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Master Conversations, Connect Effortlessly, and Build Lasting Relationships Are you tired of awkward silences and superficial conversations? Do you struggle to make a memorable impression at networking events or social gatherings? The Art of Better Small Talk is your ultimate guide to mastering the art of conversation, helping you transform mundane interactions into meaningful connections. Unlock the Secrets of Engaging Conversation In this compelling book, you'll learn the skills and techniques necessary to become a confident, charming, and engaging conversationalist. Whether you're an ...

The concept of using storytelling in personal and business applications is not new. The idea of using stories in our daily lives is embedded into the human condition. People are instinctively drawn to hearing stories and telling stories. This is certainly not the first book on storytelling or even the first book on storytelling in business and other situations. However, many of the books on storytelling concentrate on making the case for using stories in business and everyday situations. As the title implies, this book takes a more practical approach to storytelling. The book focuses on the...

How to use the principles of Pixar-style storytelling to meet the needs of entrepreneurs, marketers, and business-minded storytellers of all stripes. Pixar movies have transfixed viewers around the world and stirred a hunger in creative and corporate realms to adopt new and more impactful ways...

Florida is a beautiful place to raise a family, provided everyone understands how to announce a bear. “That’s cool,” for example, is insufficient. In As Florida As It Gets, Robert Urban, author of Lick the Spoon and Wisecracker, shares the stories that make living in the Sunshine State so difficult to explain to relatives elsewhere. Rob grows a four-hundred-dollar tomato, drinks Miami coffee intended for six people, and discovers that a flying cockroach has never heard of the Marine Corps. College football inspires religious devotion. So do boiled peanuts, the caviar of the South. ...

Learn the NASA Astronaut mindset to solve problems, provide leadership in the face of adversity, and never give up on the pursuit of your wildest dreams. “Wonderfully entertaining, deeply personal, and filled with heart-pounding stories of life among the stars." -Admiral William H. McRaven, US...

The Only KPI That Really Matters You can build the best product, run the tightest operations, and cast the boldest vision. But none of it matters if you cannot keep people interested. To keep people interested, you have to be interested in them. That means practicing empathy: understanding where your customers are in their journey, genuinely caring about helping them, and earning the right to guide their attention. When you add value at whichever stage they are in, your customers will not just tolerate your marketing… they will thank you for it. In Keeping People Interested, Jonathan K. ...

Give your hard work a voice and amplify your impact by communicating in a way that makes people want to listen and respond—storytelling with you will help you do it.

Branding is a way for a business to make it to the top, plus improve its operations. This audiobook comprises years of experience, created to allow a complete beginner to grasp how the most powerful companies and small businesses handle branding.

Dive into this animal cozy mystery where a group of quirky cats and clever dogs become unlikely heroes, proving that sometimes it’s the pets solving a crime that leads their humans to the truth. In the gossip-filled small town of Sunridge Junction, Leona Willis, known as the reclusive “crazy cat lady,” suddenly finds herself a suspect when a prominent resident is discovered dead under mysterious circumstances. With her reputation on the line, although reluctant, Leona teams up with retired police detective Maya Thompson, a friend she hasn’t spoken to in years. Maya brings along her ...

Make your work easier to find—and harder to erase. Algorithms may open doors, but people decide what matters. Navigating an AI-Driven World is a practical guide for culture-makers, technologists, nonprofits, and healthcare teams who want their work to travel farther without losing the heart of it. This book bridges traditional craft with modern tools so your stories, services, and programs stay clear, credited, and community-led. You’ll learn simple ways to choose what stays private, what you preview, what you invite others to build on, and what you release as the official version. With...

This is a Box Set of Cozy Mystery Books 1-3 in the Tabitha Clive Amateur Sleuth Short Read Series Cats, Crooks, and Cobblers - Book 1 Question: What does a rusty old tin box, peach cobbler and a dead ex-boyfriend all have in common? Answer: Tabitha Clive! When the citizens of her hometown of Kornville, Nebraska, are shocked by a murder, amateur sleuth and part-time reporter Tabitha Clive takes it upon herself to investigate. Tabitha’s case proves more complicated than she anticipated. She must deal with a strange cast of characters, from a suspicious new farmhand to a rude baker with a ...

