Book Description
Never Be Boring Again is unlike other books on presentation skills because it focuses on strategic storytelling for business professionals. It targets speakers, trainers, entrepreneurs, salespeople and executives and teaches them how to choose, craft and deliver a story that makes a point, teaches a lesson or sells a product. It introduces a breakthrough approach from a dynamic new voice.
Customer Reviews:
Do you have to include stories in your program as a speaker? Only if you want to get the audience involved!.......2007-05-01
We all have a story to tell. If you are in a position where you influence people, lead organizational teams or speak to groups professionally, "Never Be Boring Again" must go on your short list of books to read. Doug teaches you how to incorporate humor into your message in a way that people laugh and have fun while they learn. His step-by-step method helps find the stories in you, and then shows you how to effectively use them to make your message authentic and truly delivered from the heart. I'm a professional speaker and use Doug's tips and techniques every time I'm on the platform. I highly recommend Doug Stevenson's book, "Never Be Boring Again"!
Doug Stevenson is the master!.......2007-04-23
Doug Stevenson knows how to create a winning presentation, and even better, he knows how to show us what he does. His book, "Never Be Boring Again," gives clear, step-by-step advice on the sure-fire way to craft presentations that will wow your audiences. He has organized his advice into a method which all speakers can employ. He himself is not one bit boring, and his own presentations are dynamite. The sweet success of his book is that he reveals his method to readers in a clear, easy-to-follow format. We still have to work and practice, but in his book we see what to do. He is the master!
Shallow, repetitive, no great insights but plenty of fluff.......2007-01-01
I am preparing a PowerPoint class for people who already know the mechanics of PowerPoint but need a class on how to better design slides and prepare a presentation. One of the topics will be preparing a script using story-telling techniques. I thought this book would offer some good advice, especially since the reviews were so good. I was sorely disappointed.
Ironically, this book bored me. I admit that I am a tough audience, but if you are a corporate trainer or speaker addressing a sophisticated, intelligent audience, the advice in this book may do more harm than good. The stories are not very interesting and I don't think it's good advice to tell readers they need to act out or pantomime parts of a story. That may work for some, but there are other ways by which a speaker can enliven a presentation or a talk. This book would be more appropriate for people doing info-commercials than for corporate speakers. In fact, as I was reading it, the book reminded me of the exaggerated gestures and pasted-on smiles that info-commercial people affect.
A great example of how stories are used to enliven a presentation and illustrate points is the book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. I am listening to the book on CD while I do my daily walks. (I checked it out at the local library.) Gladwell (not the most exciting person in the world) had to use stories to get his points across and he does a masterful job. You will learn more about using stories from Blink than from Never Be Boring Again. And you won't be bored!
Good book-bad binding.......2006-08-02
I enjoyed the author's style and found several useful tips on improving my presentations. Given the accepted wisdom that an audience learns more from a speaker's visual presentation then his/her verbal presentation, his advice concerning acting out a presentation was very helpful.
I have a complaint about the quality of the book itself. After I had been reading the book off and on for about a week, the book's binding gave out and chucks of the book began falling off the binding.
Inspire Your Audience.......2006-01-28
"To be nobody but yourself - in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else- means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting. ~E. E. Cummings
Doug Stevenson is the creator of the Story Theater Method. As a master storytelling coach, he teaches the secrets of telling compelling stories and also explains how to add humor and fun to your presentation.
The quotes in this book are especially intriguing, especially the one by Virginia Satir. In just a few sentences, she explains how communication skills can determine the quality of your life.
How do you choose a story?
Where can you find stories?
What are the seven types of stories?
What can you say that your listeners won't expect?
Doug Stevenson teaches you how to entertain all while getting your message across. I remember the first time I gave a speech and said a line that caused the entire audience to laugh. It was shocking to me when it happened, it made my day and it was something I never forgot. While I am much more of an introvert, that extrovert moment in my life was definitely due to the fact that I said something the audience didn't expect.
This book will teach you all the essential skills for communicating with an audience and they will learn while they laugh.
~The Rebecca Review
Book Description
When it comes to speaking for big money, bestselling author Alan Weiss knows what he's talking about. Popular on the pro circuits, he details all the steps on how to go from free speaking to big-fee speaking. Using examples, tips, and checklists, he shows how to target markets, develop speeches, set fees, improve platform skills, use the tools, expand business, fashion a "star" image, and gain personal as well as financial satisfaction. Included is a resource section of books, tapes, Web sites, and other aids.
