Improve your speaking skills today with this carry-along coach written by two of the top professionals in the fieldSales calls. Weddings. Business conferences. Weekly meetings. We're all called on to speak in public. Often, professional success and advancement depend on it. Yet many people find the experience draining or terrifying, or remain unsatisfied with their own ability to engage and sway an audience. In Present Like a Pro, you'll learn how...

The funny thing about the phrase time management is that you can't really manage time. What you can do is manage yourself and your activities and thus save your life. Cyndi Maxey and Kevin E. O'Connor have written a book to help you do just that.If you're tired of scrambling frantically on the hamster wheel of life, maybe it's time you jumped off and learned to really manage your time—and your life—so that you are in control of your own destiny. After all, life is all about time: H...

The insider's guide for women who want to master the art of business, professional, and public speakingWhether speaking one-on-one or one to one thousand, women have specific challenges that can get in the way of their ability to convey ideas and engage an audience. Public speaking professionals Cyndi Maxey and Kevin O'Connor give women the tips and tools they need to be able to speak clearly, with confidence and conviction, and present information effectively.

This book will help the reader plan every meeting with AUDIENCE MINDSET top of mind, begin every meeting with an IMMEDIATELY INVOLVING ACTIVITY or discussion that unifies the group, locate the KEY POINTS in the meeting to FACILITATE and INVOLVE, rather than lecture and present information, USE EASY-TO-IMPLEMENT facilitative techniques with ANY TYPE OF PARTICIPANT (job roles, levels, backgrounds, gender, culture, attitude, and FOLLOW UP to every intervention with clarity and speed. TABLE OF...

Here in a short, compact and concise format is the basics of how to persuade more people more effectively, more ethically, and more often. Ziglar draws from his fundamental selling experiences and shows that while the fundamentals of selling may remain constant, sales people must continue learning, living, and looking: learning from the past without living there; living in the present by seizing each vital moment of every single day; and looking to the future with hope, optimism, and educa...

Forget what you’ve heard. Nice girls can get the corner office.So, you finally got that promotion. You’re the boss now. The supervisor. The manager. The captain. Those days of taking orders and running errands are over. As exciting as all this might seem, once the rush of the promotion is over, you might be scratching your head wondering exactly what to do. Being the boss is never easy, but it's twice as hard for a woman. It seems like there's no middle ground. Either you're the dr...

"Funny and insightful, Meghan has written a true resource for any introvert seeking to break out of their shell and step into the spotlight."Dr. Ivan Misner, founder and CEO of Business Network InternationalAre you an introvert who wants to succeed in the business world? Do you:Avoid unnecessary social interaction?Keep to yourself or to your small group of friends?Seek out time alone?Confessio...

Award-winning author, speaker, and business consultant Carrie Wilkerson walks you through the process of building the business you need in this book about achieving the life you want.Her guidance is practical--concrete action steps come alongside insights from fellow entrepreneurs, interactive exercises, and links to Carrie's online video coaching segments to offer the next best thing to working one-on-one with an expert career development coach.Lauded by i...

A straight-shooting Silicon Valley executive reveals insider career strategies to becoming a great leader, developing your network, succeeding without wasting time, and managing trade-offs between your work and life so your life works.Patty Azzarello became the youngest general manager at Hewlett-Packard at age thirty-three, ran a $1 billion software business at thirty-five, and became a CEO at thirty-eight-all without turning into a self-centered, miserable jerk. ...

When establishing a relationship with someone, coming across as manipulative and self-serving is a bad move. That's why Michelle Tillis focuses on the power of deep and authentic connections to achieve business success.As the founder and CEO of the management training organization Executive Essentials, Michelle Tillis coaches and trains leaders to experience continual growth and achieve results through the power of collaboration, communication, and relationships.

Fully revised and updated in 2017, the revolutionary career guide for a new generation of job-seekers, from one of the U.S.’s top career counselors“So what are you going to do with your major?”It’s an innocent question that can haunt students from high school to graduate school and beyond.Relax. Your major is just the starting point for designing a meaningful future. In this indispensable guide, Dr. Katharine Brooks shows you a creative, fun, and in...

Winning is not a 'some of the time' activity it is an 'all of the time' activity. Success in sales takes talent, skills, discipline, practice, and most importantly honesty with a genuine concern for the client. Most sales leaders know what to do – they just do not know how to make it real for their organization. This barrier keeps them mediocre at best.Experienced sales professional and entrepreneur, Nathan Jamail has developed a playbook of techniques and best practices, which hav...