10 Simple Solutions to Shyness: How to Overcome Shyness, Social Anxiety & Fear of Public Speaking
by Martin M. Antony, Ph.D.

From the back cover: We all could use a little reassurance before that big presentation or at that party where we don't know a soul. This book breaks down the symptoms of shyness into three manageable parts: physical discomfort, anxious thoughts, and bothersome behaviors. The ten simple solutions provide easy-to-learn ways to overcome each. Once you master these techniques, they will become your constant companions, providing you with courage, poise, and composure when you need them most. Keep this book in your pocket or purse – in no time at all, you'll be socializing and speaking in public with confidence and élan.

The Assertiveness Workbook: How to Express Your Ideas and Stand Up for Yourself at Work and in Relationships
by Randy J. Paterson, Ph.D.

From the back cover: Learn how to build confidence, express your ideas, say “no” without guilt, and stand up for yourself in life, love, and on the job – all with the proven, simple, step-by-step method available to you in The Assertiveness Workbook .

The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships
by Michael P. Nichols, Ph.D.

From the back cover: “What is true listening and why, the author asks, has it become a near rarity in modern life? Nichols shows how to utilize this art to improve and repair relationships with spouses, lovers, relatives, children, friends, and colleagues, and even how to boost one's own ‘listenability.' He also explains what listening isn't, explaining why people don't listen and listing obstacles to listening (especially defensiveness owing to emotional overreaction). Humor, true life examples, and simple exercises make this a practical and even entertaining self-help guide…” – Publishers Weekly

Messages: The Communication Skills Book
by Matthew McKay,Ph.D., Martha Davis, Ph.D., and Patrick Fanning

From the cover: Improve your relationships and personal effectiveness by mastering: body language, sexual communication, making contact, assertiveness, negotiation, public speaking, self-disclosure, active listening, influencing others

People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts
by Robert Bolton, Ph.D.

From the back cover: A wall of silent resentment shuts you off from someone you love…You listen to an argument in which neither party seems to hear the other…Your mind drifts to other matters when people talk to you…

People Skills is a communication-skills handbook that can help you eliminate these and other communication problems. Author Robert Bolton describes the twelve most common communication barriers, showing how these “roadblocks” damage relationships by increasing defensiveness, aggressiveness, or dependency. He explains how to acquire the ability to listen, assert yourself, resolve conflicts, and work out problems with others. These are skills that will help you communicate calmly, even in stressful, emotionally charged situations.