpsellThrough applying the lessons in this book, you will improve your confidence as a speaker, become an awesome trainer, communicator, and meeting participant. You will be able to give great presentations. This book is the helping hand you need to boost your career and get ahead.Ready to Boost Your Speaking Skills Now?Don't let your fear of public speaking overpower you mind.Get Out of Your Comfort Zone, and Take Your First Step to Build Your Speaking Muscle by Clicking the BUY BUTTON above

Best-selling Author Janet Esposito brings more than a decade of experience helping people learn to speak and perform with calm and confidence. In Getting Over Stage Fright, Janet offers a new, holistic approach to this age-old problem, sharing a wide array of principles and practices to help you create the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being you need to get beyond your speaking or performing fear. This book is especially helpful to those who have moderate to high levels of performance anxiety, though it can also help those who have a milder case of the jitters. It will help you in all types of speaking or performing situations, ranging from the most casual to the most formal. It will also help you reduce and better manage any anticipatory anxiety you have before stepping up to speak or perform.

This work offers interviews with 27 American playwrights whose work has shaped the American stage since 1945. Organised into four periods, the collection includes conversations with a variety of playwrights whose work has contributed to Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off Broadway and regional drama.

What parents need to know about the causes and treatment of children's late talking: how to avoid misdiagnoses, navigate the educational system, and more. When children are late in hitting developmental milestones, parents worry. And no delay causes more parental anxiety than late talking, which is associated in many parents' minds with such serious conditions as autism and severe intellectual disability. In fact, as children's speech expert Stephen Camarata points out in this enlightening book, children are late in beginning to talk for a wide variety of reasons. For some children, late talking may be a symptom of other, more serious, problems; for many others, however, it may simply be a stage with no long-term complications. Camarata describes in accessible language what science knows about the characteristics and causes of late talking. He explains that late talking is only one of a constellation of autism symptoms. Although all autistic children are late talkers, not all late-talking children are autistic. Camarata draws on more than twenty-five years of professional experience diagnosing and treating late talkers—and on his personal experience of being a late talker himself and having a late-talking son. He provides information that will help parents navigate the maze of doctors, speech therapists, early childhood services, and special education; and he describes the effect that late talking may have on children's post-talking learning styles.