Delivering an effective media interview today is more challenging than ever before. Today’s media spokesperson must compete with shrinking audience attention spans, cope with social media overload, and confront sensationalized reporting. Given those challenges, how can you create positive messages that cut through the noise and motivate your audiences? How can you respond to difficult questions in a confident manner that increases your credibility? And how can you navigate your company thr...

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Ideas are the currency of the twenty-first century. In order to succeed, you need to be able to sell your ideas persuasively. This ability is the single greatest skill that will help you accomplish your dreams. Many people have a fear of public speaking or are insecure about their ability to give a successful presentation. Now public speaking coach and bestselling author Carmine Gallo explores what makes a great presentation by examining the widely acclaimed TED Talks, which have redefined...

A revised edition of the bestselling Robert's Rules in Plain English, which still stands as the most concise, most-user friendly guide to parliamentary procedure on the market today.If you've ever had to run a meeting according to parliamentary procedures, you know just how difficult it is to keep track of all the rules, much less follow them. Figuring out what to say and how to say it seems an impossible task.Robert's Rules in Plain English, 2nd edition, is the solution to...

"The gold standard for communication training programs."—USA TodayBusiness communication sucks. At each meeting and presentation, we are inundated with information, leaving us thirsting for inspiration. Sure, we will check off an action item because we have to . . . but what if we were actually inspired to do something? What if we were so moved that we wanted to do it?Leaders must earn the license to lead. Not by expertise, authorit...

Team Building Secrets Revealed: The Ultimate Team Building Course, Proven Strategies To Build, Inspire And Motivate Successful Teams That Will Get Things Done. Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tabletThis book contains proven steps and strategies on how to establish, inspire, and encourage effective, successful work teams. Normally, goal-oriented individuals are keen on challenges and thrive on great development opportunities. Being a team leader, you must be able to take advantag...

This Harvard Business Review digital collection will give you the confidence and tools you need to write and speak successfully. It includes the HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations, by presentation expert Nancy Duarte; the HBR Guide to Better Business Writing, by writing expert Bryan A. Garner; the HBR Guide to Negotiating, by negotiation expert Jeff Weiss; Failure to Communicate, by consultant and coach Holly Weeks; as well as HBR’s 10 Must Reads ...

Corporate Cocktail is a classy and rich blend of different ingredients, which not only ensures that the high spirits, symbolic of the cocktail, are maintained, but also makes sure that the stories of the corporate trek keep flowing continuously. The lucid articulation, supported by heart-touching stories and incidents, opens up new vistas and avenues for the readers to introspect and create nice memories of humility, positive attitude, helping and caring behavior towards the co-pass...

Effective appraisals just got easierAppraisals are often seen as an isolated and time-consuming round of paperwork that everyone has to engage in and few see any point to. If we were to truly recognize the potential and intended value of appraisals, they would be regarded completely differently.The original intention of an appraisal system is to encourage and develop the staff of the organization, so that they all perform to their highest potential. Properly...