ilość książek w kategorii: 1304
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Somali Oral Poetry and the Failed She-Camel Nation State; A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Deelley Poetry Debate (1979-1980)
ISBN: 9781433125157 / Angielski / Twarda / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Somali Oral Poetry and the Failed She-Camel Nation State: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Deelley Poetry Debate (1979 1980) examines the most expressive medium in Somali culture and politics, that is, oral poetry, in its ideological and discursive dimension. Oral poetry has a formidable impact on Somali society and its internal dynamics.
Somali Oral Poetry is the first critical discourse analysis of the connection between oral poetry and politics in Somalia. The book brings out contradictions and conflicts between the ways of thinking of a society structured in clans... Somali Oral Poetry and the Failed She-Camel Nation State: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Deelley Poetry Debate (1979 1980) examines the m...
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520,38 |
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Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
ISBN: 9781567925524 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Masters of language can turn unassuming words into phrases that are convincing, effective, and memorably beautiful. Lincoln and Churchill had this power:having heard their words once, one can scarcely imagine the world without them. What are the secrets of this alchemy? The answer lies in rhetoric, among the most ancient of disciplines. This book contains a lively set of lessons on the subject, a tutorial on eloquence conducted by virtuoso faculty. The result is an indispensable book for the writer and the speaker, a highly useful reference tool, and a rewarding source for all lovers and...
Masters of language can turn unassuming words into phrases that are convincing, effective, and memorably beautiful. Lincoln and Churchill had this pow...
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72,23 |
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Michelle Obama: First Lady, American Rhetor
ISBN: 9781498512213 / Angielski / Twarda / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Michelle Obama: First Lady, American Rhetor is an edited anthology that explores the persona and speech-making of the country s first African American first lady. The result of these thought-provoking essays is an interdisciplinary text that explores the First Lady from a rhetorical and cultural point of view. Authors analyze her Democratic National Convention speeches, her brand as First Lady, her communication from her latest trip to Africa, her agenda rhetoric in Let s Move and Reach Higher, and her coming out as a Black feminist intellectual when she spoke at Maya Angelou s memorial...
Michelle Obama: First Lady, American Rhetor is an edited anthology that explores the persona and speech-making of the country s first African American...
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438,10 |
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The Contemporary American Monologue: Performance and Politics
ISBN: 9781472585028 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Talk-show confessions, online rants, stand-up routines, inspirational speeches, banal reflections and calls to arms: we live in an age of solo voices demanding to be heard. In The Contemporary American Monologue Eddie Paterson looks at the pioneering work of US artists Spalding Gray, Laurie Anderson, Anna Deavere Smith and Karen Finley, and the development of solo performance in the US as a method of cultural and political critique. Ironic confession, post-punk poetry, investigations of race and violence, and subversive polemic, this book reveals the link between the rise of radical...
Talk-show confessions, online rants, stand-up routines, inspirational speeches, banal reflections and calls to arms: we live in an age of solo voices ...
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584,14 |
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A Critical Search for Values in George W. Bush's State of the Union Addresses
ISBN: 9783631664834 / Angielski / Twarda / 269 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What values are invoked in the speeches? How are these values constructed? How can they be classified? How are particular construals of values conducive to the actions the speaker wants to legitimize? This book focuses on values and valuation in the State of the Union addresses delivered by the former US President George W Bush.
What values are invoked in the speeches? How are these values constructed? How can they be classified? How are particular construals of values conduci...
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261,94 |
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Robert's Rules of Order in Action: How to Participate in Meetings with Confidence
ISBN: 9781623156213 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How to Get Things Done in a Meeting The official edition of Robert's Rules of Order is 2 inches thick and 816 pages long. But if you want to participate with total confidence in your next assembly, you only need 100 pages. These 100 pages. Robert's Rules of Order in Action puts the most important parliamentary rules, terms, and examples at your fingertips. When the clock is ticking, and you need to make a privileged motion or demand an appeal, this book gives you the right answers in the shortest time. Featuring:
How to Get Things Done in a Meeting The official edition of Robert's Rules of Order is 2 inches thick and 816 pages long. But if you want to ... |
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60,94 |
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Democratic Orators from JFK to Barack Obama
ISBN: 9781137509024 / Angielski / Twarda / 313 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do leading Democratic Party figures strive to communicate with and influence their audience? Why have some proven more successful than others in advancing their ideological arguments? How do orators seek to connect with different audiences in different settings such as the Senate, conventions and through the media? This thoroughly researched and highly readable collection comprehensively evaluates these questions as well as providing an extensive interrogation of the political and intellectual significance of oratory and rhetoric in the Democratic Party. Using the Aristotelian modes of...