Customer Reviews:
The truth about the speaking business.......2007-05-21
A friend of mine loaned me this book and I started reading it. By the time I got to the 3rd chapter, I went ahead and ordered it of off Amazon!
No B.S., no sugar-coating it. Just the facts about how to make serious money in the speaking business. What you should do and what you should NOT do (sometime even more important).
The yin and yang of the speaking world would be Speak & Grow Rich by Dottie Walters and Money Talks by Alan Weiss. Both coming from different directions, but both equally as important.
Get it!
Concepts As Good Now as Then.......2007-04-18
Alan Weiss knows his stuff, and delivers it in an accessible and straightforward package. Never one to sugarcoat, his advice to speakers centers on marketing more than delivery. If you are looking into the business of speaking, this book is for you. If you want to become a better speaker, this book is only 'sort of' good for you. But its definitely good for your audiences.
It's Great, You'll Love It.......2007-01-14
Alan is the real deal. He tells it straight. He's really interesting (just like his talks). Read the other reviews--as they capture my experience that this is a great book for those who want to improve every facit of their professional speaking experience. If you're serious, buy the book. If you're not, re-read the other reviews again....until you 'get it'.
Bill Wiersma
Author--The Big AHA
Great book for speakers.......2006-03-21
As a new speaker I purchased this book to add to my collection and it's one of the top books. Weiss holds no punches and just gets real. Not alot of fluff and some wonderful recommendations to continue to help me to think like a speaker. I read the book in one night. I recommend buying this book and Speak and Grow Rich by Dottie Walkters and Lilly Walters to read together. The both give excellent insight into the world of speaking.
Helpful suggestions about publicity for speaking engagements.......2006-03-19
This book had many helpful suggestions about publicity for speaking engagements. Weiss seems to have made high dollar lifestyle from speaking, and leading workshops. He comes across as arrogant and opinionated, but the book is full of good ideas of where to look for speaking engagements, and make top dollars in the business.
Book Description
Anyone who wants to make millions as a real estate professional is going to have to get up to speed fast on his or her presentation skills. This money-making guide gives real estate professionals the tools and advice they need to create and deliver the kind of powerful presentations that win important listings and show off property to greatest effect.
For agents and brokers who want to increase their business and earnings even in a heartlessly competitive market, Real Estate Presentations That Make Millions provides practical, proven tips and techniques for:
* understanding client needs
* preparing a presentation
* assembling presentation aids
* capitalizing on the all-important first contact
* creating a listing presentation
* building a buyer presentation
* and much more
A great presentation often makes the difference when it comes to gaining a client or closing a sale. This is an essential book for anyone serious about their real estate career.
Customer Reviews:
An effective, powerful presentation which will win listings and generate sales........2007-09-02
Real estate professionals and libraries catering to them will find plenty of specific tips applicable to industry objectives in Real Estate Presentations That Make Millions, a guide produced by a real estate expert and author who became an agent at 19 years and made himself a master of the presentation, quickly becoming one of the top one percent of Realtors in the country. His book reflects years of speaking engagements on the topic and provides the tools and approaches readers need to deliver an effective, powerful presentation which will win listings and generate sales.
Systems and Presentations that Really Work........2007-04-09
I have known Jim for about 7 years and he has also impressed me as dynamic, young individual that knows exactly what he wants, and already has the plans mapped out how to get it. He proved that by listing and selling hundreds and hundreds of homes using systems, presentations and marketing methods that he created. Jim has mastered how to serve the customer efficiently and how to communicate with the customer effectively. Now you can learn those techniques from him.
Book Description
A treasure trove of tips on how to increase your income as a speaker--and keep your clients coming back for more
"This extraordinary book contains wonderful insights, ideas and strategies that you can apply immediately to be more successful as a speaker, trainer or consultant, than you ever thought possible."
--Brian Tracy, Speaker, Author of Goals!
"A must-read! Lilly Walters and the world of paid professional speaking--two names that go hand in hand. When you want ideas you can use today to increase your income in this industry, Lily is the one to ask!"
--Mark Victor Hansen, Co-creator, #1 New York Times bestselling series, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Co-author, The One-Minute Millionaire
"Lily has done it again! Another great tool to help anyone in the "experts industry" access the market and profit from it."
