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Communicating Professionally: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Library Applications (How to Do It Manuals for Librarians) (How to Do
 | author: Catherine Sheldrick Ross Patricia Dewdney asin: 1555703402 binding: Paperback list price: $65.00 USD amazon price: $65.00 USD |
This classic title from communication experts Catherine Ross and Patricia Dewdney covers all types of communication in the unique arena of library and information work. This book offers guidance, tips, and suggestions for public speaking; designing newsletters, handouts, and brochures; creating press releases and public service announcements; writing memos, letters, and formal reports, conducting interviews and interpersonal communications. read more »
A Survivor's Guide to Living in Ireland
 | author: Tom Richards asin: 0955021200 binding: Paperback |
"Come for a week - stay for a lifetime." This collection of facts, anecdotes, and references, including a guide to slang and phrases, is ideal for anyone wanting to move to or to visit Ireland. Advice ranges from the lighter items, such as how to drink a perfect pint, enjoy a rain-soaked walk on a soft Irish day, and how to love a holiday; to the more serious, such as how to find a job, what to do if you can’t, how to buy a house, and how to think and talk like the Irish. read more »
Smoke and Mirrors: How to Bend Facts and Figures to Your Advantage
 | author: Nicholas Strange asin: 0713679247 binding: Paperback list price: $19.95 USD amazon price: $15.56 USD |
Smoke and Mirrors takes a comprehensive and entertaining look at how charts, graphs, and diagrams can be used to massage a message in business, research, or government without fibbing outright. Using real examples, it describes fifty-seven different techniques of presenting information in a way that supports your angle. Each technique is given a PDQ (potential deceit quotient) as well as an STD (sore thumb discount). read more »
Compelling Communication: How to Write and Speak for Success
 | author: Hans Tammemagi asin: 1550417533 binding: Paperback list price: $24.95 USD amazon price: $18.96 USD |
Employers rank good communication as a top factor in determining success and advancement on the job. Yet, the how-to_s of effective and persuasive communication rarely get little attention in high school or post-secondary English courses. Compelling Communication addresses this shortcoming. Written for college students, graduates just entering the workforce and professionals interested in learning the art of persuasion, this guide teaches how to communicate effectively and eloquently in today_s business world. read more »
Resumes for Environmental Careers, 2nd Ed.
 | author: Editors of VGM Career Books asin: 0071390421 binding: Paperback list price: $10.95 USD amazon price: $10.95 |
Strong, impressive resumes that lead to the right job! For job seekers wanting to create effective resumes that hit the target every time, the VGM Professional Resumes series is here to help them reach that goal. Each book in the series offers essential advice plus 100 sample resumes and 20 cover letters tailored to a job seeker's needs or field of interest. Includes a variety of resume formats, tips on highlighting strengths and using active vocabulary, and helpful work sheets for gathering personal information.
Resumes for the 50+ Job Hunter, 2nd Ed.
 | author: VGM Career Books asin: 007139043X binding: Paperback list price: $10.95 USD amazon price: $9.86 USD |
Strong, impressive resumes that lead to the right job! For job seekers wanting to create effective resumes that hit the target every time, the VGM Professional Resumes series is here to help them reach that goal. Each book in the series offers essential advice plus 100 sample resumes and 20 cover letters tailored to a job seeker's needs or field of interest. Includes a variety of resume formats, tips on highlighting strengths and using active vocabulary, and helpful work sheets for gathering personal information.
The Essential Feature
 | author: Vicky Hay asin: 0231068875 binding: Paperback list price: $37.00 USD amazon price: $37.00 USD |
This helpful guidebook for prospective journalists provides the skills needed to be a successful magazine or newspaper feature writer. The Essential Feature is a writing guide, a file of examples, and a style manual all in one book. The author concentrates on those aspects of nonfiction writing that editors find wanting in beginning journalists: research, accuracy, and the skills needed to tell a story, not just report news. read more »
Writing White Papers: How to Capture Readers and Keep Them Engaged
 | author: Michael A. Stelzner asin: 0977716937 binding: Hardcover list price: $34.95 USD amazon price: $23.07 USD |
Insightful tips to master white paper writing and marketing The white paper is a crossbreed of a magazine article and a brochure. White paper guru Michael Stelzner reveals his secrets for creating compelling white papers that attract readers in droves. The first of its kind, Writing White Papers provides critical how-to details for every step of any white paper project—from performing the needs assessment to attracting prospects with creative marketing tactics. read more »
