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English
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"Whether you're a lover of language books or just want to win more anger-free arguments on the page, at the podium, or over a beer, Thank You for Arguing is for you. Warm, witty, and truly enlightening, it not only teaches you how to identify a paraleipsis when you hear it but also how to wield such persuasive weapons the next time you really, really need to get your way. This expanded edition also includes a new chapter on how to reset your audience's...
Author
Language
English
Description
Most people find proposal writing to be tedious and time-consuming—and their documents show it, but proposal writing is about more than checking off boxes on a list of requirements.
Writing a winning proposal is vital to getting a ‘yes’ on your next bid. That’s why Tom Sant, a proposal consultant for Global 500 companies and the creator of widely used proposal automation systems, has spent his career providing hands-on
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Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"No Sweat Presentations offers a simple road map to the world of professional presentations. Lenny Lakowski's 35 years of expertise from delivering over 2,700 programs world-wide to clients in over 178 countries is provided in this simple-to-read book. His No Sweat guide is for speakers who are beginning their journey into the world of professional speaking. Lenny teaches the "Dozen Deadly Dangers" to avoid and shows that the speech is a means to...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Whether you want to compose a convincing cover letter, pitch a story for publication, on win over a college admissions officer, [this book] is the definitive resource on the neglected art of persuasion. As the person in charge of the Op-Ed page for the New York Times, Trish Hall spent years immersed in argument, passion, and trendsetting ideas--but she was also bombarded by tangled sentences, migraine-inducing jargon, and dull-as-dishwater writing....
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Series
Human cognitive processing volume 7
Publisher
J. Benjamins Pub
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Stanley Fish, the notoriously brash and brilliant English and Law professor, has authored dozens of academic books on subjects ranging from Milton to freedom of speech. In 2011, Fish turned his eye to a more popular subject, the art of writing great sentences. His short, wise book How to Write a Sentence became an instant New York Times Bestseller and continues to be read by students and aspiring writers. Adam Haslet called the book, "deeper and...
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Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Business life is about persuasion. Effective managers advance their careers by identifying problems, developing solutions, and persuading decision makers to provide the support and resources necessary to make things happen. This book focuses on a specific presentation context: a problem-solution persuasive presentation to decision makers delivered in a conference room environment. Such presentations occur at every level in an organization. Therefore,...