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Author Maggie Price
Paint outside the lines! Jumpstart your creativity and inject new life into your art. Struggling to get started? Paralyzed by the fear of failure? Find yourself falling back on the same colors again and again? Just plain stuck? It happens to every artist sooner or l....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Author Phillip A. Laplante
Engineers and scientists of all types are often required to write reports, summaries, manuals, guides, and so forth. While these individuals certainly have had some sort of English or writing course, it is less likely that they have had any instruction in the specia....
Release Date 2016/04 -
Discover Your Emotional Intelligence
Author Philip Holder
Philip Holder has been inspiring delegates across the globe for more than twenty-five years by assisting them in understanding and developing the so-called ‘soft aspects’ of Business, Management and Leadership. Following extensive research into the field of behavioural science, he developed one of t....
Release Date 2021/05 -
How to do Better Creative Work ePub eBook
Author Steve Harrison
Effective creative work is not a nice-to-have, it's a necessity - it’s the only way you’ll stand out in a fiercely competitive marketplace. Whether you're in digital, direct or advertising, the CEO of an agency or just starting out, How to do better creative work has been written for you.‘This is ....
Release Date 2010/04 -
Soft Skills for the Professional Services Industry
Author Andreas Creutzmann
Soft Skills for the Professional Services IndustryAuditors, accountants, lawyers, consultants, and other highly educated and trained professionals frequently hold impressive credentials and offer clients specialized expertise in complex areas. At the same time, these professionals understandably foc....
Release Date 2022/05 -
Author Guy Lubitsh , Tami Lubitsh-White
Connect is a book you take with you to crucial business meetings, to meetings with your boss, even conversations with co – workers.It will be your guide through the maze of complex relationships, the tensions of high stakes situations and help you get what you really want.Connection and the ability ....
Release Date 2020/09 -
The Problems of Viewing Performance
Author Michael Y. Bennett
The Problems of Viewing Performance challenges long-held assumptions by considering the ways in which knowledge is received by more than a single audience member, and breaks new ground by, counterintuitively, claiming that viewing performance is not a shared experience. Given that viewers come to ....
Release Date 2021/03 -
Games, Ideas and Activities for Teaching Learners of English as an Additional Language
Author Maggie Webster
Maggie Webster is Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at Edge Hill University and is a Course Leader for Children’s Development and Learning. She can be seen on Teachers TV delivering a lecture about English as an additional language and has worked as a Bilingual Support Tutor, a Literacy Consultan....
Release Date 2013/08 -
Author Amber Cabral
Concrete strategies to call out wrongdoing at home, at work, at school, and elsewhereIn Say More About That, veteran inclusion strategist, coach, writer, and speaker Amber Cabral delivers an incisive and practical guide to assertively addressing inequitable treatment you see at home, work, school, a....
Release Date 2022/07 -
The Leader's Guide to Emotional Agility (Emotional Intelligence)
Author Kerrie Fleming
The Leader’s Guide to Emotional Agility outlines 8 steps for achieving emotional agility and resilience:Step 1: Becoming authentic Step 2: Becoming self-aware Step 3: Becoming aware of others Step 4: Using the emotions Step 5: Understanding the emotionsStep 6: Mana....
Release Date 2016/01 -
Emotional Intelligence and Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Author Carolina Machado , J. Paulo Davim
The development of a new book about Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and the challenges to managers and engineers is essential because it introduces new lines of research in management and production. The use of EI and NLP allows management to take a more strategic ....
Release Date 2019/07 -
JS.Next: A Manager's Guide, 2nd Edition
Author Aaron Frost
ECMAScript 6 includes an extensive list of new features, so many that it may feel overwhelming. In this concise book, author Aaron Frost offers you a look at the latest JS specification and explains why your organization cannot afford to ignore it.Speaking primaril....
Release Date 2015/04 -
We Can't Talk about That at Work!
Author Mary-Frances Winters
We Need to Talk!Conversations about taboo topics happen at work every day. And if they aren't handled effectively, they can become polarizing and divisive, impacting productivity, engagement, retention, teamwork, and even employees' sense of safety in the wo....
