Reviews for "Speak Without Fear"...
"This book could be your Bible as it addresses the problem of stage fright and other difficulties connected with public speaking." Read the whole review!
- USA Today Magazine
"I wish I’d had [this] book 20 years ago… it’s very very valuable – one of the best of it’s kind I’ve ever seen quite frankly."
- NPR Radio
"Excellent advice for overcoming common [public speaking] fears and obstacles. A fine guide, recommended."
- Library Journal
"It may be all talk, but there's a lot to be said for overcoming stage fright: The unrelenting phenomenon can prevent you from attaining social and professional success. Naistadt helps you pinpoint the reasons that you clam up during important presentations and in front of crowds. She targets your nervousness profile and cultivates specific ways you can overcome the jitters, working through "surface" and hidden obstacles so you can shine."
- Rebecca Louie, NY Daily News
"In this approachable how-to book, a former actor turned professional speaker lays out a path to confident public speaking... Naistadt's anecdotal tales of her own experiences as an actor who struggled with inhibitions and anxiety, as well as her tales of clients and their public speaking travails, give this manual a friendly, conversational tone that should appeal to any person facing a big presentation, whether it's a high school senior planning for college interviews or a high-level employee making a year-end report."
- Publishers Weekly
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Advance Praise for Speak Without Fear...
"Authentic, impactful communication requires a powerful message aligned with one's genuine stories, emotions, body and presence. In Speak Without Fear, Ivy Naistadt provides you with very powerful and practical tools to express your deepest, most genuine voice as you powerfully connect with your audience. I highly recommend this book!"
Kevin Cashman
CEO & Founder, LeaderSource®
International Speaker and Best-Selling Author of Leadership from the Inside Out and Awakening the Leader Within.
"Spiced with hilarious anecdotes from Ivy's careers in show business and big business, Speak Without Fear is like having a close friend gently exorcise our deep-seated fear of speaking in public."
Ed Brodow
author of Beating the Success Trap
"On the surface, Speak Without Fear may seem to be a book for adults in large corporations who aspire to poised public speaking, but it is much more than that. Delving into the roots of stage fright, Ivy Naistadt shows how pivotal past experiences can be in shaping an individual's communication style. Her step-by-step exercises pinpoint the essential skill set needed for effective public speaking, whether we communicate to large or small groups."
Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D.
author of Girlwars and Surviving Ophelia
"I wish I had read this book a long time ago! By encouraging us to tap into faulty notions we've learned about ourselves and our communication, Ivy Naistadt offers a fresh, funny, holistic approach to unlearning the negative lessons that hold us back and accessing the powerful speaker in each of us."
Deborah Cox, Ph.D.
co-author of The Anger Advantage
"Ivy Naistadt knows what it takes to be an authentic and powerful speaker. Her refreshing book, Speak Without Fear, takes the "sweat" out of speaking. With Ivy's guidance you may even learn to love it."
Susan Harrow
media & marketing coach and author of Sell Yourself Without Selling Your Soul