Lecture 02: Sharon Sausto Lasser is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with Kaiser Psychiatry. In this lecture she gives us an introduction to anxiety and addresses the following questions: What is anxiety? What causes anxiety? What are the symptoms? When is it helpful? When is it a disorder? What are the treatments? What other aids can help manage anxiety?

Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety

An Overview of Anxiety with Sharon Sausto Lasser

The goal of this course is to help graduate students and postdoctoral scholars prepare and deliver excellent presentations to a variety of audiences. These requirements for public speaking are common to graduate students in every field of study. Speakers include faculty members experienced in public presentations as well as UC Davis communication scholar Michael Motley, whose research on issues in public speaking has gained a national reputation.

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Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety