Public Speaking category: 1264 books
2,000 Sure-Fire Jokes for Speakers
The Encyclopedia of One-Liner Comedy
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
A Bonanza of Short, Sharp, Topical Jokes for Speakers, Toastmasters, Performers, and Communicators
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2018
The greatest orator of the late Roman Republic, Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.), influenced the course of European letters for centuries after his death. Through his writings, Renaissance and Enlightenment scholars encountered the riches of Classical rhetoric and philosophy. The elegance of...
What's Your Story
Facts Tell, Stories Sell
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015
Captivating tête-à-têtes... conclusive sales pitch... impressive business plans... successful job interviews... exciting presentations... they all involve people.
Your triumph or failure, here, is a function of how deep your impact was.
For a storyteller, creating an impact can be...
Don't Buy It
The Trouble with Talking Nonsense about the Economy
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
After everything that's happened, how is it possible that conservatives still win debates about the economy? Time and again the right wins over voters by claiming that their solutions are only common sense, even as their tired policies of budgetary sacrifice and corporate plunder both create and prolong...
Here's to You!
Creating Your Own Meaningful Toast or Tribute for Any Occasion
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2010
Is your best friend getting married? Is your boss retiring? Are your parents celebrating their thirtieth anniversary?
On these and many other occasions, you’ll probably need to give a toast–and you might well have trouble finding the right words.
Fear no more. The bestselling author of...
by Abraham Aamidor
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Real Feature Writing emphasizes story shape and structure by illustrating several distinct types of feature and non-fiction stories, all drawn from the real world. Author Abraham Aamidor presents a collection of distinct non-deadline story types (profile, trend, focus, advocacy, and more), providing...
STTS: Powerful People Skills
How to form, build and maintain stronger, long-lasting relationships
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Do you know people who seem to get along well with just about anyone? People who always have something interesting to say? They close the best deals, land the biggest clients and quickly work their way up the professional ladder. Are these people just born natural communicators with magnetic personalities?...
My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs
The Nobel Lecture
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
The Nobel Lecture in Literature, delivered by Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans) at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 7, 2017, in an elegant, clothbound edition.
In their announcement of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy...
by Bob Monkhouse
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Discover Bob Monkhouse's secrets accumulated from a lifetime's experience in scriptwriting and speechmaking. With his own golden rules, advice and examples from fellow experts and famous friends, and a wealth of humorous material that worked for him, this light-hearted yet thoroughly practical handbook ensures that you will always be ready to say a few words.
How To Be Right
… in a world gone wrong
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
The voice of reason in a world that won’t shut up.
The Sunday Times Bestseller
Every day, James O’Brien listens to people blaming hard-working immigrants for stealing their jobs while scrounging benefits, and pointing their fingers at the EU and feminists for destroying Britain....
by Cornelius Tacitus
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter in your digital library. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and...
by Vivienne Zhang
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013
Author Vivienne Zhang is a native Chinese speaker fluent in English who has been translating, interpreting and teaching for many years. She has tried, tested and perfected various lessons and techniques that apply well to Chinese studies. These modern techniques are now published in a series of four...
Push Back!
How to Take a Stand Against Groupthink, Bullies, Agitators, and Professional Manipulators
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
How many times have you had the unsettling experience of being treated as a troublemaker as soon as you question or raise an objection to a school policy, a textbook, a course of study, a new county regulation, or a community proposal?
Every day, attendees of conferences, community forums,...
Informal English
Puncture Ladies, Egg Harbors, Mississippi Marbles, and Other Curious Words and Phrases of North America
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2005
Gleaned from antiquated dictionaries, dialect glossaries, studies of folklore, nautical lexicons, historical writings, letters, novels, and miscellaneous sources, Informal English offers a captivating treasure trove of linguistic oddities that will not only entertain but also shed light on America's...