0 a way of teaching people how to communicate confidently and get what they want without annoying others --
1 courses or other forms of training that teach people to behave confidently and to say what they want or believe, and to do this without annoying other people: --
However, assertiveness training did have a potential flaw in the sense that it could not be applied to other kinds of phobias.
Seventy-five female students received leadership and assertiveness training.
Only 27% of female students had received assertiveness training.
Assertiveness training proved especially useful for clients who had anxiety about social situations.
However, experience has shown a need for more assertiveness training, and that has been incorporated.
