Wing Tang Wong

It Starts With Opening One's Mouth...

Let's face it. We're creatures of habit. No matter how well we think we are pro-active and establishing strong lines of communications... we can always do better. Usually, much better. Whether in the workplace, at home, or just when you're out and about, communicating is a key part of life. And it seems that the majority of people take a pretty laid back approach to it.

Learning to talk as a child is hard. But it was only one of a few things that truly occupied your attention. Learning to talk as a teen is hard. But that is because of the social and cultural pressures that are present. Learning to talk as an adult is hard. This is due to the fact that we are busy with so many other things.

So, when do we really learn to talk? To communicate?  read more »

This digital document is an article from Fund Raising Management, published by Hoke Communications, Inc. on October 1, 1993. The length of the article is 1387 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the supplier: The writer of a fund-raising letter must strive to write an effective and powerful letter. One should write the way people talk and give the reader some emotional impact.  read more »

author: Anne Hart asin: 0595385532 binding: Paperback list price: $17.95 USD amazon price: $17.95 USD

Don’t pay to promote, publicize, and market your book. The quickest ways to get free publicity for your book are to work at a writing camp (a boot camp for creative writing) and query a magazine editor to ask whether you can get a go-ahead to write an article titled, “How to Write a Syllabus for Teachinga Course In ____. (Fill in the topic of your how-to book).  read more »

author: Nancy L. Nolan asin: B000EZ8OG8 binding: Digital list price: $12.99 USD amazon price: $12.99 USD

Corporate success in the 21st century requires writing skills that are impossible to master in college. Top executives must solve problems and make crucial decisions without hesitation..... and document their actions in an effective business memo or letter. Although many books cover basic letter-writing techniques, few present the REAL memos a typical manager must write to solve problems, motivate employees, document legal issues and protect the writer's reputation in an increasingly litigious society.  read more »

author: Anne L. Young asin: 0821837303 binding: Paperback list price: $29.00 USD amazon price: $29.00 USD

A cipher is a scheme for creating coded messages for the secure exchange of information. Throughout history, many different coding schemes have been devised. One of the oldest and simplest mathematical systems was used by Julius Caesar. This is where Mathematical Ciphers begins. Building on that simple system, Young moves on to more complicated schemes, ultimately ending with the RSA cipher, which is used to provide security for the Internet. This book is structured differently from most mathematics texts. It does not begin with a mathematical topic, but rather with a cipher.  read more »

author: Jim Bright Joanne Earl asin: 1593571828 binding: Paperback list price: $12.95 USD amazon price: $11.01 USD

Evidence-based career book that helps readers build resumes that motivate employers to hire them. Written by psychologists and career professionals.

author: Anne Basye asin: 0844235717 binding: Paperback list price: $12.95 USD amazon price: $11.01 USD

The written word is as powerful as ever . . . if you know how to use it. Every letter--every piece of written business correspondence--is loaded with tremendous potenial. A well-crafted letter or memo will build your business; a poorly written one can damage it. Correspondence can convince a potential customer to buy a product, develop a long-term relationship with an existing customer, motivate an underachieving employee, or collect payment from a slow-paying account. It can do all this--and a lot more--to help your business run more effectively and efficiently.  read more »

author: Herschell Gordon Lewis asin: 0814470319 binding: Paperback list price: $29.95 USD amazon price: $29.95

The essential guide to copywriting--jam-packed with rules, tips, easy "how-to" nuggets, and commandments. Great promotional copy grabs you by the throat and demands your attention. Great copy promises you things you want (or maybe a better word is "crave"). But how do copywriters know what to promise...and how to promise it?  read more »