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Smart Videoconferencing is the first book to show people how to participate effectively in videoconferences, rather than just how to set them up. The authors show that just like traditional meetings, mastering a few tricks and simple skills can mean the difference between a successful videoconference and an unsuccessful one.
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At the start of this thoughtful and revelatory book, Harrison Owen relates the story of how he was lunching with a senior official of the American Society for Training and Development, who observed that if what Owen had just told him about Open Space Technology (OST) was true, then "95% of what we are currently doing does not need to be done." OST is strategy for organizing meetings that is radical, revolutionary, and deceptively simple. Expanding...
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Learn the Rules of the Executive Suite! Those who are in middle management, to get anything done, must present their ideas to decision makers, and those presentations can be brutal. The stakes are high, one presentation can make or break a career, but the rules are utterly unclear. Tactics and techniques that work well with peers, subordinates, and immediate supervisors can actually be counterproductive when presenting up the chain. Speaking Up is...
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This encyclopedic guide to meeting facilitation will help any product manager, project manager, or scrum master who needs to find the best tools to design perfect meetings.
This valuable resource lays out a structured method for designing and leading better meetings. Its facilitative approach marks a transition from the leader as "the expert with the answers" to a new world where the leader's job is to ask the right questions and manage context....
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When World Class Speaker meets World Class Guerrilla Marketer, your profits explode! How would you like to become a World Class Speaker others travel far & wide to see? How would you like to turn your presentations into profit-making machines that bring in 6 figures or more each year? How would you like to speak to audiences without having to leave home? World Class Speaking is the system for you! Many books cover the art of public speaking while...
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My friends and myself, share examples of meetings that could have been, executed in more, orderly fashion. Every company must hold meetings, so it is imperative that these meetings have purpose, clarity and most importantly move growth objectives forward. This book, offers tips and best practices for both moderators and attendees on how to streamline, improve and ultimately hold more, effective meetings.
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"Hi, my name is David Beckett, I'm a pitch coach, and I'm here to ensure your ideas have a voice."
The big pitch is coming up. You've got just a few minutes to convince that investor or your Board, that your idea is worth investing money, time and people in. What should you say? How should you say it? And how do you beat those nerves that are already building up inside?
David Beckett has coached over 700 startups to raise over €170 million in investment....
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Learn the 'New Rules' for personal and team success in virtual meetings and video conferences . . .
Are you struggling to boost your confidence, skills, and influence in online meetings? Here is the book you've been waiting for. Gary Genard, author of the award-winning Fearless Speaking and How to Give a Speech presents "the new rules" for speaking successfully in the virtual world.
A professional actor and one of America's leading speech coaches,...
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This eBook This eBook brings together aspects of personal finance, investment, career development, and entrepreneurship into one comprehensive tool for readers looking to better their financial status and advance their careers.brings together aspects of personal finance, investment, career development, and entrepreneurship into one comprehensive tool for readers looking to better their financial status and advance their careers.
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The Sales Analysis Tool Kit book provides nine questionnaires and analysis templates for the business owner or sales manager in a small to medium size business enterprise. In addition, there are links to four personality tests or books which include personality testing.
It is specifically directed at business to a business company with an active sales force or an emerging company who needs to establish a sales infrastructure. The book is then bundled...
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Essentials of Presentation: Speaking to Inform, Inspire, and Invite is a book for leaders and their teams to understand the value of communication excellence. More than a how-to book, every aspect of giving presentations, from concept to completion, is addressed and its value explained. Well-illustrated and organized, Essentials of Presentation is a valuable tool guiding leaders, speakers, educators, and students to speak well, share brilliantly,...
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We have a serious problem with zombies, and we are all infected.
There is a communication virus that creeps through every home, every office, and every auditorium.
We live in a world where our colleagues are overwhelmed by an ocean of communication noise, our loved ones are lost in a blizzard of social media, and our audiences are addicted to their mobile devices. They've stopped thinking, and they gave up listening some time ago.
The world of...
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The Million Dollar Coach reveals the "Hidden Secrets" to great public speaking In Presentation Power, speaker and presentation coach Geoffrey X. Lane reveals the secrets to giving winning presentations, including lessons learned from the intense pressure cooker of preparing for a winning Olympic Bid. Presentation Power can mark the beginning of your path to becoming a persuasive and powerful speaker. Presentation Power offers proven skills from the...
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The best trait most procrastinators have is high optimism. They are optimistic about their ability to delay a certain task and complete it later in a shorter amount of time. Their high hopes often keep them in this cycle of future procrastination. Procrastinators also have the ability to prioritize. They believe certain things are more urgent and demanding of their time, so they tend to give action to those things instead. In this new book you will...
15) Small groups and Team Communication:Tried-and-True Ideas to Improve Team Communication and Achiev
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You've got the team! Great!But how do you know they will work effectively together?And how can you get the right mix of skills and personalities to make your project or company come to life?Behind every successful team is team dynamics. It is these key ingredients that make it or break it for any business. Good Team Communication and Collaboration Are Highly Desirable Traits That Are Important for The Efficiency and Productivity of a Working Team...
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No one will take you seriously unless your presentation is funny. Finally, a book that gives practical, precise and proven ways to add humor to any presentation. Author and award-winning humorist David Glickman has successfully used every one of these techniques to get big laughs from audiences-and now you can, too. You'll discover dozens of innovative and creative methods to make any presentation funnier. And the best part is how surprisingly easy...
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Meetings should drive results. Instead they drive most people crazy! Make Meetings Matter will help you rethink the role of meetings in your organization and enable you to:
• Avoid unnecessary and useless meetings.
• Keep participants engaged and energized.
• Keep the agenda on track.
• Leverage technology.
• Ensure follow-up action is taken.
Based on the author's experience as a marketing executive, business owner, consultant, and...
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As I walked into my new office, on that cold Monday morning, I realised there was only a tiny corner where I wasn't visible, through the internal windows, to everyone else in the main open-plan office. I shut the office door and maneuvered myself so I couldn't be seen. Taking deep breaths to try to stop my heart leaping out of my chest, I asked myself... "Oh God, what have I done?"
At that moment, I knew I wasn't prepared... I wasn't ready and I wasn't...
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You attend numerous presentations and meetings a year-filled with the typical dense and disorganized PowerPoint decks-and leave most of them thinking, "Well, that's an hour of my life I'll never get back." But out of this sea of mediocrity, a rare few rise up, captivating you and driving you to action. What makes these few so special?
Despite what most people think, it's not because they were delivered well. It's because they were crafted in a way...
20) Six-Word Lessons for Compelling Speeches: 100 Lessons to Deliver Speeches that Move Your Audiences
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Get all the tools you need to deliver dynamic, effective speeches! Public speaking is a valuable professional skill. Six-Word Lessons for Compelling Speeches gives you 100 lessons to make you an effective and interesting speaker, whether you're representing an organization or yourself. You can be engaging, entertaining and even have fun doing it. This book has all the tools you need to communicate a compelling message that will change and move your...
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