Fear of public speaking still outpaces an individual's fear of death, but talking in public is a necessary requirement of any professional at sometime in their career especially when you consider that 99 percent of what people say at any given time is unprepared. Writer and communications coach Anne Cooper Ready provides useful tips and strategies in her book titled "Off the Cuff." Soundview recommends this read because it's an excellent guidebook that's designed to help the reader gather and convey their thoughts in a direct, yet motivating and entertaining matter when put on the spot. The author provides both the basic and advanced skills to help deliver an immediate, compelling statement with little advance notice. "Off the Cuff" is one of those rare books that it's better to have read and not need - as opposed to need and not read.

公众对演讲的恐惧仍然超过个人对死亡的恐惧，但是在公共场合说话是职业生涯中任何职业的必然要求，尤其是当你认为任何时候人们说的99%是没有准备的时候。作家兼沟通教练安妮·库珀·雷迪（Anne Cooper Ready）在其名为《即兴发挥》的书中提供了有用的技巧和策略。Soundview推荐这本书，因为这是一本优秀的指南，旨在帮助读者在现场直接收集和传达他们的想法，同时激发他们的积极性和娱乐性。作者提供了基本和高级技能，有助于在不提前通知的情况下立即发表引人注目的声明。”“即兴”是一本罕见的书，最好是有读而无需，而不是有读而无读。