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Writing abilities are as visible as a person’s wardrobe. The impressions you leave through your written work last even longer, however, as memos, reports, and letters are read and often re-read. You may be bright, ambitious, and hardworking yet have a handicap that will stall your career climb on the lower rungs of the ladder: poor writing skills. By developing your writing skills, you will be able to persuade, direct, and influence the course of your organization and the direction of your career.

The fear of public speaking is the most common dread any of us will ever face. In fact, it's the number one phobia on the planet! Yet the ability to communicate effectively in front of a crowd is the most important skill to have if you want to advance your career. Being able to master your fear of public speaking and control your stage fright will bring you closer to phenomenal success than mastery of any other challenge.

Managers want to know how to maximize productivity and efficiency from their staff, salespeople need to build better rapport with customers, employees want to get along with their peers and managers. It's natural for people to aspire to success in business organizations. Those in helping professions want to provide better care for their patients and clients. Entertainers seek to reach a larger audience and more effectual agents, while speakers want to leave their audiences with something to grow on. Engineers want to fit into their workplace as they turn out more quality products. Diplomats...

This 2-part program gives you guidelines on preparing for an effective meeting - determining the purpose for the meeting, preparing an agenda, inviting the attendees, setting an appropriate time and place as well as the skills needed to be an effective meeting leader.

The top pro in selling anything today is not just a salesperson. He's a super salesperson, manager, and marketing strategist all rolled into one. He's a thorough student of his industry, his competition, his customers and prospects, and business trends that may affect his future sales. He segments his territory and constantly updates his analyses, objectives, strategies, and controls.

Imagine... • When you encounter difficult people - you know how to adapt to them. • Where you meet challenging situations - you have the skills transform them. • In times when you face the unknown - you remain fearless. If you dream of all that and more... then People Smart in Business is the book you need. People Smart in Business is a unique blend of scientific research on human behavior and my 34+ years of teaching people smarts - through The Platinum Rule®. Once you've been exposed to these hands-on, proven and practical principles, you'll find that you will have access to ...

Body language is certainly not a new phenomenon. People have known about it and used it since the beginning of time. Before people developed language as a communications tool, they used body language to make their needs and desires known to other people. Also known as kinesics, body language describes human interaction excluding the use of written and spoken words. This broad definition encompasses everything from the subtlest raising of an eyebrow to the precise movements of the sophisticated sign language used by the deaf. Some nonverbal gestures are universal symbols. The chair at the ...

If customer-driven service isn't already one of your organization's goals, it should be. In this program, Tony Alessandra, an expert on building business relationships, outlines some sure-fire strategies for consistently "wowing" your customers. You'll learn how to identify and exceed their expectations, build long-term relationships, and create what Alessandra calls "moments of magic."

This book was planted with the seeds of inspiration and grew by virtue of research and creativity. The inspiration was the notion that street smarts plays a tremendous role in everything from survival to success in every walk of life. Next, we identified the characteristics of street smart people and set out to find corroboration for our theory. The research was comprised of interviews with people whom we believed were street smart. They ranged from CEO's, business owners, and management consultants to university professors, actors, political activists, and undercover cops. Our interviews ...

Dr. Tony Alessandra covers the 5 negative versatility traits of subjectiveness, bluntness, resistance, single-mindedness, and taking unreasonable risks. Versatility is your ability to engage in a range of behaviors not necessarily characteristic of your usual ways of behaving in order to be more effective in a situation or in a relationship.

Stop being a passive listener and start being an active listener, using a dynamic program called CARESS. These 6 steps to effective listening were created by acclaimed lecturer and author Tony Alessandra. Alessandra is a marketing strategist, an applied behavioral scientist, and an expert in building business relationships guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Everyone knows the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have done unto you." But this habit can turn off those who have different needs, wants, and hopes than we do. Instead, the real key to making a difference is to apply The Platinum Rule: "Do unto others as they would like done unto them!" Once you understand and master The Platinum Rule, you'll be able to build bridges to people of any sort in any personal or business situation.

This program identifies the key elements of a first impression, and offers some skill-building tips on how to maximize yours. Topics covered include the five different aspects of who you are - your "Image Rainbow" - and how they impact your image, as well as how to jumpstart your way to a better overall image.

This 2-part program will give you a guide to developing a more thorough understanding of nonverbal communication techniques. By increasing your awareness of nonverbal behavior, you can read the emotions and attitudes of fellow employees, supervisors, customers, and others you interact with inside and outside your organization. As a result, you will have a greater feeling for and awareness of all your interpersonal transactions.

Are you having difficulty building customer loyalty? Are you bringing in new customers because you can't keep existing ones?

The more services you provide a customer, the more reasons they'll have to give you repeat business. Cross-selling entails building lifetime relationships, problem solving, and even having your customers selling for you! This information-packed program will tell you, step by step, how to build customers for life!

Are you a salesperson who is constantly jumping from job to job, industry to industry? Are you always in hot pursuit of new customers - because the old ones aren't coming back for more services, or offering any referrals? Learn how collaborative selling will keep your customers coming back for seconds, thirds...and a lifetime of patronage!

In networking situations, anyone can feel awkward at one time or another - even those charismatic extroverts who look like they are having all the fun. But that awkward experience doesn't have to be yours - not anymore. This program gives you all the tools and techniques you need to master the art of networking.

What do you feel passionately about? What do you care really deeply about? Whatever your objective - whether it's ending world hunger or ensuring better care for stray animals - you'll never influence anyone to change their ideas or take action if you don't feel strongly about it yourself. This program covers how to expand your vision and ideas.

If you believe in fundamentals, like how to confirm a sale versus closing a sale, learning what to do when you get a "yes", and how to lose a sale, but maintain the relationship, you will want to add this classic sales program to your library.

This audio program will provide you with usable information to help you connect with people at a higher level. Discover the secret to creating the life you really want to live through better relationships. You CAN have it all!