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Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Learn how to effectively deal with conflicts of all kinds, using the "win-win" model that has dominated the field for the past six decades.
Conflict is everywhere, something we all experience on a regular basis. Whether it's learning that your spouse has a different kind of vacation in mind than you do or that your boss's idea of your job differs from your own, conflict is simply an inevitable aspect of human relationships. As desirable as it might...
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"So how do you tell stories that stick-- in your own mind and in the minds of your family, friends, colleagues, and clients? That's precisely what you'll learn in The Art of Storytelling: From Parents to Professionals, an enthralling course that reveals the tried-and-true methods experienced storytellers use to develop and tell engaging, entertaining, and memorable tales. In 24 lectures, Professor Hannah B. Harvey of East Tennessee State University...
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"So how do you tell stories that stick-- in your own mind and in the minds of your family, friends, colleagues, and clients? That's precisely what you'll learn in The Art of Storytelling: From Parents to Professionals. Teachers, lawyers, clergy, coaches, parents, and anyone who wants to understand the power of stories to capture hearts and minds will benefit from the lessons presented in this course"--Publisher's web site.
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Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
How do you make conversation with someone you have just met? When is communicating by email ill-advised? How do you say "no" without using that dreaded word? Regardless of age or occupation, conversation can be tricky. And like it or not, it's one of the most important things you do on a daily basis. Successful conversations help you advance professionally and make, maintain, and deepen relationships. Moreover, research shows that talking, when done...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Influence and persuasion aren't just abstract concepts of interest exclusive to psychologists and sociologists. Rather, they're a fundamental part of your everyday life. Whether you realize it or not, you're constantly surrounded by people and groups trying to influence the way you think, act, and feel. Now, in Influence: Mastering Life's Most Powerful Skill, discover everything you need to tap into the hidden powers of influence and persuasion--and...
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Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Despite our best efforts, we are all vulnerable to believing things without using logic or having proper evidence- and it doesn't matter how educated or well read we are. Our brains seem to be hardwired to have our beliefs come first and explanations for our beliefs second. And although we are skilled at recognizing the cognitive biases in other people's thinking, we often have blinders on when it comes to our own. Professor Michael Shermer of Claremont...
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Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"All of us have dreams, goals, and perhaps a project or two on the back burner. The Entrepreneur's Toolkit is your chance to make these aspirations a reality. Professor Goldsby provides a detailed roadmap for starting, nurturing, expanding, and eventually selling a business; and he shows how the same valuable skills translate to other spheres of life."-- Publisher's website.
Author
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This course will boost your vocabulary, whether you want to enhance your personal lexicon, write or speak more articulately in professional settings, or advance your knowledge of the English language. For anyone who has ever grasped for the perfect word at a particular moment, this course provides a research-based and enjoyable method for improving your vocabulary.
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Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In Mastering Stage Presence: How to Present to Any Audience, Melanie Martin Long, a celebrated teacher of acting and directing, leads you in an in-depth exploration of the skillsand the joyof performance and self-presentation, which apply to any situation where you present yourself to others.
Author
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A course of 24 lectures by Professor Paul Rosenzweig.
Review three types of surveillance-physical, electronic and data-and see how each type works. Review some of the many public and private uses of drones, and then consider policy issues such as what factors constitute permissible use of drone footage. Review three types of surveillance-physical, electronic and data-and see how each type works. Review some of the many public and private uses of...
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Multiple studies show a clear link between businesses that attend to their employees' well-being and the bottom line. In fact, the profit of companies with the strongest focus on employee experience is about four times higher than the average. And yes, you read that correctly-not customer experience, but employee experience. Because if you take care of your employees, they will take care of your customers, and your shareholders will do well, too....