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Author Ken Kirk
This Infoline will tackle the readability issue more appropriately by discussing guidelines for mastering clear and concise sentences in your workplace writing. The goal is to practice composing a sentence that requires only one reading to decipher the intended mess....
Release Date 2010/07 -
The Truth About Making Complex or Critical Decisions: The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes
Author Robert E. Gunther
Praise forThe Truth About Making Smart Decisions “The Truth About Making Smart Decisions offers a truly valuable and entertaining journey through the complex terrain of decision making. Robert Gunther combines a writer's gift of the pen with a keen understanding o....
Release Date 2008/04 -
Speaking in Styles: Fundamentals of CSS
Author Jason Cranford Teague
Speaking in Styles aims to help Web designers learn the "language" that will be used to take their vision from the static comp to the live Internet. Many designers think that CSS is code, and that it's too hard to learn. Jason takes an approach to CSS that breaks i....
Release Date 2009/06 -
The Handbook of Market Intelligence: Understand, Compete and Grow in Global Markets, 2nd Edition
Author Hans Hedin , Irmeli Hirvensalo , Markko Vaarnas
An important update to this roadmap for the development of a corporate intelligence programMarket intelligence is the distinct discipline by which organisations systematically gather and process information about their external operating environment in order to faci....
Release Date 2014/06 -
Author Warren Master , Howard R. Balanoff
Real-life Solutions to the Challenges Facing Public Administrators!Complex management issues in the public sector can't be addressed with limited, short-term fixes. Strategic, well-conceived approaches are critical to meet your organization's long-term needs....
Release Date 2010/01 -
The Government Manager's Guide to Plain Language
Author Judith G. Myers
The ability to write well correlates highly with the ability to think well—to analyze information, weigh alternatives, and make decisions. Government managers must make instructions and policies clear to employees, give effective presentations, and communicat....
Release Date 2013/07 -
Writing Better Lyrics, 2nd Edition
Author Pat Pattison
The Must-Have Guide for SongwritersWriting Better Lyrics has been a staple for songwriters for nearly two decades. Now this revised and updated 2nd Edition provides effective tools for everything from generating ideas, to understanding the form and function of a son....
Release Date 2009/12 -
Consumer Experiences and Emotion Management
Author Avinash Kapoor
Emotions can organize cognitive processes or disorganize them, be active or passive, lead to adaptation, or maladaptation. Consumers may be conscious of their emotions or may be motivated by unconscious emotions. The emotions in combined form with different i....
Release Date 2015/07 -
Basic Cost Benefit Analysis for Assessing Local Public Projects, Second Edition
Author Maryann O. Keating , Barry P. Keating
The cost benefit technique is so often referenced in government policy that a correct understanding is necessary for officials entrusted with public decisions. This book presents essential elements for understanding, interpreting, and conducting cost benefit analys....
Release Date 2017/05 -
Author Louis de Saussure , Andrea Rocci
Common sense tells us that verbal communication should be a central concern both for the study of communication and for the study of language. Language is the most pervasive means of communication in human societies, especially if we consider the huge gamut of comm....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Firefox and Thunderbird: Beyond Browsing and Email
Author Peter D. Hipson
There's a new browser in town: Firefox is quickly becoming a leading alternative to Microsoft Internet Explorer. If you are new to Firefox and want to see what all the buzz is about, Firefox and Thunderbird: Beyond Browsing and Email is the guide that you need. By ....
Release Date 2005/10 -
PR 2.0 in a Web 2.0 World: What Is Public Relations 2.0?
Author Deidre Breakenridge , Brian Solis
This Element is an excerpt from Putting the Public Back in Public Relations: How Social Media Is Reinventing the Aging Business of PR (ISBN: 9780137150694) by Brian Solis and Deirdre Breakenridge. Available in print and digital formats.Discover the new public relati....
Release Date 2010/02 -
The Truth About Perfecting Your Presentation Skills (Collection)
Author Claire Meirowitz , Michael Solomon , James O’Rourke , Natalie Canavor
150 powerful bite-size presentation and communication solutions for motivating any audience to action: colleagues, employees, customers, anyone!Three full books of breakthrough techniques for presenting and communicating more effectively! Discover how to speak more ....
