Teach Yourself: The Assertiveness Workbook: Teach Yourself: Relationships & Self-Help

Dr Dena Michelli is a specialist in personal and professional transformation. She works extensively with leaders in commerce and industry, not only through programmes offered by international business schools but also as an independent coach and consultant. She has written extensively and runs seminars and workshops on subjects pertaining to leadership and personal development. She is often quoted in mainstream media on these issues. http://www.denamichelli.com/

1. Introduction: Scoping out the assertive communication style 2. What type of communication style do you tend to use? 3. What does assertive behaviour look and sound like - in theory? 4. Getting to the root of the problem 5. How can you choose your communication style? 6. How can you stop sabotaging yourself? What is your story? 7. Learning to say 'No!' - or 'Yes'! 8. What part does your body play in being assertive or non-assertive? 9. Being assertive 10. How are you going to develop and maintain your confidence?

Do you want to be more assertive and get what you want in all aspects of life? Do you want to develop life-long confidence, greater self-esteem and a more effective communication style? This new Teach Yourself Workbook doesn't just tell you how to become more assertive. It accompanies you every step of the way, with diagnostic tools, goal-setting charts, practical exercises, and many more features ideal for people who want a more active style of learning. The book starts by helping you identify your own preferred styles of learning and communication.

It then helps you set specific goals to improve on; as you progress through the book, you will be able to keep checking your progress against these goals. Specially created exercises will help you boost your skills and communication so that you can reach your potential in any situation.