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Telling Stories: A Short Path to Writing Better Software Requirements
Author Ben Rinzler
From System Designers to Top Management, Everyone loves a good storyOnce upon a time, it was well understood that stories teach better than plain facts. Why then are most software requirements documents a baffling hodge-podge of diagrams, data dictionaries, and bull....
Release Date 2009/03 -
Author Tamara L. Gillis
Praise for The IABC Handbook of Organizational Communication"Looking to expand your professional abilities? Learn new skills? Or hone your area of expertise? This book delivers an amazing and practical study of our profession—and a guidebook for strategic communicat....
Release Date 2011/05 -
Author Nancy Johnson , Mariana Funes
New technology and organizational structures are transforming the workplace, but management skills have not yet caught up. Harnessing knowledge and using it as a competitive advantage is one of the key priorities of organizations today. Honing Your Knowledge S....
Release Date 2009/11 -
Powerhouse: Turbo boost your effectiveness and start making a serious impact
Author Mike Clayton
Be a force to be reckoned with. Be a Powerhouse.Are you owning everything in your life? Are you in control, with a plan, making everything you do count? Are you performing optimally and making an impact? If not, why not? It's time to step up and be bold, be effecti....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Generic Inference: A Unifying Theory for Automated Reasoning
Author Juerg Kohlas , Marc Pouly
This book provides a rigorous algebraic study of the most popular inference formalisms with a special focus on their wide application area, showing that all these tasks can be performed by a single generic inference algorithm. Written by the leading international au....
Release Date 2011/05 -
Engage: The Trainer's Guide to Learning Styles
Author Jeanine O'Neill Blackwell
Discover Your Training Style Strengths and Build Your Skills with Online Tools, Videos, and More"A superb book that gives learning and development professionals in every industry an automatic must-read. This book is filled with wisdom and insight as well as clear an....
Release Date 2012/05 -
Painless Presentations: The Proven, Stress-Free Way to Successful Public Speaking
Author Lenny Laskowski
A simple road map to the world of professional presentationsWhat happens when you're asked to give a speech, professionally or personally? If you get nervous, start sweating, and hope it's all just a bad dream then you aren't alone, but you need help. Painless Pr....
Release Date 2012/10 -
Managing Anxiety with Mindfulness For Dummies
Author Joelle Jane Marshall
Don't panic!Managing Anxiety with Mindfulness For Dummies is a practical guide to overcoming your worries and minimising anxiety using mindfulness techniques. The National Health Service and the National Institute for Care and Excellence recommend mindfulness as a ....
Release Date 2015/06 -
Body Language 3rd edn, 3rd Edition
Author James Borg
Never mind what you think you’re saying, what is your body saying? Over half of our communication is through our bodies, but how many of us know how to decipher this non-verbal language? Body Language will make sure you get it right every time. In seven simple less....
Release Date 2013/10 -
Author Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
Be heard. Change minds. Get people to act. (Inspire them to clap.)Whether presenting in a meeting, delivering a keynote on stage, or simply talking with your colleagues about your latest project, you play a critical role in how information is shared. You determine whether people engage, understand, ....
Release Date 2022/09 -
Author Ben Wildavsky
In The Great Brain Race, former U.S. News & World Report education editor Ben Wildavsky presents the first popular account of how international competition for the brightest minds is transforming the world of higher education--and why this revolution should be ....
Release Date 2012/08 -
Creative Facilitation Techniques for Training
Author Julie Patrick
This Infoline discusses a variety of creative facilitation techniques to be used in training. It is based on the premise that workplace learning happens in a variety of environments, and therefore demands a multitude of training options. These environments include: ....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Author Patricia Neal , Craig Neal
"Meetings are a waste of time," is a sentiment many of us share, which is tragic, because meetings bring us together as human beings. To achieve the kind of meaning or breakthrough results most of us really year for when we gather, the key quality needed is aut....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Communication Beyond Boundaries
Author Payal Mehra
This handy book on intercultural communication is ideal for the busy executive, frequent international business traveler, expatriate, and student of international business communication. It offers insights into the finer nuances of intercultural communication and as....
Release Date 2014/07 -
It's the Way You Say It, 2nd Edition
Author Carol Fleming
Speak Your Mind Effectively! The best, most direct way to convey your intelligence, expertise, professionalism, and personality to other people is through talking to them. But most people have no idea what they sound like. And even if they do, they don’t think they ....
Release Date 2013/02 -
The Truth about Lies in the Workplace
Author Carol Kinsey Goman
You Work with a Bunch of Liars—Learn What to Do About It Sure, everyone tells little white lies now and then, but real deception in the workplace is a poison that can destroy relationships, careers, and companies. Carol Kinsey Goman, a leading workplace body langua....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Author Rita R. Owens
From the moment of their first client engagement, consultants in all fields face communication opportunities and challenges. No matter what their focus may be—professional services, accounting, technology, operations, human resources, manufacturing, or marketi....
Release Date 2016/05 -
Author Claire McGuinness
Becoming Confident Teachers examines the teaching role of information professionals at a time of transition and change in higher education. While instruction is now generally accepted as a core library function in the 21st century, librarians often lack sufficient t....
Release Date 2011/07 -
Public Libraries and their National Policies
Author John Helling
Public Libraries and their National Policies is aimed at practicing librarians and scholars with an interest in public libraries. It examines the various models for providing public library services around the world and discusses differences in such areas as funding....
Release Date 2012/03 -
Juggle!: Rethink work, reclaim your life
Author Ian Sanders
Juggle! Rethink Work, Reclaim your Lifeshows people how to carve out a work life that goes beyond a job title; where The Work You is The Real You/ The Best You; where you can mix up your passions and celebrate your multi-dimensional talents. Where there are no limit....
Release Date 2009/04 -
Author U. C. Jindal
Experimental Stress Analysis deals with different aspects of stress analysis, highlighting basic and advanced concepts, with a separate chapter on aircraft structures. The inclusion of a large number of figures, tables, and solved problems ensure a clear and thoroug....
Release Date 2012/12 -
How to Identify and Weed Out Low Performers in Any Business
Author David Russo
This Element is an excerpt from 17 Rules Successful Companies Use to Attract and Keep Top Talent: Why Engaged Employees Are Your Greatest Sustainable Advantage (9780137146703) by David Russo. Available in print and digital formats.A better way to identify low perfor....
Release Date 2010/04 -
The Other Side of Wall Street: In Business It Pays to Be an Animal, In Life It Pays to Be Yourself
Author Todd A. Harrison
In The Other Side of Wall Street, Minyanville.com founder and former hedge fund honcho Todd Harrison shares never-before-told stories from the hidden side of Wall Street, including the adrenaline rush of trading at the highest levels, Wall Street’s super-indulgent l....
Release Date 2011/05 -
Author Ford R. Myers
Get the Job You Want, Even When No One’s HiringYou CAN find a good job in a bad economy – but NOT with conventional search strategies.New Rules for a New RealityToday’s job market is the toughest in recent history, and the challenges are here to stay. Even so, you C....
Release Date 2009/06 -
The Art of Speeches and Presentations: The Secrets of Making People Remember What You Say
Author Philip Collins
Be memorable.Whether you like it or loathe it, public speaking is something many of us have to do. Be it presentations to colleagues or speeches to a room full of near strangers, we all want to shine...or at least get through it with our dignity intact. Luckily Phil....
Release Date 2012/05