--Jack Canfield, Co- creator and co- author, Chicken Soup for the Soul
1,001 Ways to Make More Money as a Speaker, Consultant, or Trainer draws upon bestselling author Lilly Walters' lifetime of experience as a top speaker and consultant. She also combed through a recent survey of more than 7,000 speakers, consultants and trainers who were asked to describe their revenue-generating strategies. The result is a priceless compendium of sure-fire incomegenerating tips, tricks, strategies, and techniques that no speaker, consultant, trainer, or seminar leader will want to be without.
- More than 1,300 proven strategies to help speakers, trainers, and consultants to grow their incomes in any economic climate
- Includes the best practices of thousands of successful speakers, trainers, and consultants
- A quick-reference format featuring simple bulleted sentences categorized by topic
Customer Reviews:
1001 Ways to be a bit bored.......2007-08-26
I hate to say this since I have most of Lilly Walters' books and absolutely live by them in my consulting/speaking business, but this book held very few surprises or new ideas for me. For me, though, the best part and worth the price of the book was the Glossary of Terms. Totally invaluable.
you can't tell this book by its title.......2005-10-18
This book is a major rip-off. Its title leads you to believe you'll get ideas that you can immediately put into action to generate relatively immediate sales. Allow me to quote some random examples:
#385: Focus your marketing efforts on those companies and industries that can afford to pay for your services.
#393: Market to your best bets first--those you are fairly sure will buy.
#766: Keep a map of your country and world map with time zones, zip codes, and telephone area codes.
#1189: Get it in writing.
She even includes a couple of tips on what to do if you receive a suspicious parcel -- a bomb, I presume.
The bomb is this book. Her tips are not about making more money. They're about walking and chewing gum at the same time. It's a great book for rank beginners. But she should change the title. The only reason why it gets any star at all is because Amazon won't allow us to give zero stars. I suppose she gets a star for good spelling.
Public speaking your way to wealth.......2005-04-06
A terrific read. Lilly has compiled a detailed list of tips and tricks that would be helpful to anyone in the communication game. Experienced speakers will certainly find something in this book for them. I know i did, all that is left to do now is to public speak my way to wealth.
Great for Brainstorming Profitable Ideas.......2003-12-24
Lilly Walters has assembled a collection of terrific ways to create new income streams, get more bookings, generate publicity and more. The book is a series of short tips and ideas that got my brain popping. A quick perusal left my copy dotted with sticky notes marking pages containing ideas I can use now and in the future. I am currently working through the book, a section at a time, putting the tips into action.
Although absolute beginners may want more detail for some tips, wherever you are in your speaking career you will certainly find some gems to help you become a better, more successful (and profitable!) speaker. Beginners looking for more information should also read "Speak and Grow Rich" and other excellent books on building a speaking career.
Customer Reviews:
Holding Productive and Effective Meetings.......2006-12-06
In "How to Make Meetings Work, Michael Doyle wrote a very useful and comprehensive book on guiding people on how to plan, organize and run effective and productive meetings. The book is well written in an easy to follow and understand style. It helped me to discard the notion that meetings are a waste of time and money and learnt how they can be very useful for an organization.
Among the important tips that the author highlighted are the importance of having a clear agenda distributed in advance of the meeting, having a clear purpose of the meeting, clarity on the type of meeting being held (e.g. whether it is a planning meeting, for decision making, feedback etc), adequate preparation by all participants, participation in discussions by all those present at a meeting, importance of starting and ending on time, the need to stick to the agenda, summarizing action items and resolving conflicts that may arise. The book also provides insights into meeting leadership skills.
This is one of the reference books that I use when facilitating on holding effective and productive meetings.
The book is essential reading for all people who have to organize, attend or chair meetings. Don't be put off by the date of publication (originally published in 1976) as the lessons the book teaches are timeless.
Great condition.......2006-11-06
this book was sent to me in a timely manner and was in "brand-new" condition like promised
A Comprehensive Book on Meetings!.......2003-03-03
Although at first glance I was skeptical, this book provided great insight into running a meeting that participants will actually enjoy and get something out of. It was not just a repeat of the things I already knew. After reading this book and implementing some of the ideas, people noticed the improvements from clear agendas which stated the purpose, to the approach used during the meeting to make sure we were all aligned and in agreement on what we were to achieve. I highly recommend this book.
why don't they teach this in business school?.......2001-01-25
of all the things that we learn in school, how to more effectively manage a meeting is not one of them, but should be. i wish i had read this many years ago. everyone who joins our team receives a copy in their first week.
the handbook of successful meetings.......1999-05-19
Doyle/Strauss have written the classic in meeting design, facilitation and management. It is easy to read and use; the standard guidbook that everyone uses.
