The definitive reference book with real-world solutions you won't find anywhere elseThe Big Book of Dashboards presents a comprehensive reference for those tasked with building or overseeing the development of business dashboards.Comprising dozens of examples that address different industries and departments (healthcare, transportation, finance, human resources, marketing, customer service, sports, etc.) and different platforms (print, des...

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Get the know-how to run a productive meeting—in a day!Running a Great Meeting In a Day For Dummies helps you put together a successful meeting by explaining how to define objectives, craft an agenda, invite the right people, keep the meeting moving, and following up afterwards.Put together a productive meeting in a timely fashionTips on running a virtual meetingThe best ways to follow up after a meetingThis ...

From an accomplished international facilitator, "a must-read for anyone who must navigate through a sea of emotionally charged issues" (Russell Coff, Associate Professor of Organization and Management, Emory University).Experienced facilitators, OD consultants, coaches, and organizational leaders increasingly find themselves standing in the fire—working in situations where group and community members are polarized, angry, fearful, and confused. Facilitator Larry Dr...

Reduce the time and stress associated with your presentationsBookshelves are crowded with books on how to be an exceptional presenter and promise to produce a brilliant, standing-ovation speaker. But what about a presentation resource for the rest of us? There are so many of us regular folk who who want to spend just a little time and effort to get over the big hurdle of giving a presentation, but don't know where to turn for advice.How to Give a Pretty...

Speeches and presentations are a facet of almost everyone's career, from professional speakers to executives to teachers. Top performers just like you struggle every day to not only get their message across, but convince the audience to change their actions according to that message.The Top Performer's Guide to Speeches and Presentations is your essential handbook full of tips for crafting effective, engaging presentations that accomplish your goal, be it selling a product...

This course provides clear guidelines for Effective Business Communication.Module 1Effective Business WritingIntroductionPlanning your writingWrite the first draftEdit the documentDesign the visual format and layout of the documentCheck the final draftModule 2Effective Business PresentationsIntroductionUnderstanding the components of oral communicationFactors to consider when preparing a presenta...

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BUILD REVENUE-GENERATING PARTNERSHIPSCorporations have profited from strong business development strategies for years. So it's no surprise that of the half-million new businesses created each year, the most successful ones are driven by business development. Now, savvy professionals on the business side of a startup have a reliable guide to perfecting the partnership strategies that will quickly add value to any company.Pitching & Closing g...

Captivate the Room with Your Voice will teach you to do just that...Engage and Captivate your audience with essential voice technique. Build rapport, engage and persuade your audience to do just what you want as you learn, step by step, how to add stress, elongation, pitch play, power pausing, pacing and tone, volume and speed variables and more. If you want to get what you want, (and you can), learn to use your voice like a pro!

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 ...

Team Leaders facilitators managers and anyone that leads teams will appreciate the ease in which this book is organized and written. Checklists tables and illustrations are interwoven with Tony's practical experiences and observations making this book extremely relevant to the dynamics of team leadership in 2011.

Does public speaking fill you with dread? Does a room full of expectant people looking up at you on stage turn your stomach? I was once like you, even as a child, I had nightmares about having to recite poems at family parties but, to the great surprise of my friends, I am now the leading public speaker in Russia.I am not one of those glossy personalities born with the gift of effortlessly enchanting an audience; I had to learn how to do it the hard way - studying the best in the b...