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[2017]
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English
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The time-tested secrets taught in this book include Cicero's three-step strategy for moving an audience to action and Honest Abe's shameless trick for lowering an audience's expectations. It's also replete with contemporary techniques such as politicians' use of code language to appeal to specific groups and an eye-opening assortment of persuasive tricks, including the Eddie Haskell Ploy, the Belushi Paradigm, Stalin's Timing Secret, and the Yoda...
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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"Stanley Fish, the notoriously brash and brilliant English and Law professor, has authored dozens of academic books on subjects ranging from Milton to freedom of speech. In 2011, Fish turned his eye to a more popular subject, the art of writing great sentences. His short, wise book How to Write a Sentence became an instant New York Times Bestseller and continues to be read by students and aspiring writers. Adam Haslet called the book, "deeper and...
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©2016
Language
English
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If you want to learn to debate without all the jargon (and without losing your soul) Upside Down Debate is for you. You'll be introduced to debate by learning how to listen before you speak, construct a persuasive argument (or "case") for change, connect with your audience, draw on centuries-old wisdom from classical rhetoric, and engage thoughtfully with your opponents. Experienced coaches of both competitive debaters and business clients, Isaiah...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Eleven-year-old Jenae doesn't have any friends, and she's just fine with that. She's so good at being invisible in school, it's almost like she has a superpower, like her idol, Astrid Dane. Then a new student shows up at school, a boy named Aubrey. The more she tries to push him away, the more he seems determined to be her friend. But when the two are paired up for a class debate about the proposed name change for their school, Jenae knows this new...
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Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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"Whether you want to improve your performance in sales, leadership, interpersonall skills, communications, presentations or customer service, you'll find a resource here that perfectly works for you. You'll have a skill that will help power your performance and your career to the next level - an experience that has already helped a million people become major successes in all walks of life. This book is an introduction to public speaking by the master...
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Ali Cross volume 3
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English
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"Ali Cross and his friends chase police cases while Ali is caught up in a debate about policing"--
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Pub. Date
©2001
Language
English
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Lectures by Dr. David Zarefsky, Professor of Argumentation and Debate and Professor of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, cover the history of rhetoric and debate as well as analysis of different types of arguments in various situations.
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Sunny side up volume 5
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Sunny is starting to understand the ins and outs of middle school--but she still feels more out than in. It's about classes or homework, really. No, it's the fact that most kids have a thing they do outside of class. Like football or track or cheerleading. Sunny isn't quarterback material, and her cheer attempts are not the best. So what can she do? When Sunny's friend Arun says he wants to start a debate club, she's not really sure what he means....
13) Debating Darcy
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English
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"A life-long speech competitor, Leela loves nothing more than crushing the competition, all while wearing a smile. But when she meets the incorrigible Firoze Darcy, a debater from an elitist private school, Leela can't stand him. Unfortunately, he'll be competing in the state league, so their paths are set to collide. But why attempt to tolerate Firoze when Leela can one-up him? The situation is more complicated than Leela anticipated, though, and...
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English
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Why do teams settle for bad ideas or kill good ones' Popular consultant B. Kim Barnes's unique process of constructive debate shows how teams can create better ideas and outcomes by eliminating obstacles to honest discussion, creativity, and collaboration. /> />In too many organizations, great ideas and unusual solutions can be suppressed, ignored, or attacked. Departments defend their turf, and people choose what is safe over what is better. Bad...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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In this fully-updated edition of his classic In the Line of Fire , the world's #1 presentation consultant helps you respond with perfect assurance to the toughest questions from the most hostile questioners as you stay in control and win your audience. Jerry Weissman draws on brand-new case studies to show you how to control the entire exchange: the question, answer, interactions with questioner and audience, timing, and above all, yourself. Step...
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English
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"Jerry Weissman has made a career of preparing senior executives for that moment. He's coached nearly 500 CEOs for their IPO road shows, the most critical presentations of their careers. Now, he's written an indispensable guide to answering the toughest questions you'll ever face." "Using compelling examples from presidential debates to financial investor meetings, Weissman shows you how to respond with perfect assurance. You'll discover how to avoid...
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