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Run a succesfull business

2007-02-12T13:52:00.000+01:00

When was the last time you took a course to make yourself more marketable - and found yourself wondering just what in the world you were doing? Or watched "square peg" employees dropped into "round hole" positions only to fail miserably as revenues tumbled? There's a lesson to be learned in Animals, Inc.

With its previous bestsellers - First, Break All the Rules and 'Now, Discover Your Strengths - The Gallup Organization rewrote the book on great management. Now Gallup brings to life the major lessons of the research behind those bestsellers through the use of parable. Animals, Inc. introduces you to a group of unforgettable barnyard animals trying to run a successfull business.

Deciding that education is the key, the members of Animals, Inc., conduct employee surveys, evaluate competencies, and set up training classes. Filled with the excitement and hope that accompany any new project, they work hard to overcome their natural shortcomings. The workhorse tries to operate the computer, the shy sheep makes sales calls, the scarecrow attempts to lay eggs. What results will seem uncannily familiar to the human listener.

Recharge your thinking with invaluable practical insights. Get an edge in the business world you won't discover anywhere else. And discover the keys to effective management, reenergized morale, and super-heightened performance. Just listen to the animals.

101 Secrets of Highly Effective Speakers

2007-02-11T16:33:00.000+01:00

"...hands-on, practical ideas that will help develop the skills and confidence necessary to present a successful speech." - Priorities Magazine

People fear public speaking more than any other situation. The reluctance to get up in front of an audience is often a major inpediment to career advancement and personal development. However, this fear can be overcome.

Caryl Rae Krannich Ph. D, author of over 40 business and personal development books, reveals the 101 secrets to become an effective speaker, including how to:

Check the speaking environment

Prepare a dynamic introduction

Establish instant credibility

Project the proper enthusiasm

Use visual aids effectively

Time a speech correctly

Close with power

Handle audience questions

These techniques form the steps any person can take to move from timid to confident, from confusing to intriguing, and from filling time to commanding an audience's attention in the quest to make an effective and memorable speech!

25 Sales Secrets of Highly Successful Salespeople

2007-02-10T13:42:00.000+01:00

25 Sales Secrets of Highly Successful Salespeople is a must-listen for all salespeople.

Stephan Schiffman, America's Number One Corporate Sales Strategist and President of D.E.I. Management Group, an international sales training and consulting firm, shares with you the 25 traits that will distinguish you as a high efficiency salesperson.

Steve's pragmatic ideas range from how to be a "consultant" to your prospects, to asking for the next appointment while you're on the first visit. 25 Sales Secrets of Highly Successful Salespeople is a practical, results-oriented guide to selling.

Improve your mind

2007-01-28T17:28:00.000+01:00

10 best audio books to improve your mind

It's indeed incredible that not many people pay a great deal of attention to what gets into their minds.

You see, the mind is the single most important factor in determining who you are and what you do as an individual.

If your mind is positive and creative, you can become all you ever dream of becoming.

Most of the highly successful people you see in the news today took a great deal of time to work on improving their minds.

On the other hand, if your mind is negative and inactive, it's very likely you won't amount to anything in life.

Analyzing the lives of some of the most notorious people in the world would reveal that they always fed their minds with negative thoughts.

The question that obviously comes to play here is - are we born with positive or negative minds?

I will quickly and firmly say NO to both!

We develop our minds by what we put into it. If we are continually putting negative information into our minds, this results to negative thoughts and ultimately negative actions.

So, if you want the opposite creative thoughts, it is pertinent to always get the right kind of information into your mind.

The most common way to do this is by reading the right kinds of books.

Sadly, because of the great demand on our time, only few people still read lots of books, especially after college.
We mostly only have time to read the newspapers and magazines. And guess what? Most newspapers only end up giving us bad news that further increase our negative state of mind.

If you want to really get positive and helpful information, you need to read books that contain such information.

Thankfully with the advent and popularity of audio books, anyone can get the right information into his or her mind without having to "read".

You can enjoy the benefits of audio books while exercising, commuting to and from your work, etc.

For those who don't know exactly the audio books to go for, below are some of the 10 best audio books to improve your mind.

1. The Confidence Plan Author: Sarah Litvinoff Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd

2. Find Balance Author: Deborah Tom Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd

3. Ultimate Guide to Manifesting Your Goals & Dreams Author: Glenn Harrold Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd

4. 50 Self Help Classics Author: Tom Butler-Bowden Publisher: Gildan Media Corp.