Book Description
Two top public-speaking coaches offer fresh advice on giving effective speeches and presentations with the immediacy of a conversation.
The best speeches don't sound like speeches, and the best speakers make listeners feel as though they are being addressed directly. The trick is to make every presentation as natural and direct as a one-on-one conversation. This expert but accessible guide reveals:
- The six truths behind every conversation-and how to use them at the podium
- The three steps to inspiring any audience
- The seven secrets for using voice and body language
- The seven tools every speaker uses or misuses
Whether addressing a few colleagues or a packed auditorium, readers will find practical and simple techniques for inspiring every listener.
Customer Reviews:
There is no substitute!.......2007-03-20
Roy and Jeannette Henderson are two of this nations best public speaking authorities. I have taken their course and have been privileged to have known them for over 20 years during the course of my professional career. Their research is impeccable and their "theories" are easily translated to the podium. I have seen good speakers become remarkable speakers in a matter of days and weeks. Any person in a leadership position (or who are aiming for that top spot) should read their book and take their course. It really works.
A Must Read.......2007-02-08
The Henderson's book, There's No Such Thing as Public Speaking, is THE BEST book on presentational speaking I have ever read. It's a wonderful blend of solid concepts, practical applications, and invaluable techniques. It takes the speaker from the planning stage through to the execution stage of any presentation. It addresses not only speaking in front of a crowd, but also one on one and small group interactons.
This book is a must read for every corporate executive and military officer if they are truely serious about their career.
This "method" works!.......2007-01-31
Over the years I have given many book reviews, taught in a public high school and have made several curriculum presentations at state teachers' workshops. After reading Roy and Jeanette's book and studying their speaking concepts, I feel that I am a more effective communicator. In addition, I have seen remarkable results in other public speakers after speech coaching using their "one-on-one conversation".
I am happy to see this very talented couple share their life's work in this dynamic, reader-friendly book, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS PUBLIC SPEAKING.
Jane Alter
Great Practical Tips on Speaking.......2007-01-29
Jeanette and Roy Henderson have published practical methods and tips on confidently speaking before any-sized group. They emphasize that if you can talk to a group by using eye contact just like a one-on-one conversation.
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS PUBLIC SPEAKING.......2007-01-08
"There's No Such Thing as Public Speaking" is one of those rare reading gems that actually delivers on what it promises. It may not eliminate the "butterflies" we all get when we have to speak in public, but it does show
us how to get them to fly in formation, and to "make any presentation or speech as persuasive as a One-on-One Conversation." Examples of the authors'
expert advice include: The six truths behind every conversation-and how to use them at the podium. The three steps to inspiring an audience. The seven secrets of using your voice and body language effectively. The seven tools every speaker uses-or misuses. Amateur and professional speakers alike will benefit from buying and reading this excellent contribution by the Hendersons.
Book Description
Say goodbye to the dull and deadly! Siberman's back--and better than ever!
Think about your last meeting. Was it boring? Meetings often are. You might be yawning just thinking about it. You're not the only one!
Those who attAnd stale meetings are as bored with them as the people responsible for running them. "Dull and deadly" is never the way to get things done. In his latest book, active training specialist Mel Silberman packs 101 tools, tips, and techniques guaranteed to brighten your next meeting. You'll move the action along while successfully fulfilling genuine business goals and objectives. This is a resource for everyone!
"Mel has done it again! Use just a few of the more than 200 ideas in this gem of a book and never again will you hear 'ugh, another meeting.'"--Glenn M. Parker, team building consultant; author, Team Players and Teamwork; co-author, Teamwork and Teamplay
You'll get the basics on:
- Preparing a meeting
- Engaging participants right away
- Stimulating discussion
- Prompting creative problem solving
- Managing conflict
- Building consensus
- Creating an unforgettable closing . . . and much more!
Silberman has drawn a few choice tips from his other resources, but most of 101 Ways to Make Meetings Active consists of all-new, powerful techniques for pumping energy into your business gatherings. Your meetings and presentations will be more fun than ever before--and you'll also build a stronger, more collaborative sense of mission and purpose.
Stop yawning! No need to be bored when Silberman's on the scene.A special
BONUS is the "nuts and bolts" section that contains 140 field-tested facilitation tips!
Customer Reviews:
Some good ideas.......2006-08-05
This book does have some good ideas regarding how to get a meeting to be more active.
