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Planning Successful Meetings and Events
Author Ann J. Boehme
Planning a meeting or event is no easy task. Just ask any of the administrative staffers who are increasingly being asked to do it. One minor mistake -- a plane ticket that doesn't arrive on time, not enough vegetarian meals at the luncheon, the wrong kind of audi....
Release Date 1998/11 -
Author Michelle Bowden
Learn the secrets of successful speaking, communicating and presenting Do you get nervous when presenting at work? Do you want to showcase your knowledge, influence people and accelerate your career? How to Present reveals the winning formulas that ensure you are a confident, clear and influent....
Release Date 2022/10 -
Communication Essentials: The Tools You Need to Master Every Type of Professional Interaction
Author Trey Guinn
A first in the new Business Essentials Series, this book is packed with must-know tools and strategies for the most important business (and life) skill of all—communicationNo matter how great your knowledge, expertise or experience, poor communication skills undermine your ability to get your messag....
Release Date 2022/10 -
Developing Quality Technical Information: A Handbook for Writers and Editors, Second Edition
Author Elizabeth Wilde , Shannon Rouiller , Deirdre Longo , Polly Hughes , Ann Kilty Hernan
"The examples are excellent--right on target and easy to understand and adapt. Even those who don't adopt the entire procedure can profit from the parts, but the greatest value will flow to those who adopt the whole." --Carolyn Mulford, senior writer and editor of ....
Release Date 2004/04 -
LATEX Notes: Practical Tips for Preparing Technical Documents
Author Kenneth J. Shultis - Department of Nuclear Engineering , Kansas State University
Just a few years ago, LaTeX set TeX users free. LaTeX liberated them from mundane chores such as formatting and equation numbering, allowing writers to concentrate instead on the document content. Now, to help those who wish to take an extra step beyond the structur....
Release Date 1994/01 -
Introduction to Adobe Creative Cloud
Author Conrad Chavez
In this time-saving guide, design expert Conrad Chavez provides an introduction to the Adobe Creative Cloud. Conrad demonstrates how the Adobe Creative Cloud can enhance your workflows to meet the challenges of today’s creative projects. Coverage includes designing ....
Release Date 2013/05 -
Author Matthew Freeman , Tiffany Jana
Control, Conquer, and Prevail! Everybody's biased. The truth is, we all harbor unconscious assumptions that can get in the way of our good intentions and keep us from building authentic relationships with people different from ourselves. Tiffany Jana and Matt....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Energy + Motivation (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
Author Harvard Business Review , Annie McKee , Heidi Grant , Shawn Achor , Elizabeth Grace
Push through when procrastination calls.Some days you're on fire at work; other days you're burned out and easily distracted. How can you maintain your drive, make consistent progress, and expend your energy wisely?This book will help you identify what's behind your flagging engagement and produc....
Release Date 2022/09 -
Creative Black and White, 2nd Edition
Author Harold Davis
Black-and-white photography poses unique challenges; without color to guide the eye, contrast, lighting, and composition take on even more importance. In Creative Black and White, 2nd Edition, renowned photographer Harold Davis explains these elements and demonstra....
Release Date 2019/05 -
Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery
Author Garr Reynolds
FOREWORD BY GUY KAWASAKI Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the Net — presentationzen.com — shares his experience in a provocative mix o....
Release Date 2007/12 -
Author Sam Knowles
Shortlisted for the Business Book of the Year Awards in the Sales and Marketing category.As jobs become increasingly similar, there are two skills that everyone needs if they’re going to thrive. These are the ability to interrogate and make sense of data, and the a....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Author Ellen Van Oosten , Melvin L. Smith , Richard Boyatzis
You're trying to help--but is it working?Helping others is a good thing. Often, as a leader, manager, doctor, teacher, or coach, it's central to your job. But even the most well-intentioned efforts to help others can be undermined by a simple truth: We almost alw....
Release Date 2019/08 -
It Starts with One: Changing Individuals Changes Organizations, Third Edition
Author Hal Gregersen , J. Stewart Black
As many as 60% of organizational change initiatives fail. This means that many normally successful, motivated, and determined managers nonetheless struggle to lead change effectively. Most of those leadership failures share a common cause: managers mistakenly believ....