Release Date 2010/11 -
The Truth About Investment Scams
Author Steve Weisman
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Avoiding Scams (9780132333856) by Steve Weisman. Available in print and digital formats.10 huge financial rip-offs: how to recognize and avoid them!We’ve all received emails that contained glowing recommendations of a ....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Writing for Visual Thinkers: A Guide for Artists and Designers, Second Edition
Author Andrea Marks
Writing can be a challenge, especially for artists and designers who tend to be more visual than verbal. Writing for Visual Thinkers: A Guide for Artists and Designers is designed to help people who think in pictures—a segment of learners that by some estimates incl....
Release Date 2011/03 -
Author Ros Taylor
Whip your self-control into shapeWillpower is the handbook you need for success in all areas of your life. Regardless of what you want to achieve, you need the strength to persevere, forge ahead and keep going no matter how tough it gets. If you find that you allow....
Release Date 2017/03 -
Writing Business Bids and Proposals For Dummies
Author Charlie Divine , Neil Cobb
Develop a winning business proposalPlan and use a repeatable proposal process Use tools and templates to accelerate your proposals Get the intel on bids and proposals Congratulations! You have in your hands the collected knowledge and skills of the professional pro....
Release Date 2016/08 -
Author Steven J. Stein
A roadmap to success for tomorrow's leadersThe EQ Leader provides an evidence-based model for exceptional leadership, and a four-pillar roadmap for real-world practice. Data collected from thousands of the world's best leaders—and their subordinates—reveals the k....
Release Date 2017/05 -
Creative Visualization For Dummies®
Author Robin Nixon
The secret to getting exactly what you want from life — from the man who has!A businessman who has built up, owned and sold software companies, a nightclub, a bed and breakfast (plus a couple of alehouses), author Robin Nixon knows that worldly success has little to....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Transforming Public and Nonprofit Organizations
Author Kathryn E. Newcomer , James E. Kee
In the public and nonprofit arenas, leaders face the unique challenge of protecting the public interest while implementing organizational change initiatives. To succeed, these leaders must build organizations that are “change-centric,” carefully weigh and prep....
Release Date 2008/06 -
Author Jonathan Vehar
The relationship between you and your boss is important in determining your success at work. However, having a good relationship isn't just a matter of lucking out with the right boss. It takes a focused effort by both parties to forge a strong working relationshi....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Author Kimberly Devlin
Help them make the most out of every meeting. Rambling group discussions, tangential concerns, difficult attendees, and unclear objectives can all derail a facilitated event—and often do. But more than just learning how to avoid the pitfalls, effective faci....
Release Date 2017/03 -
Author Sarah van Gelder
We're bombarded by messages telling us that bigger and better things are the keys to happiness—but after we pile up the stuff and pile on the work hours, we end up exhausted and broke on a planet full of trash. Sarah van Gelder and her colleagues at YES! Magaz....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Running Virtual Meetings (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
Author Harvard Business Review
From crackly conference lines to pixelated video, virtual meetings can be problematic. But you can host a productive conversation in which everyone participates. Running Virtual Meetings takes you through the basics of:Selecting the right virtual venueGiving partic....
Release Date 2016/07 -
A Manual for English Language Laboratories
Author D. Sudha Rani
A Manual for English Language Laboratories offers a rigorous training in phonetics and role play and eventually builds on these two elements and discusses scenarios ranging from informal speech, such as giving directions and describing people or things, to more form....
Release Date 2009/09 -
Best Practices: Communicating Effectively
Author Garry Kranz
In this age of digital communication, getting the right message across clearly is crucial to success. Communicating Effectively, a comprehensive and essential resource for any manager on the run, shows you how.Learn to:Build relationships through effective communica....
Release Date 2009/10 -
How to Share Good or Bad News by E-mail
Author Claire Meirowitz , Natalie Canavor
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing (ISBN: 9780137153152) by Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz. Available in print and digital formats.How to deliver good news more successfully--and deliver bad news in the most posit....
Release Date 2010/02 -
The Truth About Managing Change: The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes
Author William S. Kane
Praise for The Truth About Thriving in Change“Although we know that change is constant, we are always surprised by it. Bill provides a roadmap to successfully navigate corporate change. Being conscientious to follow the ‘Truths’ will enable people to successfully fa....
Release Date 2008/04