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Broadband Connection: The Art of Delivering a Winning IT Presentation
Author Alan Carroll
It's no secret that many IT professionals hate presenting and are often very bad at it. Focusing on technical details and speaking in monotone, they can quickly lose their audiences' attention and interest. Effective presentation skills are critical to the careers....
Release Date 2009/06 -
Visual Poetry: A Creative Guide for Making Engaging Digital Photographs
Author Chris Orwig
A great photograph has the potential to transcend verbal and written language. But how do you create these photographs? It’s not the how that’s important, but the who and the what. Who you are as a person has a direct impact on what you capture as a photographer. ....
Release Date 2009/08 -
Emotional Intelligence For Dummies®
Author Steven J. Stein
Take control of your emotions to achieve success in the workplace and happiness at homeBeing aware of and able to control your emotions is oneof the keys to success in life, both professionally and personally. This friendly guide will help you to understand your fee....
Release Date 2009/08 -
Creative Shutter Speed: Master the Art of Motion Capture
Author Derek Doeffinger
Learn to unleash the power of every shutter speedShutter speed is an integral part of exposure. Learn to use it creatively, and you unlock the magic that transforms an ordinary subject into a work of art. From the blazing 1/8000 second that captures each feather in ....
Release Date 2009/08 -
Own the Room: Business Presentations that Persuade, Engage, and Get Results
Author Peter Desberg , Deborah Shames , David Booth
Don't Just Present. Persuade, Inspire, and Perform! Powerhouse presentations that engage and move your audienceImagine if every presentation received rapt attention and buy-in from the audience.Start getting these results with Own the Room, featuring the renowned E....
Release Date 2009/09 -
Talk Less, Say More: Three Habits to Influence Others and Make Things Happen
Author Connie Dieken
Talk Less, Say More is a revolutionary guide to 21st century communication skills to help you be more influential and make things happen in our distracted, attention-deficit world. It's loaded with specific tips and takeaways to ensure that you're fully heard, cle....
Release Date 2009/09 -
The Constant Contact Guide to Email Marketing
Author Eric Groves
The leading email marketing firm shows you how to create high-impact, low-cost campaignsEmail marketing is an incredibly cost-effective way to establish and build relationships that drive business success. But, it can also be a challenge because the inbox is a hosti....
Release Date 2009/09 -
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 -
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience
Author Carmine Gallo
The Wall Street Journal Bestseller!Updated to include Steve Jobs's iPad and iPad2 launch presentations“The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs reveals the operating system behind any great presentation and provides you with a quick-start guide to design your own pa....
Release Date 2009/10 -
The Non-Designer’s Presentation Book: principles for effective presentation design
Author Robin Williams
These days, it's not just corporate marketing directors tasked with giving computer-based presentations—anyone forced to stand in front of a crowd and talk for more than three minutes had better know how to put together a slide presentation. You're not a professio....
Release Date 2009/10 -
Nikon® Creative Lighting System: Digital Field Guide, Second Edition
Author J. Dennis Thomas
A full-color, go-anywhere guide to Nikon's entire array of creative lighting possibilitiesNikon's Creative Lighting System is like having a low-cost, wireless, studio lighting system that's portable enough to fit into a camera bag. Although the possibilities are ....
Release Date 2009/10 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Government Contracts
Author John C. Lauderdale
Inside strategies and tips for small businesses seeking government business.This guide takes the small business owner through the different vehicles of the government procurement process, showing how the government selects a contract winner. It goes step-by-step fr....
Release Date 2009/10 -
Author R.V. . Ayyar
Public Policymaking in India integrates various elements of the policymaking process that have, till date, been dealt with separately. These include interest group politics, the role of the media, judicial policymaking, and policy entrepreneurship by civil society g....
Release Date 2009/10 -
Confessions of a Public Speaker
Author Scott Berkun
In this hilarious and highly practical book, author and professional speaker Scott Berkun reveals the techniques behind what great communicators do, and shows how anyone can learn to use them well. For managers and teachers -- and anyone else who talks and expects s....
Release Date 2009/11 -
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 -
Author Terrence V. Lillard , Chris Happel , Brian Barber , Graham Speake
Eleventh Hour Linux+: Exam XK0-003 Study Guide offers a practical guide for those preparing for the Linux+ certification exam. The book begins with a review of important concepts that are needed for successful operating system installation. These include compu....
Release Date 2009/11 -
Author Ralf Hildebrandt , Patrick Ben Koetter , Magnus Back , Ian Haycox , David Rusenko , C
Set up, maintain, and secure a small office email serverCovers all the information you need to easily set up your own Linux email serverLearn how to provide web access to email, virus and spam protection, and moreThoroughly covers open source tools like PostFix, Cou....
Release Date 2009/11 -
The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing
Author Claire Meirowitz , Natalie Canavor
Give yourself a powerful competitive advantage by becoming a better business writer. Better writers get better jobs and more promotions; they persuade people through emails, Web sites, presentations, proposals, resumes, grant proposals, you name it. Businesses know ....
Release Date 2009/12 -
Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold
Author Anne Rudloe , Jack Rudloe
The story of shrimp is as delicious as the creatures themselves. Renowned nature writers Jack and Anne Rudloe tell that story with passion, revealing a hidden history that has spanned millennia. You’ll discover the human stories and heritage behind centuries of shri....
Release Date 2009/12 -
Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry, Third Edition
Author Sun Technical Publications
The definitive reference for technical writers, editors, and documentation managers, Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry, Third Edition,has been revised and updated to cover everything from creating screencasts and referencing web sites to writing....
Release Date 2009/12 -
Presentation Zen Design: Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Your Presentations
Author Garr Reynolds
In his internationally acclaimed, best-selling book Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery, presentation master Garr Reynolds gave readers the framework for planning, putting together, and delivering successful presentations. Now, he take....
Release Date 2009/12 -
The Film Editing Room Handbook: How to Tame the Chaos of the Editing Room, Fourth Edition
Author Norman Hollyn
The assistant film editor has many more responsibilities than simply helping to edit the picture. He or she must work with all the numerous members of the filmmaking team, juggle the demands of copious amounts of footage from various sources, keep notes during the s....
Release Date 2009/12 -
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 -
Author Patrick Harris
The Truth About Creativity provides a practical and example-laden journey through creativity and its talent-releasing benefits for organisations, teams and individuals. Many of the truths are new perspectives on well-known creativity topics and will teach you how to....
Release Date 2010/01 -
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 -
Emotional Intelligence And Projects
Author Ranse Howell , Nicholas Clarke
Emotional Intelligence and Projects investigates how emotional intelligence correlates with being successful at working in projects. It also explores how training in emotional intelligence can improve project professionals’ abilities and relevant project ma....
Release Date 2010/01 -
Moodle 1.9 Teaching Techniques
Author William Rice , Susan Smith Nash
Creative ways to build powerful and effective online coursesMotivate students from all backgrounds, generations, and learning stylesWhen and how to apply the different learning solutions with workarounds, providing alternative solutionsEasy-to-follow, step-by-step i....
Release Date 2010/01 -
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 -
Grab Your Audience’s Attention: First Impressions Set the Presentation On—or Off—Course
Author Mark Magnacca
This Element is an excerpt from So What?: How to Communicate What Really Matters to Your Audience (ISBN: 9780137158263) by Mark Magnacca. Available in print and digital formats.Create an irresistible “Positioning Statement” that will make everyone want to know more ....
Release Date 2010/02