Release Date 2013/11 -
50 Activities to Kickstart Your Meetings
Author Sivasailam Thiagarajan
Discover how to unleash the full potential of your meetingsInefficient meetings plague even the most well-run organizations. In 50 Activities to Kickstart Your Meetings, productivity and games expert Sivasailam Thiagarajan explains how to use fifty tried-and-true methods ....
Release Date 2020/09 -
Communicate Better with Everyone (HBR Working Parents Series)
Conduct more productive conversations.As a working parent, you lead meetings, advocate for your children, and make presentations that win clients—all with ease. But when your personal life spills into your professional life—whether it's negotiating a schedule change with your boss or talking to you.... -
Author Ken Dychtwald , Robert Morison
“Dychtwald and Morison offer a brilliant and convincing perspective: an essential re-think of what ‘aging’ and ‘retirement’ mean today and an invitation to help mobilize the best in the tidal wave of Boomer Third Agers.” —Daniel Goleman, PhD, Author, Emotional Intelligenc....
Release Date 2020/07 -
Emotional Connection: The EmC Strategy
This book lights the way to appreciating the importance of developing the emotional language to describe, acknowledge, and address emotions in the workplace using a proven and methodical approach absent in most other EI strategies.Ann was agitated and troubled as she summoned the courage to recount .... -
Communication Skills Virtual Training
Communication Skills Virtual Training offers the crucial tools you’ll need to help your workshop participants master the skills that drive performance. Providing your participants with a deeper more nuanced understanding of communication will give them a solid foundation upon which to build strong s.... -
Crystal Reports XI: Official Guide
Author Michael Voloshko , Annette Jonker , James Edkins , Neil FitzGerald
The authorized guide to the latest edition of the #1 business intelligence software product - Crystal Reports. More than 16 million licenses of Crystal Reports have been shipped to date. This book is a reference designed to provide hands-on guidance for the latest ....
Release Date 2006/11 -
Presentation Patterns: Techniques for Crafting Better Presentations
Author Nathaniel Schutta , Matthew McCullough , Neal Ford
Presentation Patterns is the first book on presentations that categorizes and organizes the building blocks (or patterns) that you’ll need to communicate effectively using presentation tools like Keynote and PowerPoint.Patterns are like the lower-level steps found i....
Release Date 2012/08 -
Author Nancy Duarte
No matter where you are on the organizational ladder, the odds are high that you've delivered a high-stakes presentation to your peers, your boss, your customers, or the general public. Presentation software is one of the few tools that requires professionals to t....
Release Date 2008/08 -
Author Sabino Anna
Anna Sabino is an artist, but certainly not a starving one. She wasn’t born into a wealthy family, didn’t inherit money from a distant relative, and doesn’t have a rich husband. But she made it as an entrepreneur, as a single woman, and most important, as an artist....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Author Oana Velcu-Laitinen
According to the World Economic Forum, creativity is considered to be the third-most-important skill for employees, behind complex problem-solving and critical thinking. This book will help you rethink your creativity and its value in the work life, giving you access to intellectual, emotional, and ....
Release Date 2022/10 -
Leading with Love and Laughter
Leadership has for too long been treated as a model and not as a relationship. Zina Sutch and Patrick Malone argue that successful leadership must be based on love (altruism and empathy) and laughter (positive emotions and joy).Recent bestselling books have completely altered the way we unders.... -
Author Mark Peters
Writing and speaking with correct grammar and style is the key to getting ahead in business and life. For many, however, mastering the details of grammar is a slow and painful process. The Idiot's Guide®: Grammar and Style makes learning and using proper grammar cl....
Release Date 2014/02 -
Author Bob Pike
101 of the best games from Creative Training Techniques Newsletter gathered into one book. These classroom-tested games, exercises, and activities add spark and energy to your training sessions—and help adults really learn without even knowing it. Includes one-day w....
Release Date 2004/01 -
People-Centric Skills, 2nd Edition
Author Danny M. Goldberg
Use your interpersonal and communication skills as a financial professional to work successfully with clientsEmbark on a journey to further develop your career when you read People-Centric Skills: Interpersonal and Communication Skills for Financial Professionals, 2nd Edi....
Release Date 2020/07 -
Author Martha Alderson
Plotting a story filled with memorable, engaging scenes from beginning to end can feel like an insurmountable challenge. Having the right plan - and the tools to execute it - can make all the difference. Writing Blockbuster Plots pulls back the curtain on story str....
Release Date 2016/03