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What Did You Say? The Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback    by Gerald M. Weinberg
Price: $9.99 USD. 50050 words. Language: English. Published on March 31, 2013. Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Personal Growth / General.

This brief and engaging book can be of use to anyone who has to interact with other people. How to offer feedback when asked or hired to do so. Why feedback tells more about the giver than the receiver. How feedback is distorted or resisted by the receiver's point of view and defense mechanisms. And in dozens of enjoyable vignettes, how humans have struggled to understand each others' responses.
Full Speed Ahead    by Chip Morrison
Price: $9.99 USD. 73710 words. Language: English. Published on March 12, 2013. Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Skills.

This book is designed to give both individuals and business owners the proven skill specific training and language techniques needed to enrich their lives for the better. It is a one stop shop book for getting everything (from almost anyone)you want out of life. By applying the principles found within, it will help transform you from a simple nobody to a significant somebody.
Listening: the Art of Speech Evaluation    by Val Adolph
Price: $2.99 USD. 21770 words. Language: English. Published on July 8, 2012. Nonfiction » Reference » Personal & Practical Guides.

This book is for Toastmasters who are asked to evaluate the speeches of others. In readable style and in short chapters it begins by looking at the principles underlying helpful and supportive speech evaluations. Written by a Distinguished Toastmaster, much of the book offers suggestions to help evaluators through some of the trickier evaluations as well as evaluation contests.
How To Master Public Speaking, Quickly and Easily    by George Burney
Price: $4.00 USD. 25820 words. Language: English. Published on June 19, 2012. Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Skills.

Are you plagued by the fear of public speaking? Do you worry about what others may think of you if you give a speech and make embarrassing mistakes? Are you afraid that in the middle of your speech you'll forget something important? If so, don't give up hope. You can quickly and easily overcome the gut-wrenching fear of addressing any crowd and thereby gain the respect of others as a speaker.