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Publisher
Scout Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Reminiscent of Zadie Smith and Michael Chabon, this "gorgeous, wildly funny and, above all, profoundly moving and humane" (Peter Orner, author of Am I Alone Here) coming-of-age tale follows a young man who is forced to flee his homeland of Rwanda during the Civil War and make sense of his reality"--
Author
Publisher
Harpercollins Leadership
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
The moment you take control of your stories, you take control of your business and your life.
You keep hearing how story is the latest-and-greatest business tool, and that storytelling can do everything-from helping leaders better communicate to motivating sales teams and winning customers away from competitors.
But what stories do you need to tell? And how do you tell them?
In Stories That Stick, Kindra Hall, professional storyteller and...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A generational work that, using television, reframes America's identity through the rattled mind of a septuagenarian, insomniac, cable-news-junkie president. In the tradition of great cultural figures like Marshall McLuhan and Neil Postman, New York Times chief television critic James Poniewozik traces the history of television and mass media from the early 1980s to today, and demonstrates how a "volcanic, camera- hogging antihero" merged with America's...
6) Spellbound: seven principles of illusion to captivate audiences and unlock the secrets of success
Author
Publisher
Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A professional magician and illusionist, who was the head magic consultant to the hit film Now You See Me, drawing on his years of research and practice, shares the seven principles of illusion that will show readers how to bridge the gap between perception and reality to increase their powers of persuasion and influence. --Publisher
Author
Publisher
Trade Life Books
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Inspire Any Audience' is every speaker's find-it-fast toolkit of immediately usable tips and techniques. From presentation planning to conquering jitters to getting an action response, personal trainer Tony Jeary covers absolutely everything speakers need to make a splash at the podium .
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Public speaking is a 'universal advantage'--a skill that gives you a leg up in nearly any profession or situation--and the single greatest requirement for great speaking is confidence. When you learn to communicate with confidence, it bleeds over into every area. Because this book utilizes a wholistic approach that addresses the entire person and not just exterior skills, your confidence on stage will follow you off stage"--
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Public speaking coach to the C-suite Bull Hoogterp shows you proven tips, techniques, and exercises to amplify your effectiveness as a speaker and communicator. He explains how the brain processes information, what people respond to, and how to hold the audience in the palm of your hand. Great public speaking can be learned. Hoogterp's unique method turns fear into fun and shows you how to be your natural, authentic, unique self - and deliver your...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Derral Eves has generated over 60 billion views on YouTube and helped 24 channels grow to one million subscribers from zero. In The YouTube Formula: How Anyone Can Unlock the Algorithm to Drive Views, Build an Audience, and Grow Revenue, the owner of the largest YouTube how-to channel provides the secrets to getting the results that every YouTube creator and strategist wants. Eves will reveal what readers can't get anywhere else: the inner workings...
Author
Publisher
Baker Academic
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Communication expert and popular speaker Quentin Schultze offers a practical, accessible, and inspiring guide to public speaking, showing readers how to serve their audiences with faith, skill, and virtue. This thoroughly rewritten and expanded four-color edition has been tested and revised with input from Christian undergraduates and contains new chapters on timely topics, such as speaking for video, conducting group presentations, and engaging society...