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In today's connection economy, the most successful leaders inspire their people with purpose and meaning. Powerful corporate storytelling can mobilise people around an organisational objective in a way that a focus on market share never will. Be it a digital transformation or a diversity and inclusion initiative, corporate change needs the support of the people in that organisation in order to stick. Yet, while all stories can move people to take action, storytelling isn't a one size fits all.

Get on the express for first impression. Know how to charm and connect with people upon meeting them, and create a lasting impression. Do you get butterflies in your stomach whenever you enter a room full of people? Do you become nervous with the thought of having to engage with a fellow stranger? Do you sweat like a pig at any attempt of connecting with others? Don't worry, you're not alone! This is all too common. It's normal that we all want to make a good first impression upon other people.

Crucial Conversations exploded onto the scene 10 years ago and revolutionized the way people communicate when stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong. Since then, millions of people have learned how to hold effective crucial conversations and have dramatically improved their lives and careers thanks to the methods outlined in this book. Now, the authors have revised their best-selling classic to provide even more ways to help you take the lead in any tough conversation.

We all agree momentum is such a powerful force, so why are we not learning how to leverage it in business? In Momentum, Seth Lewis busts the myth that momentum is just luck and outlines a proven measurable strategy to create explosive momentum in life and business. This book will help you immediately unlock momentum in any business or leadership role. Whether you’re a business leader or you want to achieve maximum success in your career, this book will help you create an action plan and create the life of your dreams!

In this book, Public Speaking: The Best Tactics to Master the Art of Speaking and Presenting in Public, you will be provided with valuable tools and techniques that will allow you to achieve success in any occasion in which you are called to speak in front of a crowd.

In Five Stars, Carmine Gallo, best-selling author of Talk Like TED, breaks down how to apply Aristotle’s formula of persuasion to inspire contemporary audiences. As the nature of work changes and technology carries things across the globe in a moment, communication skills become more valuable - not less. Gallo interviews neuroscientists, economists, historians, billionaires, and business leaders of companies like Google, Nike and Airbnb to show firsthand how they use their words to captivate your imagination and ignite your dreams.

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.

Meetings have become a pain point for millions, wasting time, money, and energy. But in reality, meetings are at the heart of effective organizations. In Make Meetings Matter, business consultant Paul Axtell reaffirms the importance of meetings and reimagines them using the vital foundation of conversation. With real-life examples and actionable advice, this revolutionary book will teach you to redesign meetings to achieve results, move projects forward, and build relationships that make remarkable work possible.

What makes for a successful board of directors, and how is it accomplished? In only 60 minutes of conversation and instruction, learn the answer to this question from the author of The Entrepreneur's Guide, who helped bring American Power Conversion public in 1988, a company that recently sold for $6.1 billion.

What’s your story? It’s a question human beings have been asking each other since we first gathered around a campfire. Millennia later, this human need for storytelling hasn’t changed. We communicate most effectively through our personal stories - and our professional success depends on it. This groundbreaking guide shows you how to tap into the timeless power of storytelling to transform your business.

52 Weekly Sales Meetings is more than a book—it’s a complete sales coaching system. Designed for managers, team leaders, and anyone responsible for driving sales performance, this guide delivers a full year of impactful, ready-to-use meeting plans that build skills, boost morale, and drive results.

The art of presenting needs a serious shake-up. Presenters are constantly on the lookout for fresh ideas to get their messages across but mistakenly believe PowerPoint is the right medium to do so. This often results in uninspiring presentations consisting of countless lackluster slides that their audiences are forced to sit through - sometimes at the expense of their own sanity. In How to Make Your Point Without PowerPoint, renowned public speaker and Speakers Hall of Fame inductee Douglas Kruger aims to end the tedium of the PowerPoint medium.

You probably hate giving presentations. You probably hate listening to them too. Why? Because most business presentations are too long, too detailed, too boring . . . and submerged under a blizzard of PowerPoint. But the single most important presentational tool known to man isn't a slideshow. It's you. Whether you're speaking to one person across a table, twenty people in a boardroom, or 1,000 people in a ballroom, it's all about the words you say and how you say them.

How to Lead an Effective Meeting (And Get the Results You Want) is for people who want to lead effective meetings, in any context. It is a blueprint for how to make your meetings work, defined as meetings that achieve the results you want to achieve - in the meeting and afterward. It's a how-to guide for making better use of the time you spend planning, organizing, and conducting meetings. It's about getting results through meetings.

Having a hard time getting your voice heard in meetings? Does the idea of public speaking make you want to hide under the table? Do you dread difficult conversations or feeling put on the spot? Learn the secret to unlocking confident and effective communication, whether you’re talking to one person or 1,000! Communication coach Angie Flynn-McIver is here to share the time-tested three-part process she uses with her clients. The communication scenarios we find ourselves in vary widely, but the process Flynn-McIver shares will apply no matter where you are.

I believe everyone has a story to tell. We all have experiences, memories, expertise and lessons we have learned that can benefit other people. I love the experience of when a "talk" comes to me. It's as if a seed was planted, and it starts to grow. It can even wake me up in the middle of the night!

It really is true: What you say and how you say it speaks volumes about your professional promise and leadership potential. Whether it's giving an impromptu sales pitch or keynoting a major business conference, public speaking can make you or break you.

No one likes to be sold to, but everyone loves a great story. That’s why average brands pitch, but smart brands communicate. Get ready to rise above the average.

When you stand in front of an audience, the last things you want are bored listeners, tech issues, or ugly PowerPoint slides. Selling ideas is a critical skill, but presentations can be daunting. So how do you deliver an effective presentation that’s both informative and memorable (and funny!) that will influence and change people? Consultant and public speaker Dan Fraser answers your burning questions and shares a plan on how to go beyond the slides, images, and videos to create the very best presentations that influence people with your message.

If talking in front of people makes you cringe, Lilyan Wilder's 7 Steps to Fearless Speaking will teach you how to cope with panic, avoidance, and the trauma of public speaking.