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In this book, you'll discover how Napoleon Bonaparte mastered the use of the pregnant pause to grab attention, how Lady Margaret Thatcher punctuated her most serious speeches with the use of subtle props, how Ronald Reagan could win even the most hostile crowd with carefully timed wit, and much, much more. Whether you're addressing a small nation or a large staff meeting, you'll want to master the tips and tricks in Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln.

It's time to take control of your stories...The 24 Laws of Storytelling distills the lessons learned from stories past and present into a practical audiobook that you can use for any story you decide to write. This audiobook will teach you the principles you need to immerse your audience, deliver immensely satisfying drama, and educate better than any textbook or lecture can.

Eric Edson has developed a new tool for bringing depth and passion to any screenplay or novel - the 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take. It's an easy-to-understand paradigm that provides writers and filmmakers the interconnecting, powerful storytelling elements they need. With true insight, this accomplished screenwriter and university professor pinpoints the story structure reasons most new spec scripts don't sell.

“So often people ask me if there’s a book on story I can recommend. This is the one. I can’t recommend it highly enough.”––Alexa Junge, writer/producer, Friends, Sex and the City, The West Wing A master class of 27 lessons, drawn from 27 diverse narratives, for novelists...

Studies have shown it takes only 21 days for a new habit to take root. If there's a spiritual interest you've always wanted to take advantage of, the answer is only 21 days away with the 21 Days Series. How do you sustain your ideas and overcome self-doubt in your talents? How do you transmit...

Reading is a lifelong skill that brings joy and enrichment to your child's life, opening up new worlds for them to explore. One of the best ways to get your child started on reading is to read to them. With an early start, Infants, babies, and toddlers can become lifelong readers while enjoying unforgettable bonding moments with loved ones. Some children may require extra help, and there's no one-size-fits-all approach; each learner progresses at their own pace.

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn German With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in German — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help...

The ability to effectively absorb, retain, and apply knowledge isn't just valuable—it's essential. Whether you're a student facing exams, a professional staying current in your field, or simply someone passionate about lifelong learning, this book provides the research-backed strategies you need to transform your cognitive abilities.

Roy Peter Clark, one of America's most influential writing teachers, offers writing lessons we can draw from 25 great texts. Where do writers learn their best moves? They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls X-ray reading, a form of reading that lets you penetrate beyond the surface of a...

Ready to speak and understand Finnish at an Intermediate level? Close your eyes and picture yourself arriving at an airport, walking out and finding yourself on a busy street. Imagine hearing the native conversations all around you.This is the kind of Finnish you learn here. Practical, everyday conversation. This audiobook is great for Intermediates ready to go past basic phrases like "How are you?" In fact, you start speaking in minutes.

Start speaking Vietnamese in minutes and grasp the language, culture, and customs in just minutes more with Absolute Beginner Vietnamese, a completely new way to learn Vietnamese with ease!

Whether it is a speech, a presentation, a webinar, or even a casual conversation, we have just a few seconds to prove our value. How can we capture our audience's instant attention and support? By mastering our first 20 seconds.

The five Basic Bootcamp lessons each center on a practical, real-life conversation. At the beginning of the lesson, we'll introduce the background of the conversation. After the conversation, you'll learn carefully selected vocabulary and key grammar concepts. Next, you'll hear the conversation one time at natural native speed. Finally, practice what you have learned with the review track.

What would it mean for your studies or career to be able to read freely in English? How about understanding more vocabulary? These short stories in English for beginners are designed to improve your English quickly and easily.

Charlemagne is reported to have said that “to speak another language is to possess another soul”. The Art of Learning a Foreign Language consists of all the things I wish I knew at various stages of my language learning journey during the last 15 years—as a hobbyist, student, academic, and professional linguist. This book is designed to help the learner avoid many pitfalls and seize opportunities, with lessons on choosing a target language, travel, accent, immersion, technology, learning approaches, and the lifestyle habits of professional linguists.

Numerous enterprises have leveraged literary works spanning across eras to steer their Artificial Intelligence down the path of comprehending human existence, with a more distinct focus on crafting top-tier human-like prose. In the realm of education, AI has ingeniously generated an array of refined intellectual compositions.

Considerado um dos mais importantes especialistas em oratória em todo o mundo, Reinaldo Polito contou com a colaboração de Rachel Polito para reunir neste livro as técnicas mais eficazes para melhorar a comunicação tanto em apresentações, palestras e reuniões quanto em situações do dia a dia, como uma conversa com amigos ou colegas de trabalho. No fim de cada capítulo, há um pequeno resumo que pode ser lido em até um minuto, otimizando a aprendizagem daqueles que estão sempre com pressa e que não querem se preocupar em decorar regras nem conceitos teóricos.

This course is for people who want to write and publish a book, but don’t know where to start. Led by Ava Brown, author of Bamboo & Fern, The Musings & Thoughts of Ava Brown, and coauthor of Born for This!: The Journey to Life, Love, Business & Success. Consisting of eight modules, this course will give the aspiring author a good understanding of the steps involved in writing and publishing a great book fast.

Curso de inglés definitivo: Intermedio es un curso íntegramente diseñado para estudiar por cuenta propia y en él se sintetizan las principales líneas del sistema de enseñanza de Richard Vaughan. En Total son 25 lecciones en las cuales estudiaras todos los aspectos del inglés, Reading, listening, Grammar, Vocabulary, Speaking y Writing.

You can turn the fear of writing your first book into the joy of sharing your message with the readers who desperately need to hear it. Your writing breakthrough is in this audiobook, and what you’re going to learn is how to transform your writing fears into unlimited writing courage in a way that powerfully restructures how you think about yourself as a writer and how you spend your time as an author. It doesn’t have to be hard. This audiobook will show you have to live the writing dream that’s necessary, not just for you but for every person who needs to read your book.