5. How to Win Friends & Influence People Author: Dale Carnegie Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

6. A Leader's Legacy Author: J. Kouzes & B. Posner Publisher: Gildan Media Corp.

7. Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway Author: Susan Jeffers Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

8. Be Creative Author: Guy Claxton & Bill Lucas Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd

9. How To Stop Worrying And Start Living Author: Dale Carnegie Publisher: Simon & Schuster

10. Get Up and Do It! Publisher: BBC Books

50 books a year

2007-01-27T17:15:00.000+01:00

Benefit from 50 books each year without creating any extra time to read.

I didn't believe it the first time I heard a friend of mine say - "I benefit from the reading of 50 books each year... in my spare time".

Knowing how demanding her time was because of her top position in her job and because she is a single mom, I was certain she was lying and I told her so.

Smiling, she insisted that it was the truth.

I would have continued arguing with her until she pointed out to me that she didn't have to physically "read" them, but they were "read" to her while she listened... in her spare time.

Not giving me any opportunity to argue, she went ahead and played an audio book on her CD player for my perusal.
She explained that this was how she had almost any book she wanted read to her as audio books while she prepared for work in the morning, while she prepared her daughter for school, while she did her exercises each day, while she commuted to and from work and any free time she had on hands that didn't involve using her mind.

I was surprised, to say the least, that I could have been doing the same thing in my spare time, instead of just commuting to and from work doing nothing.

You see, my work is one that requires a lot of my time involvement. I have to leave home quite early, spend over an hour on the road because of the constant heavy traffic and when I get to work, I work all day until break time and closing time.

From what this friend of mine explained to me, I knew I had to give audio books a try.

I did and was very impressed.

Now, I can proudly say I also benefit from the reading of up to 50 books each year.

Still don't think it's possible?

Fine, let's do the math:

For an audio book that takes 4 hours, you can have it read to you in just two days - 1 hour each day while preparing for work in the morning and 1 hour each day while commuting to and from work. That's 4 hours in 2 days.

So, if it takes you 2 days to have one audio book read to you, that will be 365 days in a year divided by 2. That will equal about 133 books each year!

That's over double the original 50 audio books we were targeting, right?

Audio books are indeed the secret formula that many people use to get the value from the best books they want to read. With audio books, you can forget the frustration you always had whenever you force yourself to read any book.
For the bookworms back in college that want to continue reading but can't afford the time anymore, you now have a solution in audio books.

Whether you want to use your PC, cassette tape player, CD or even any PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), it is now possible and within your reach for peanuts.

Listen & Learn

2007-01-26T14:43:00.000+01:00

We have a lot to be grateful for when talking about technology.

Who would have ever believed that not only would we cut down on the way we use up our vegetation for making hardcover and paperback books, we would also be able to "listen" to our books instead of "reading" them.
Ironic? Not with the introduction of audio books.

With audio books, we now have the unique advantage of doing other things that take up our hands, but not our minds.

We can now do other things like household chores, exercise, etc while still having the book read to us.
More people are embracing the wonders of audio books and are buying their favorite books in audio book version.

If you are considering buying an audio book, below are 6 of the great places you can enjoy an audio book:

1) In bed - There are certain days when we just don't want to do anything but lie down in bed thinking of certain issues. Or we could just want to lie down in the dark until we fall asleep.

This is a great time to listen to an audio book. You wouldn't have to bother with putting on the lights, holding the book, flipping through the pages or the stress of reading the book itself.

With an audio book, the entire book will be read to you while you stay comfortable in bed - without flipping any pages, holding the book or putting on the lights.

2) In the kitchen while doing household chores such as washing the dishes or cooking. For some people it can be very boring being in the kitchen, especially washing the dishes or other such chores.

This is a great time to enjoy an audio book because your hands are busy but your mind is free.
Instead of feeding your mind with negative thoughts during this time, an audio book would be a wonderful alternative.

3) In the garden while gardening - You can also listen to audio books while gardening. The audio book can make the gardening fun because you would be concentrating on the beauty of the audio book and not on the difficulty of gardening.

4) While exercising such as jogging - Exercising such as jogging leaves your mind open but your hands, legs and even your entire body busy. This is a great time to enjoy an audio book.

Most people perform exercises for many minutes or even hours while their minds do nothing. But listening to an audio book during this time ensures you don't waste those times that you exercise.
Talk about killing 2 birds with one stone - exercising your body and mind at the same time!

5) On the road commuting - This could either be in your personal car or a commercial bus or train ride to work. You see, many people lose a great deal of time doing nothing while commuting to and from their jobs.
Why not use that time to listen to an audio book, especially one that develops your mind and/or improves your professional and business skills?

For example, listening to an audio book that improves your skills daily can do a lot of good to your career, instead of listening to a musical song which wouldn't help you much in the area of skill acquisition.

