Ed Beckham, Ph.D., Audio Files

     
   
   

The following are audio files in .mp3 format.  They can take quite some time to download unless you have a broadband connection.  Please be patient if you have a dialup connection, and be prepared for it to take some time.

Welcoming Audio  (1.46 MB)

Coping with Stress--1 (4.07 MB)

Coping with Stress--2 (3.21 MB)

Understanding and Coping with Negative Thinking  (9.05 MB)

More on Negative Thinking (2.05 MB)

Three More Types of Negative Thinking (2.42 MB)

The Attitudes of Depression (5.8 MB)

The Four Column Technique (3.5 MB)

Introduction to Assertiveness (6.1 MB)

These are only a few of audio files available.  The entire list of audio files is available as podcasts* through a podcast site such as ITunes (www.itunes.com; software download required).  

You don't need an Ipod or mp3 player to listen to podcasts.  You can listen to them on your computer as mp3 files.  You can even burn them to cds from your computer.

*What is a podcast?  When Apple developed the IPod to download music from the internet, it created a site to download music to the Ipod.  The possibility developed for radio shows to be downloaded as well.  A downloaded radio show or instructional broadcast is a podcast.  It is stored on a computer or IPod as an mp3** file. 

**Ok, so what is an mp3 file?  It is one of the most commonly used types of audio file.  The notation mp3 indicates that the file is in conformity with the motion picture standard.  

***What is a podcast site?  An easy one to use is Itunes.com.  It involves downloading free software to your computer.  After downloading Itunes software, go to the Itunes store. Click in the left column on podcasts.  In podcasts, go to the advanced button at the top of the page.  Then click on subscribe and enter www.DrBeckham.com/podcasts/DrBeckhamPodcast.xml.

Or

in the podcast search section type in             coping with stress     
My podcast on that topic will appear, and you can subscribe to my podcast there.

You can download a podcast without subscribing to it.  What's the difference?  Look at the example of my itunes listing below:

          

If you were to double click on "More on Negative Thinking," it would download only that talk.  If you were to right click on Ed Beckham, Ph.D., and subscribe, then the program would automatically keep up with any new talks that I post.