Transform Your Social Media Presence with the Power of Story Because “Buy My Product!” Just Isn’t Cutting It Anymore. Are you exhausted from shouting into the social media void, praying for someone—anyone—to care about your product? Social media can feel like an awkward talent show where everyone’s clamoring, “Pick me!” But here’s the truth: there’s a better way to connect. This 30-day guided workbook—crafted by two experienced writing coaches—will help you unlock the secret weapon your marketing is missing: your authentic story. This isn’t just another workbook ...

The Illustrator's Vault Unlocked is the ultimate creative partner for preachers, teachers, and storytellers. Stop lecturing. Start transforming. You already know the truth of Scripture. The challenge is making it unforgettable. Facts inform. Stories transform. Jesus didn't lecture—He told parables. He painted pictures with words that stuck in hearts for a lifetime. He was the greatest storyteller who ever lived. Inside this massive collection, you'll find over 2,000 carefully curated illustrations, anecdotes, and quotes designed to turn routine teaching into life-changing moments. Why ...

So much...life...family...all that is most important to us...can change in a single day...a single devastating moment... Summit Falls is a sweet and swoony kind of small town in the middle of nowhere that could be anywhere. It’s small enough that even though you might not know everyone…you know who everyone is. And they know you. Years ago four young men left their hometown of Summit Falls. Each of them ready to take on whatever the world had to throw at them. Now, years later, two of them, feeling older and wiser, have returned home. Adam Dane and Jonah Sutherland have returned home to...

The Simple, Repeatable Process for Clarifying Your Message and Launching a Messaging Campaign That Works Every company has a process for its finances, its hiring, and its operations. Almost none have a process for clarifying and launching their message. Customers buy after hearing words that...

Use storytelling to influence people and move them to action. Need to get your point across? Get staff on board with change? Foster collaboration? Increase sales? Strengthen employee engagement? Build customer loyalty? Drive innovation and creativity? Capture best practices? Align people around a goal? Grow your business? Business Storytelling for Dummies can help you do this - and more.

Southern Patchwork Stories that don’t just whisper the past—they sing it. Tucked away in the bottom corner of McNairy County, Tennessee, Sweetgum Ridge is a town that time didn’t quite forget it just paused a little longer here. The porch swings creak with memory. The graveyard hums after midnight. And the stories… well, they ain’t always written down, but they’re always remembered. In this collection of Southern short stories, Nathan Harrison brings to life the grit and grace of small-town living. You’ll meet the troublemakers and the tender hearts, the quiet heroes and the ...

The Illustrator's Vault Unlocked is your creative partner in the pulpit, classroom, or small group. Stop lecturing. Start transforming. You already know the truth of Scripture. The challenge is making it unforgettable. Facts inform. Stories transform. Jesus didn't lecture—He told parables. He painted pictures with words that stuck in hearts for a lifetime. Inside this massive collection, you'll find over 2,000 carefully curated illustrations, anecdotes, and quotes designed to turn routine teaching into life-changing moments. Inside this vault you'll discover: Opening hooks that grab ...

Escape to romance filled Pretty Beach in 2022, where the sun shines, the sea sparkles, the pastel bunting sways in the breeze and a gorgeous romantic love story is fizzing away in the tiny little town by the sea. The fabulous new romantic comedy from Polly Babbington… a magical setting, wonderful storytelling and a whole lot of escape and dreams. The perfect tale to curl up with as you settle down in the small town and lose yourself to your happy place on the English coast. Chloe Butterworth is living the dream. Relocating life for her and her daughter Ivy was a gamble, one at times she ...

In the heart of the Deep South, Stanley Sinclair’s dream simmers quietly in a worn-down kitchen behind a wood-burning stove. But when he dares to serve more than food—to serve comfort—he ends up feeding more than stomachs. He feeds a town. Grease, Grits, and Glory is a soulful, funny, and deeply satisfying story about second chances, family (by blood and by biscuit), and the magical messiness of life when you live with your heart wide open. With a cast of unforgettable characters—including a kazoo-playing oddball, a fiercely wise little girl, and a goat with too much personality—...