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Speaking Up without Freaking Out By Matthew Abrahams

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Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465290472
Reader’s Age: Adults 18+
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Author: Matthew Abrahams
Release Date: August 13, 2010
Genre: Business & Finance

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Speaking Up without Freaking Out: The Paperback Guide to Confident, Anxiety-Free Presenting

About the Book

Speaking Up Without Freaking Out gives you 50 practical, science backed techniques to manage speaking anxiety and present with real confidence, whether you’re on stage, in a meeting, or presenting virtually.

About the Author

Matthew Abrahams teaches strategic communication at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. He has coached professionals through high stakes moments like IPO roadshows, TED talks, and World Economic Forum presentations, and hosts the popular podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart.

Who Is This Book For?

This book is perfect for students, professionals, and anyone who gets nervous speaking in front of others, whether that’s a boardroom, a classroom, or a video call. If your heart races before a presentation, these techniques are built for you.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How can I stop being nervous when public speaking?
A: Start with your breathing and body before you even start talking. This book walks through simple techniques like grounding and pacing that calm your nervous system in the minutes before you speak.

Q: Is this book good for complete beginners at public speaking?
A: Yes. The techniques are written in plain language and don’t assume any prior public speaking experience, making it a great starting point for nervous or first time speakers.

Q: What makes Speaking Up Without Freaking Out different from other public speaking books?
A: It focuses specifically on anxiety management rather than general speech writing, with techniques backed by research from a Stanford communication instructor.

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Weight250 g
Dimensions12.7 × 1.27 × 17.53 cm
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Inside, you'll find 50 bite sized techniques rooted in real psychological and physiological research on anxiety. Each one is easy to try right away, from calming your body before you speak to structuring your thoughts so you sound clear under pressure. You'll learn why speaking anxiety happens in the first place and how to work with it instead of fighting it. By the end, you'll have a personal toolkit you can reach for before any presentation, meeting, or big conversation.

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Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li | Paperback

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  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: 9781250437976
  • Reader’s Age: Adults 18+
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Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li

What does it mean to keep living when life has changed forever?

Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li is a deeply personal memoir about loss, motherhood, love, memory, and the difficult work of continuing to live after unimaginable tragedy. Rather than offering simple answers or a traditional story of healing, Li uses writing, gardening, reading, music, philosophy, and everyday life to examine what remains after loss.

The book grew from Li’s experience of losing both of her sons, Vincent and James. Through clear, thoughtful prose, she considers grief without trying to make it neat or easy. The result is a powerful meditation on what it means to remember someone, to love them after they are gone, and to continue existing in the world around you.

A Memoir About Love, Loss, and Acceptance

At the center of the book is a mother’s attempt to understand experiences that cannot truly be explained. Li reflects on motherhood, memory, suffering, mortality, and the limits of what one person can know about another.

The title itself comes from Li’s observations of her garden. Plants do not search for explanations or demand a particular meaning from life. They simply grow when they can and become dormant when they must. That simple idea becomes part of Li’s wider reflection on how human beings continue living through circumstances they cannot control.

Why Readers May Connect With This Memoir

If you are looking for a thoughtful memoir about grief and loss, this book offers something different from a conventional guide to overcoming sorrow. Li does not promise closure. Instead, she explores how love, memory, thought, and ordinary routines can exist alongside grief.

Readers will find:

  • A deeply personal account of motherhood and loss
  • Reflections on grief, memory, mortality, and love
  • Thoughtful discussions of philosophy and literature
  • Gardening and everyday routines as ways of continuing life
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  • A powerful meditation on what it means to remember

The memoir is particularly suited to readers who appreciate literary nonfiction that asks difficult questions rather than providing easy conclusions.

For readers interested in meaningful nonfiction, A Hymn to Life by Gisèle Pelicot and A Book of Life by Peter Kingsley offer two thoughtful perspectives on life, resilience, meaning, and the human experience. (bookwharf.com)

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Dimensions453 × 1.14 × 20.96 cm

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Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li

What does it mean to keep living when life has changed forever?

Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li is a deeply personal memoir about loss, motherhood, love, memory, and the difficult work of continuing to live after unimaginable tragedy. Rather than offering simple answers or a traditional story of healing, Li uses writing, gardening, reading, music, philosophy, and everyday life to examine what remains after loss.

The book grew from Li’s experience of losing both of her sons, Vincent and James. Through clear, thoughtful prose, she considers grief without trying to make it neat or easy. The result is a powerful meditation on what it means to remember someone, to love them after they are gone, and to continue existing in the world around you.

A Memoir About Love, Loss, and Acceptance

At the center of the book is a mother’s attempt to understand experiences that cannot truly be explained. Li reflects on motherhood, memory, suffering, mortality, and the limits of what one person can know about another.

The title itself comes from Li’s observations of her garden. Plants do not search for explanations or demand a particular meaning from life. They simply grow when they can and become dormant when they must. That simple idea becomes part of Li’s wider reflection on how human beings continue living through circumstances they cannot control.

Why Readers May Connect With This Memoir

If you are looking for a thoughtful memoir about grief and loss, this book offers something different from a conventional guide to overcoming sorrow. Li does not promise closure. Instead, she explores how love, memory, thought, and ordinary routines can exist alongside grief.

Readers will find:

  • A deeply personal account of motherhood and loss
  • Reflections on grief, memory, mortality, and love
  • Thoughtful discussions of philosophy and literature
  • Gardening and everyday routines as ways of continuing life
  • A direct and intellectually engaging writing style
  • A powerful meditation on what it means to remember

The memoir is particularly suited to readers who appreciate literary nonfiction that asks difficult questions rather than providing easy conclusions.

For readers interested in meaningful nonfiction, A Hymn to Life by Gisèle Pelicot and A Book of Life by Peter Kingsley offer two thoughtful perspectives on life, resilience, meaning, and the human experience. (bookwharf.com)

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Weight453.9 g
Dimensions453 × 1.14 × 20.96 cm

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