Are you tired of being intimidated and treated badly by others? Discover how you lose power when you talk and how to gain it back with the help of these valuable Personal Development courses.

Find out the secrets to defuse anger and avoid criticism. Gain the skills to be assertive with family members, friends, bosses, co-workers, professionals and clerks. It's your turn to speak out! Assertive people make good leaders. Being assertive is often confused with being rude or being aggressive which is not true. You can be polite yet assertive. Assertiveness means putting across your ideas and views clearly and confidently in front of others and the same time respecting viewpoints and feelings of others.

ExpertRating is a trusted name in online testing and certification with over 200,000 certified professionals in over 60 countries in more than 200 skill areas. Not being assertive can leave you depressed and can cause resentment. It has been observed that some of the most stressed people around are the ones who lack the skill to simply say 'no' for fear of upsetting others.

You should turn down things which are immaterial to your success in the long term. It is not however, that you be assertive in every situation and with everyone. The ExpertRating Personal Development courses will give you tips on how to be more confident and will improve your low self-esteem.