Getting Meetings Moving!.......2004-08-30
This book is the best I have seen (and I've seen several) for a quick reference to meeting activities. Moreover, the activities are incredibly easy to understand and implement and are, in a word, fun! This is a great reference to have on any facilitator's desk, or for the person who leads meetings for his/her company.
Average customer rating:
- Another great book for anyone in a team environment!
- Clear Consice and Effective
- Garbage
- Communicating effectively with examples
- Have a Sensitive, Effective Boss/Mentor at Your Side
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Book Description
Communicating Effectively shows busy managers how to combine proven techniques and strategies with the latest technologies for successful, results-directed interaction. Included are techniques for shaping positive perceptions, tips for giving instructions and corrective feedback, strategies for making your points in presentations and e-communications, and more.
Customer Reviews:
Another great book for anyone in a team environment!.......2007-08-09
I read this book and it opened my eyes! I was doing a lot of things wrong that I thought were correct. This book told me what type of
communicator I am. Being an IT Professional, it's hard to communicate to the average employee or manager(as anyone in IT knows it's always difficult), but with this book, I've been able to relearn the fine art of communication all over again. I picked up some valuable pointers, and it's helped me "reframe" my outlook on situations. I recommend it to anyone...not just managers.
Clear Consice and Effective.......2004-04-26
This is an excellent book. The author stresses the difference in communication styles and the communicatiuon partnership between the sender and reciever. The information on "Making the most of meetings" and "successful presentations" was exceptional. A very good book for anyone who wants to increase their own communication skills, as well as those who teach communication to other.
Garbage.......2002-11-05
This book did not help me at all.....If anything, it should the handbook of how NOT to communicate in business. Just a bunch of hash and rehash I'm sure the author found somewhere else. Save your money and buy something more useful.
Communicating effectively with examples.......2002-02-24
When I first start reading the book I was about to stop reading since it seemed too simple. But I kept reading and see that there are techniques and well chosen examples of how to communicate with your peers and boss. The communication profiles section is a must read. After this section you'll see you can't stop reading the whole...
Have a Sensitive, Effective Boss/Mentor at Your Side.......2001-03-22
In a world that prides itself on "efficiency," Lani's personable, professional treatment of over-all communication is truly EFFECTIVE. My copy of this handy handbook is filled with different colored highlighting, scribbling in the margins, and dog ears. The format is delightful for one who reads many books; the style makes one feel as if the author, Lani Arredondo, is right beside you, encouraging, smiling, touching--always teaching more fine-tuned ways of communicating.
This easy-read is a priceless blend of head and heart, mindset and skills. The play on "p's" makes for easy Practice! The part our perceptions play in our interactions sets the stage. Perceptions, personality profiles and pausing were keys for me. Lani leads the reader by conversational tone to understand how differences can be pluses when managed with understanding and skill. We are reminded to pause when confronted with less than positive folks.
Another strong point in this age of speed is the crisp format and the relevant tips for being brief. And bold. Lani confronts in a warm style the general fear of facing issues--glossing over, backing down, etc. She gives workable ways to help individuals and teams talk through to real solutions. The lively lessons on giving instructions and feedback are helpful for those who hesitate or barge in inappropriately.
"Communicating Effectively" builds logically from laying a foundation of understanding to getting the courage to be real and right on! When every job ad calls for "excellent communication" and "getting along with people," this book should be next to everybody's laptop--and bedside. It's next to mine and I'm still highlighting!
Book Description
Turn your expertise into a seminar and earn extra income! If you've got a special skill or knowledge, then you've also got the makings of a profitable seminar or workshop! In How to Make It Big in the Seminar Business you'll find all the practical know-how you need to organize your talents as well as the key elements of successful seminar design, delivery, and promotion. No matter what your level of buinesss experience, you'll be able to: determine fees, methods of payment, and recover your up-front outlays quickly; evaluate program's success potential both locally and nationally; implement low-risk, hih-profile marketing strategies; determine the best time and place to schedule; incorporate high-impact audiovisuals; solicit audience feedback and use it to make your presentation better; and more!
Download Description
How to Make It Big in the Seminar Business is considered must have reading among consultants, speakers, and seminar leaders. Fully updated and revised, this new edition is packed with insider tips on determining fees, marketing, scheduling, presentation technologies, and much more. It features new chapters on using the Web and other new technologies to deliver seminars; marketing on the Web; developing coaching services in conjunction with seminars; and E-mail newsletters. Readers get a fully updated and expanded directory--listing the names, addresses, and telephone numbers for hundreds of public seminar companies, corporate training companies, speakers bureaus, and seminar websites.