6) In the air while traveling - You wouldn't believe it, but there are many people who spend more time in the air than on road. There are professional assignments that involve traveling from one state to the other, or even from one country to the other.

If you are in such a situation, consider the enormous benefits you would get listening to audio books, especially those that can improve your professional skills.

Yes, there are many audio book courses made specifically for professionals to improve their skills in many areas of their professions.

Wanna profit from it?

2007-01-25T16:32:00.000+01:00

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The Next Big Thing

2007-01-24T17:02:00.001+01:00

Audiobooks - The Next Big Thing -

Look around you next time you’re on a train and count the number of your fellow passengers with headphones in their ears.

The chances are that the ones over 30 are listening, not to music, but to audiobooks.

The book trade traditionally refers to buyers of its products as readers, but nowadays the term listeners fits just as well.

All the signs are that the cosy world of audiobooks is poised to enter a period of unprecedented change and expansion.

Who are the customers?

It’s not the impecunious Napster generation but the time-poor, cash-rich generation between 30 and 50 who are going to be the new customers.

Listening is fundamentally a background experience. Your eyes are busy but your mind is free, so you can listen while you’re out walking or weeding the garden.

It’s clear that this is the key advantage of the audiobook over the much-hyped electronic book or e-book, downloaded in text form to a portable reader.

Don’t be surprised if the e-book turns into a damp squib while the downloaded audiobook, becomes, as the marketing people say, the Next Big Thing.

Listening habits

Remember that you don’t have to own an MP3 player to enjoy a downloaded audiobook. After downloading, you can just as easily burn a CD to listen to at home on a hifi or in the car.

Those who spend most of their time travelling will obviously opt for an MP3 player as their first option. The holiday traveller will no longer have to squeeze cassettes or books into the suitcase, just a device the size of a cigarette packet
containing half a dozen novels. For many people, such a device will soon come for free as an office perk as part of an upmarket mobile phone.

For the technically challenged who don’t or can’t manage a download, there is even a new device in the US called a Playaway, which is a small MP3 device sold pre-loaded with a single book. All that’s needed is a battery and set of headphones.

Besides of the above mentioned benefits there is a variety of reasons why people prefer listening to an audiobook over reading a book.

driving in their cars
listening in the middle of the night when suffering from insomnia
dyslexic children unable to read novels
foreigners learning English
stressed-out office workers whose eyes are simply too tired to read a book on the train home after eight or more hours staring at a computer screen
waiting on an airport
lying in a hospital
and so on

The information on this item is a recapitulation of the article written by John Morrison investigating the market for audiobooks that first appeared in the Guild's magazine, UK Writer (Autumn 2006).

John Morrison is a member of the Guild’s Editorial and Communications Committee. His novel, Anthony Blair Captain of School, is published by Black Pig Books.

Why Audio Books?

2007-01-23T14:00:00.000+01:00

Because Audio Books are a convenient way to "read"?

Did you know that audio books are becoming more and more popular by each day?

For example, in 2004, over $124 million worth of audio books were sold in the UK and $120 million in Germany during 2005. Experts say that this year the market is expected to rise by 20% in Europe, and audio books seem to be even more popular in the USA.

But why are audio versions so convenient?

1) You save time, because you can listen to an audio book anywhere and everywhere, and you can even do other things at the same time. You can listen when driving to and from work, when walking the dog, cycling, working around the house or at the computer, exercising, and so on. The possibilities are endless.

According to a recent survey, in the USA a person is driving an average of 1 hour and 13 minutes daily, which means over 440 hours a year for each driver, or 11 full-time work weeks. This is huge! Imagine how many things you could learn during this time by simply having your MP3 player with audio books at hand.

2) If you love reading but don't have a enough time, audio books can give you the opportunity to read many more books that you would otherwise have time for. Audio books are a great way to fill the "dead" moments we all have in our lives.

3) Audio books are good for older, ill or recovering people and can be a wonderful gift for someone in a nursing institution. This is a gift they can remember and enjoy time after time.

4) Audio books can be a blessing for blind people, disabled people or people with impaired vision. Everyone should have the chance to experience and enjoy a book and in many cases, this is the only way for such persons to do it.
Spoken books can help these people improving their education, help them developing new hobbies and habits and greatly enriching their life, both personally and professionally.

5) The most important skill a child can ever acquire is probably the ability to read, and audio books can be easily used to stimulate literacy in children. Books can be listened to by children while following the story in the paper book. Or they could listen just to gain and improve vocabulary and communication skills. If you want to instill in your child the love of reading, audio books can be a excellent start.

There are many more benefits of using audio books, but even these few reasons should be enough to convince you to enter the exciting world of the spoken books.