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Vollenhagen, der langjährige Vertriebsleiter der Firma Isenberg, bekommt einen neuen Geschäftsführer vor die Nase gesetzt. Und dann hat der Neue noch Ideen, die Vollenhagen erst einmal im Unternehmen verkaufen muss. Fast so schwer, wie die eigenen Maschinen zu verkaufen. Aber man kann einiges über das Verkaufen lernen. Zum Beispiel, dass das schönste Merkmal nichts nutzt, wenn der Kunde daraus keinen Vorteil hat.

On Getting Unstuck, Pema Chodron introduces a rare Tibetan teaching she received from her teacher, Dzigar Kontrul Rinpoche, and one that has become critical to her practice. Here, she unveils the mystery of an ineffable quality; a "pre-emotional" feeling that arises in us, brings us discomfort, and causes us to react by escaping the discomfort, often with harmful habits. With Getting Unstuck, she offers us a first look at "both the itch and the scratch": what Tibetan Buddhists call shenpa.

Major medical journals are finally beginning to recognize hypnosis as a legitimate clinical tool, citing proof positive that it can help ease chronic pain, lessen the side effects of chemotherapy, counteract anxiety and sleep disorders, and more. On Heal Yourself with Medical Hypnosis, Dr. Andrew Weil joins Dr. Steven Gurgevich, a leading expert in mind-body medicine, to offer listeners a session on how to use this amazing tool for personal healing.

Being on The Apprentice made Bill Rancic an overnight celebrity. But his winning strategies were developed long before that, and in You're Hired, he uses examples from his own life to prove that the secrets of success can be found within us all.

Making Work Work is Julie Morgenstern's most important book yet. Through the mastery of brand-new strategies, Morgenstern shows you how small changes in your thinking and behavior will help you achieve the seemingly impossible, boost your value, increase your job security, and afford you the time to still have a life.

Do you have powerful stories that fall short of their potential because you are afraid of their power? Would you like to use more emotion in your stories but don't know how? Are you ready to take your stories to the next level? In this teleseminar you'll learn how to make your stories have even more impact on your audiences.

What you already know and speak about can become an entire saleable product line with little time, money, or effort, based on one manuscript. You may be overwhelmed or hesitant about electronically published products. Or you may be stuck on how best to leverage what you already have. So many choices, so many ideas, so little time, so much confusion.

If you can write a sellable proposal, getting an agent is easier than ever. And as a speaker, trainer, or consultant, you have the huge advantage over other writers to help you get the agent you want and become a successful author. As the literary agent for many speakers, trainers, and consultants, Mike will share how you can leverage your skills to get the best agent and book deal.

How can you record and distribute audio products easily in digital format? What are the critical steps you must take to enable customers to download your recordings? John Runnette, one of the industry's most respected audio producers, has agreed to share his tips and techniques on how you can refine, tune up, and expand your content in ways you never thought possible.

In The Leadership Wisdom of Jesus, Charles Manz looks to the New Testament to see what it holds for today's leaders. What he finds are powerful leadership lessons that can enable both leaders and followers to maintain integrity, live on a higher plane, and ultimately, reach personal and professional goals through sound practical principles.

The curtain is about to rise, say Pine and Gilmore, on the Experience Economy, a new economic era in which every business is a stage, and companies must design memorable events for which they charge admission. With The Experience Economy, Pine and Gilmore explore how successful companies, using goods as props and services as the stage, create experiences that engage customers in an inherently personal way.

If you were at the 2004 National Speakers Association convention, you heard one of the most remarkable, innovative, impactful, memorable keynote speeches we've had in many, many years. Joe's "Success Means Letting Go of What USED to Work!" will go down in the annals of NSA history as a presentation people talk about for years.

Perhaps you've had good results with an e-marketing campaign, but you want to reach people in a less-temporary manner or reach people for whom you don't have e-mail addresses. It's time to consider using a high-payoff method: snail-mail direct marketing. When you learn the nuances of this proven process, you'll get much better results than an e-mail-only campaign for many products/services.

Whether offered at colleges, to businesses or corporations, or to the public, seminars can be a huge income booster for any speaker. Better yet, they are a great way to start or try new material. In one hour, Burgett provides the bedrock basics, then focuses on the right subject, a fetching description and grabber title, and how to find the right market or sponsor. Replace risk with profit while filling in those unbooked days each month.

Everyone knows that speakers have to have Web sites. Do you know what should be on your Web site to profit from your visitors? If content is king in the world of e-commerce, what's the content that will help speakers book business, sell products, and establish expertise? Join Chris Clarke-Epstein, CSP, as she shares her research into what makes a speaker's Web site work as a marketing tool.

In their best-selling business classic Lean Thinking, James Womack and Daniel Jones introduced the world to the principles of lean production, principles for eliminating waste during production. Now, in Lean Solutions, the authors establish the groundbreaking principles of lean consumption, showing companies how to eliminate inefficiency during consumption.

Martha Stewart is an undeniable force in the business world. One of the world's greatest entrepreneurs, she turned her personal passion into Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, a billion dollar business. This fall she's breaking new ground with two television shows from NBC -- her reality show The Apprentice: Martha Stewart and her daytime syndicated show Martha -- as well as a radio program on Sirius satellite radio which will provide daily round-the-clock how-to content. What's her secret for success?

Wouldn't you love to abolish the IRS, keep all the money in your paycheck, pay taxes on what you spend, not what you earn, and eliminate all the fraud, hassle, and waste of our current system? Then the FairTax is for you.

Daniel Amen, MD, one of the world's foremost authorities on the brain, has news for you: your brain is involved in everything you do - learn to care for it properly, and you will be smarter, healthier, and happier in as little as 15 days!

Being effective as individuals and organizations is no longer merely an option, survival in today's world requires it. But in order to thrive, innovate, excel, and lead in what Covey calls the new Knowledge Worker Age, we must build on and move beyond effectiveness. The call of this new era in human history is for greatness; it's for fulfillment, passionate execution, and significant contribution.