Customer Reviews:
Great Resource for a Seminar Provider.......2006-12-13
This book was a great resource. The vendors that he provides to contact is well worth the investment.
Well worth reading.
It's OK, But..........2000-11-25
This book is a good, though only partial, treatment of the subject of developing a seminar business from scratch. It's actually better at teaching you how to promote yourself as a trainer or seminar leader than it is at showing you how to build a business. It's "you can do it, too!" approach is empowering but woefully incomplete.
Seminar leadership is a viable business in itself, as well as a component of any subject matter expert's business. There is tremendous potential in establishing onself as an expert and selling that expertise though seminars, including "backroom sales" of books, videos, audiotapes, and related products. Seminar attendees, book readers, etc., are also a potential audience for private consulting assignments. The ability and drive to leverage one body of knowledge into multiple formats and venues is central to this book's purpose.
After reading the book and listening to the companion audiotapes (sold separately), I attended a two-day "Seminar Leaders University" hosted by the American Seminar Leaders Association (ASLA), founded by the author and subsequently sold by him. I hold their "Certified Seminar Leader" (CSL) designation. However, none of these three resources addressed the *economics* of the seminar business or prepared me for the business of the seminar business.
Begin with this book, and follow up with Howard Shenson's books, epecially "How to Develop and Promote Successful Seminars and Workshops: The Definitive Guide to Creating and Marketing Seminars, Workshops, Classes, and Conferences," for the dollars and cents of marketing, testing, and delivering successful seminars.
"How to Make it Big" should whet your appetite for more substantial fare to complement its enthusiasm and introduction to the subject.
GREAT!.......2000-01-12
This book will give you the perfect map for beginning your own seminar business whether you are experienced or not. It also has so many references and tools that it will be the only book necessary regarding this subject for you to have and keep. Thank you Paul!
Wonderful way to learn more about how to get started!.......1999-09-11
This book was really helpful to me. It contained information on everything from what to do with the initial idea of a seminar business, to how to write a great seminar brochure, to marketing techniques. Overall, I'd HIGHLY recommend it to others interested in making money in the seminar business.
Also, a good selling point is the listing of names, addresses, and numbers for people in the business, contacts, good seminar locations, etc. Very worthwhile investment!
Book Description
"This valuable guide made an immediately favorable impression on me--I recommend it." --Letitia Baldridge
Business communications expert Mary Mitchell gives business people and job seekers everything they need to make the right first impression, whether in person--at job interviews, sales calls, or social gatherings--or via letter, fax, or e-mail. Based on Mitchell's popular corporate seminars which have been attended by employees of Arthur Young, Ritz Carlton Hotels, Merck, and other top firms, The First Five Minutes.
Gives practical tips on cultural customs, body language, and cross-dressing customs.
* Uses realistic scenarios and sample dialogues to show readers what to do and what not to do in every type of first-meeting business situation.
* Explains and simplifies the new and changing rules of conduct in today's global business environment.
MARY MITCHELL (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is President of Uncommon Courtesies, a firm specializing in teaching business people better communication and relationships through improved social skills. She writes a syndicated column called "Ms. Demeanor" for King features, is the Prodigy online modern manners expert, and is the author of The Idiot's Guide to Etiquette. JOHN CORR (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a writer with the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Customer Reviews:
Basic but important information.......2006-07-04
I think this book reminds and reinforces a lot of basic information that people should already know but tend to not put into practice in the real world. Its a good book, and worth the price for the reminders and the little tips.
Nothing New Here.......1999-09-30
It's not a bad book. Well written and easy to read. But it's all been said before in other books and other places. You'd be better off spending yor money elsewhere.
Going on a job interview? Read this book first!.......1999-05-14
Take it from a Wharton grad and fourth generation Wall Streeter - the First Five Minutes is a must-read. Invaluable for both the recent graduate and the "old pro".
A Great Book!.......1998-12-27
I found this book to be very useful as a college student who will be looking for a job in the business world in the next few years. I found that the author presents the information in a very easy-to-read format, enabling the book to serve as a quick reference guide to various business (and social) settings as needed. I plan to keep the book on the bookshelf in my college dorm room, and I recommend that all do the same! The book is a solid 5-stars and I hope the author chooses to write another book in the near future!
Less then 1 star.......1998-11-19
This book was a waste of time & money with nothing new or even interesting. It contains information that JHS student would know
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