Release Date 2017/04 -
Skill Up: A Software Developer's Guide to Life and Career
Author Jordan Hudgens
This unique book provides you with a wealth of tips, tricks, best practices, and answers to the day-to-day questions that programmers face in their careers. It is split into three parts: Coder Skills, Freelancer Skills, and Career Skills, providing the knowledge yo....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Author Amy Jacobson
Boost Emotional Intelligence in any situation to achieve exceptional results for any organisation As organisations around the world are putting more focus on the mindset and wellbeing of staff, the need to develop Emotional Intelligence (EI) has never bee....
Release Date 2021/06 -
Author Doreen Gehry Nelson
Give your students a leg up and improve learning outcomes with this revolutionary, hands-on approach to teachingIn Cultivating Curiosity: Teaching and Learning Reimagined, distinguished educator and author Doreen Gehry Nelson inspires anyone yearning to break away from formulaic teaching. Told from ....
Release Date 2021/09 -
Understanding Government Contract Source Selection
Author Margaret G. Rumbaugh
Your Go-to Resource for Government Contract Source Selection!From planning to protest and all the steps in between, Understanding Government Contract Source Selection is the one reference all government acquisition professionals and contractors should keep clo....
Release Date 2010/03 -
Moving from Brevity to Aha! in Your Presentation
Author Jerry Weissman
This Element is an excerpt from Presentations in Action (9780132489621) by Jerry Weissman. Available in print and digital formats.More succinct = more successful! Cut the fat from your presentation, and quickly get to the “Aha” moment!Your audience doesn’t need ever....
Release Date 2011/02 -
How to be a Presentation God: Build, Design, and Deliver Presentations that Dominate!
Author Scott Schwertly
How to build, design, and deliver a fire-breathing, wing-flapping, roar-bellowing behemoth of a presentationUnlike most presentation books that say the same things regarding presentation design and delivery (less is more, get rid of bullets and use images, emulate S....
Release Date 2011/02 -
The FT Essential Guide to Writing a Business Plan, 3rd Edition
Author Vaughan Evans
Vaughan Evans is an independent strategy consultant, prolific writer and dynamic speaker(www.vaughanevansandpartners.com). He has specialised in strategy and business planning for business clients, small and large, and strategic due diligence for private equity clients over four decades. He is also ....
Release Date 2022/08 -
Author Bryan Tillman
Create compelling, original characters using archetypes and design elements such as shadows and line with the tips and techniques found in this image-packed book. Bryan Tillman bridges the gap between the technique of drawing characters and the theory of good charac....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Narrative Comprehension and Film
Author Edward Branigan
Narrative is one of the ways we organise and understnad the world. It is found everywhere: not only in films and books, but also in everday conversations and in the nonfictional discourses of journalists, historians, educators, psychologists, attorneys and man....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Author Marilyn Beker
Write to Shoot teaches budding screenwriters and screenwriting filmmakers how to write a short script with production in mind. Beker instructs them how to showcase their strengths, tailor projects to shoestring budgets, resources, and practical production parameters witho....
Release Date 2017/03 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Professional Speaker
Author Thomas A. Lisk
Get the gift of gab.In this guide, readers will find indispensable information on how to pursue public speaking as a full- or part-time career. Written by a 30-year veteran public speaker and bureau chief, this book shares details, advice, and insider tips on how t....
Release Date 2008/07 -
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 -
Emotional Intelligence for Sales Success
Author Jill Konrath , Colleen Stanley
Even skilled salespeople buckle in tough selling situations—getting defensive with prospects who challenge them on price or too quickly caving to discount pressure. Those are examples of the fight-or-flight response—something salespeople learn to av....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Techniques for Noise Robustness in Automatic Speech Recognition
Author Bhiksha Raj , Tuomas Virtanen , Rita Singh
Automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems are finding increasing use in everyday life. Many of the commonplace environments where the systems are used are noisy, for example users calling up a voice search system from a busy cafeteria or a street. This can result i....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Author A & C Black Publishers
Offering practical, jargon-free advice, E-mail etiquette sets out to help with a wide range of essential issues, including managing your inbox, composing e-mails that hit the right note every time, responding to tricky messages, and understanding the legal implicati....
Release Date 2009/01 -
Plain Language in Government Writing
Author Judith G. Myers
A Plain-English Guide to Government Writing Whether you're in the public or private sector, good writing skills are critical to your success in the workplace. Plain Language in Government Writing: A Step-by-Step Guide shows you how to apply federal plain-lang....
Release Date 2008/04