It was just a joke...

Do you experience innuendos or inappropriate "jokes", but the funny answer only comes to you after ten minutes? Do you feel that some situations bind you and force you to keep silent, even though you would like to speak up? Do you ever feel like the invisible web of expectations and stereotypes is holding you back? Then this book is for you! You will learn how to defend yourself against verbal attacks and manipulation - practically, without sauce and with humour. You will learn how to deal with situations where you are interrupted in meetings, your opinions are dismissed or you are told that "this is not a problem". Step by step, you will go through how to handle underestimation, putting down, undermining authority and other common phenomena that stifle your self-esteem. Most importantly, you will learn how to take back your power and your voice. This book is not for those who accept that "that's just the way it is". It is a manual for all those who want to be able to raise their voice. For all those who want a better future for themselves - and for society as a whole. Because courageous acts begin with one: to say enough. Pavel Houdek, Jasmína Houdek: IT WAS JUST A VTIP | Read by Tereza Dočkalová and Matěj Hádek | Directed by Alexandra Bauerová | Sound, editing and mastering by Karolína Škápíková | Music by Jonáš Rosůlek | Filmed in the studio of S Pro Alfa CZ | Production by S Pro Alfa CZ | Supervision by Alena Brožová | Published by Euromedia Group, a. does – Témbr, v květnu 2025 Nahrávka vznikla podle knižní předlohy TO BYL JEN VTIP Copyright © Pavel Houdek, Jasmína Houdek, 2025 | All rights reserved | Vydala Euromedia Group, a. does - in the UNIVERSUM edition in 2025