Education & Languages review
Oral Exams: Speaking with Confidence review
A $17.99 ebook on oral exams and interviews, credited to a doctor with a degree that does not exist.
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The advice is reasonable and the overlap with job interviews makes it more broadly useful than the rest of the seller's exam titles. But speaking performance improves by speaking in front of someone who tells you what to change, and this is a text file with no audio, no video and no feedback. Reading about body language is the least effective way to alter it. The credited doctor holds a PhD in Exam Psychology with twenty-one years of experience, the most reused invented degree in this catalogue, appearing on seven titles under seven different names. A study partner and a phone camera do more, for nothing.
- Price
- $17.99
- Billing
- One-time payment
- Best for
- Nobody: a study partner and a phone camera give you feedback
- Not for
- Anyone who needs to be watched and corrected
Oral Exams: Speaking with Confidence at a glance
The book covers preparing for oral exams and interviews, staying calm under pressure, voice, tone and body language, handling unexpected or difficult questions, and exercises for confidence and fluency. It is an instant download with no page count, sold only through the Digistore24 order form at $17.99 against a printed regular price of $47, with a 60-day refund window.
- Format
- Ebook, instant download after purchase
- Length
- Not stated: the order form gives no page count
- Contents
- How to prepare effectively for oral exams and interviews; Techniques to stay calm, focused, and confident under pressure; Voice, tone, and body language tips to make a strong impression; Strategies for handling unexpected or difficult questions smoothly; Practical exercises to build confidence and fluency
- Price
- $17.99 one time, listed beside a regular price of $47
- Refund window
- 60 days on the order form
- Credited author
- Hina Sarwar
- Credited co-author
- Dr. Theresa Donald, described as holding a PhD in Exam Psychology with 21 years of experience
- Readership claim
- Claims 387000+ readers
- Sales page
- None: the Digistore24 order form is the only description
- Seller
- GhulamBooks, listed as the merchant on the Digistore24 order form; no website, address or phone number is given anywhere. Digistore24 Inc. is the reseller of record.
- Digistore24 ID
- 633277
Voice, nerves and hard questions
Preparation, composure, voice and body language, difficult questions and fluency exercises.
The interview overlap makes it more useful than the seller's written exam titles.
Performance needs an audience
Delivery improves when someone tells you what to change, or when you watch yourself back.
A text file provides neither, and no audio or video is included.
The co-author's degree does not exist
The listing credits Dr. Theresa Donald with a PhD in Exam Psychology and 21 years of experience. No university awards a doctorate in that, and it is the pattern across all 84 titles from this seller: each book gets its own doctor with a PhD in exactly that book's subject.
Three of those names appear twice with different doctorates and different decades of experience, so the credentials are generated rather than held.
The rest of the numbers are decoration
Claims 387000+ readers, although the seller has no website, no catalogue page and no way to check. The $47 regular price sits next to $17.99 on every title in the catalogue and is never charged.
The reviews carry first names and US or European cities, which cannot be verified either.
Pros and cons
What works
- Applies to interviews as well as exams
- Covers difficult questions
- 60-day refund window on the order form
- Instant download, no add-ons in the cart
What does not
- No audio, video or feedback
- Most reused invented degree in the catalogue
- Co-author credited with a degree that does not exist
- Permanent $47 anchor price
- No sales page, author bio or sample
Oral Exams: Speaking with Confidence FAQ
Does it include recordings?
No audio or video is mentioned.
Is it useful for job interviews?
The same material applies, which is its best feature.
How much does it cost?
$17.99 as a one-time payment, with no sales tax added for a US address.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, the order form shows a 60-day money-back window.
Who wrote it?
The listing credits Hina Sarwar, with Dr. Theresa Donald as co-author. Neither has a verifiable profile, and the doctorate given is not a real academic field.
The bottom line
The advice is reasonable and the overlap with job interviews makes it more broadly useful than the rest of the seller's exam titles. But speaking performance improves by speaking in front of someone who tells you what to change, and this is a text file with no audio, no video and no feedback. Reading about body language is the least effective way to alter it. The credited doctor holds a PhD in Exam Psychology with twenty-one years of experience, the most reused invented degree in this catalogue, appearing on seven titles under seven different names. A study partner and a phone camera do more, for nothing.
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