根据大多数研究，公共演讲是职业人士最害怕的事情。大多数人患有舞台恐惧症，缺乏基本的声乐训练和/或缺乏表演技巧。这些人寻求方法和技巧，并认为有一种快速简单的方法可以让他们在观众面前表现得雄辩和优雅。然而，这些来源往往不能解决根本问题，同样的对紧张的习惯性反应继续困扰着演讲者。《压力下的优雅》解决了这个问题，它揭示了三个领域的培训，伟大的演讲者可以用来发展他们的技能。首先，作者丽莎·温茨（Lisa Wentz）分享了她开发的帮助任何人克服内心障碍的技巧，这样他们就可以专注于发展自己的外在表现。其次，温茨概述了如何最好地发展语言的身体方面，包括姿势、呼吸、共鸣和发音。第三部分的重点是演讲：如何使用停顿和单词重音，以及其他技巧，来提高你从新手到高手的表现。
目录:
PART ONE: WHAT HOLDS US BACK 8
INTRODUCTION 10
1 STAGE FRIGHT 11
Anxiety, Automatic Responses and Coping Mechanisms
2 FALSE BELIEFS 19
Compare and Despair, Impostor Syndrome and Early Messaging
3 THE INNER CRITIC 41
Repetitive Trauma, Single-Incident Trauma, Pressure and Neglect
4 PHYSICAL HABITS AND CHALLENGES 61
Unconscious Patterns and Physical Compensation after Injury
PART TWO: VOCAL TRAINING 70
INTRODUCTION 72
5 POSTURE AND COORDINATION 74
The Foundation of Presence
6 BREATHING 89
Reducing Nerves and Supporting Your Voice
7 RESONANCE 103
Increasing the Richness of Your Voice
8 ARTICULATION 113
Shaping Sound to Be Heard
PART THREE: DELIVERY 126
INTRODUCTION 128
9 PURPOSE AND SETTING 129
Why Are You Speaking and Whom Are You Speaking to?
10 STRUCTURE AND STORYTELLING 147
Know Your Content, Tell a Story
11 TONE, PACING, PAUSING 166
AND BODY LANGUAGE
Matching Delivery and Content
12 PRESENCE 191
Being a Leader and Motivating Others
13 SUMMARY 204
Bringing It All Together: A Delivery Checklist
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 207
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 208