Business Meeting

Public speaking is one of the best ways to become known as an expert in your field, mobilize and inspire your team, create confidence and loyalty among your customers or followers, and grow your brand, business, or career.

It sounds so simple: Tell stories from your life, and people will remember your message. But when you get down to crafting one, there's nothing easy about it. Material for stories surrounds us. Yet few people are skilled at sharing personal anecdotes and even fewer know how to link them to professional goals. Whether you want to stand out in the interview process, add punch to a presentation, or make a compelling case for a new initiative, Let the Story Do the Work shows you how to mine your experience for simple narratives that convey who you are.

Filled with engaging improv activities, this interactive guide will ensure you never come away from a tough moment pondering the woulda, coulda, shoulda! again. You'll learn how to nurture your personal style for communicating in every professional situation. From effective listening in the office, giving presentations, and leading meetings to negotiating a raise, acing an interview, and more, you'll start communicating with confidence.

This easy-to-understand practical guidebook is focused on mindset, skillset and toolset for running meetings with step-by-step guides on various techniques.

Jeffrey Cruikshank and Arthur Schultz have written a fascinating biography of one of the 20th century’s most intriguing figures. Albert D. Lasker helped invent “reason why” advertising, market research based on direct-mail advertising, premium coupons, and a host of other industry innovations. He invented and promoted powerful brands. But his impact went far beyond traditional advertising. This is the story of a man who shaped an industry - and changed the way we look at our world.

From a toddler's first words to professional public speaking, from a marriage proposal to asking for a raise, our voice is our most crucial instrument of expression. The world judges us by our voice. And yet there has been no authoritative guide to mastering its full capacity and expressing our true selves in every aspect of life, from relationships and family to work. Until now.

Everyone recognizes leaders with "presence." They stand out for their seemingly innate ability to command attention and inspire commitment. But what is this secret quality they exude, exactly? Executive and CEO coach Kristi Hedges demystifies this elusive trait, revealing that leadership presence is the intersection of outward influencing skills and internal mental conditioning. Using her I-Presence model, the author shows how anyone-regardless of position or personality-can strengthen their impact.

Techies around the world can now jump start and grow their speaking careers with the book, Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking, written by tech leaders, Poornima Vijayashanker and Karen Catlin. The book serves as a resource for technology professionals who want or need to develop the skills to communicate their expertise effectively, whether in a meeting at work or delivering an engaging talk at a conference.

What makes a company great? Management trends come and go. Economic conditions fluctuate, and market demands shift. Corporations restructure and new owners take over. The one constant, the one enduring truth, is that people define the character of a company. They always have and always will. Motivated, passionate people make the difference between ho-hum mediocrity and extraordinary performance. That's the message from Peter W. Schutz, former CEO of Porsche AG and author of this new book.

In Business Spotlight Audio 3/2024 für März hören Sie Artikel und Interviews aus der Welt des Business-Englisch. Mit Übungen verbessern Sie Ihre sprachlichen und kommunikativen Kompetenzen. In „Business Skills“ erfahren Sie, mit welchen Mitteln eine Sitzung erfolgreich verlaufen kann, und in „Career Coach“, wie Kommunikation bestimmt, aber ohne Aggression erfolgt. Eine Trainerin für US-amerikanische Dialekte erzählt von ihrer Arbeit. In Dialogen geht es um die Frage, ob es an der Zeit für eine bargeldlose Gesellschaft ist und wie der Arbeitsplatz ökologischer gestaltet werden kann.

Whether you're making a formal presentation, wooing a client, closing a sale, or proposing an idea, persuasive communication can make the difference between success and failure. Well Said! shows listeners how to put themselves in their audience's shoes and tailor their message to the needs of decision makers. It reveals simple but powerful techniques anyone can use to prioritize, organize, and economize their words so that their communications are concise, clear, and - most importantly - convincing.

In Storytelling Made Easy, legendary Hollywood script consultant and story expert Michael Hauge will guide you to simply and easily apply the story principles he has learned and developed over the last 40 years to your own live, written and recorded presentations.

Since the late 1800s, Robert's Rules of Order has been used in corporate governance and executive boardrooms. Robert's Rules of Order were designed to properly assemble a group of people, of any size. It's a form of organizing assemblies intelligently. Any group, society, or assembly who adopts Robert's rules has the liberty to adopt their own rules - eventually creating their own book of rules.

Love Your Team is a conversation-by-conversation survival guide for sales managers who want to thrive in a world where their top talent can walk out the door without taking a single step. Helen Fanucci provides detailed instructions on how to shift focus from merely hitting sales goals to putting sellers first—as people and performers—making YOU the reason they join, stay, and win.

With input from over twenty experts combined with useful checklists, sample agendas, and follow-up memos, the HBR Guide to Making Every Meeting Matter will teach you how to set and communicate your meeting's purpose; invite the right people; prepare an achievable agenda; moderate a lively conversation; regain control of a wayward meeting; and ensure follow-through without babysitting or haranguing.

English for the workplace. English has become the common language that people from different countries and cultures can use to communicate with one another. There are many reasons why people would want to learn English, but for a lot of them; It is work-related. Most large companies around the world require their employees to speak English. In some cases, these companies are requiring their workers to only use English at the workplace.

In Business Spotlight Audio 11/2024 können Sie Artikel, Dialoge und Interviews aus der Welt des Business-Englisch anhören. Mit Übungen verbessern Sie Ihre sprachlichen und kommunikativen Kompetenzen. Und Sie erfahren Interessantes über Entwicklungen in Politik, Kultur, Gesellschaft und der Geschäftswelt - in dieser Ausgabe etwa darüber, wie man ein gelungenes Meeting gestalten kann, die Vor- und Nachteile der Zeitumstellung und wie sich die individuellen Präferenzen des eigenen Arbeitsteams herausfinden lassen. Die Texte werden von Muttersprachlern vorgetragen.

Real critique has become a lost skill among collaborative teams today. Critique is intended to help teams strengthen their designs, products, and services, rather than be used to assert authority or push agendas under the guise of "feedback". In this practical guide, authors Adam Connor and Aaron Irizarry teach you techniques, tools, and a framework for helping members of your design team give and receive critique.

Too much valuable time is wasted in meetings. Often little advance planning takes place, resulting in productivity drains rather than productivity gains. It’s time to think like a ninja. With realistic and practical advice, this book shows how to reduce the amount of time you spend in meetings and ensure that the ones that you do attend are genuine opportunities to collaborate and get things done.

Smacking some numbers onto a pie chart is old news and simply doesn't work anymore. Keeping your audience inspired and on the edge of their seats through an engaging data story is what we as business professionals should be striving to do. How to Win with Your Data Visualizations uncovers the fundamentals of what makes a winning data presentation and has laid them out in five easy-to-understand parts you can immediately apply to your next chart and presentation to see a winning data story unfold.