How do leading Democratic Party figures strive to communicate with and influence their audience? Why have some proven more successful than others in a...
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201,72 |
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SECONDARY SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES for Busy Teachers - Vol 2
ISBN: 9781906628703 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This long-awaited second volume of the best-selling 'Secondary School Assemblies for Busy Teachers' includes a collection of 'ready-to-go' topical presentations varying between 5 and 15 minutes in length. Designed to deliver interesting content in an engaging and informative manner, each subject is presented in a convenient, easy to use format. Subjects such as social media; historical events; the importance of laughter; democracy and voting; famous people and their achievements.. and other interesting topics are presented in a manner designed to capture and hold the attention of the...
This long-awaited second volume of the best-selling 'Secondary School Assemblies for Busy Teachers' includes a collection of 'ready-to-go' topical pre...
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139,44 |
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The Art of Public Speaking
ISBN: 9781519169624 / Angielski / Miękka / 422 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie. This is a US only edition. The efficiency of a book is like that of a man, in one important respect: its attitude toward its subject is the first source of its power. A book may be full of good ideas well expressed, but if its writer views his subject from the wrong angle even his excellent advice may prove to be ineffective. This book stands or falls by its authors' attitude toward its subject. If the best way to teach oneself or others to speak effectively in public is to fill the mind with rules, and to set up fixed standards for the...
The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie. This is a US only edition. The efficiency of a book is like that of a man, in one important respect: its ...
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61,75 |
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Steal the Show: From Speeches to Job Interviews to Deal-Closing Pitches, How to Guarantee a Standing Ovation for All the Performances
ISBN: 9780544800847 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "An indispensable guide for introverts and extroverts alike." -- Inc. Magazine
A Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller Every interaction is a performance, and much of our success--professional and personal--hinges on being able to inspire an audience. And while some people seem to be naturals in the spotlight, this ability very rarely derives from talent alone. Confident communication is a skill, and anyone can learn how to do it. In Steal the Show, New York Times... "An indispensable guide for introverts and extroverts alike." -- Inc. Magazine
A Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and P... |
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76,19 |
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Presidents and Their Pens: The Story of White House Speechwriters
ISBN: 9780761867272 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presidents and Their Pens: The Story of White House Speechwriters explores 23 presidencies through the detailed analysis of speeches including Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Teddy Roosevelt's "Big Stick" speech, Eisenhower's farewell to the nation, and Bill Clinton's compassionate words in the wake of tragedy. Confidant and wordsmith to five Republican presidents (Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush), professor of language and noted historian James C. Humes tells how and why presidential speeches have marked milestones in our nation's history, from Washington through Obama....
Presidents and Their Pens: The Story of White House Speechwriters explores 23 presidencies through the detailed analysis of speeches including Lincoln...
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126,51 |
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Honestly Speaking: Insider Secrets of Hiring Professional Speakers to Deliver Outstanding Events
ISBN: 9781781331750 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO HIRING PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS The public world of conferences, conventions and client events and the private world of internal corporate briefings and leadership programmes combine to create an events industry as robust as ever. Yet, in an increasingly complex and challenging world, those tasked to think up agendas are under pressure to deliver real insights and fresh thinking. Increasingly, they turn to professional speakers, with varying levels of experience and success. If you need to hire professional speakers for your organisation or events, Honestly Speaking has...
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO HIRING PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS The public world of conferences, conventions and client events and the private world of internal c...
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85,33 |
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Communication Audit in Globally Integrated R«u38»d Project Teams: A Linguistic Perspective
ISBN: 9783631666609 / Angielski / Twarda / 405 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Communication audit is a relatively new field of research, which has so far been investigated from a managerial point of view. Linguists have not yet researched it. This book summarises existing, mainly managerial, approaches to communication audits and brings to the forefront a linguistic perspective on them. It showcases that their essence is to capture and assess the actual communication behaviour of auditees. The proposed communication audit model, communication audit procedures, and linguistic form sheet can be applied and further developed by scientists interested in taking on research...
Communication audit is a relatively new field of research, which has so far been investigated from a managerial point of view. Linguists have not yet ...
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446,76 |
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The Craft of Public Speaking
ISBN: 9780993493256 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Public speaking is one of the most important skills in personal and professional life. Yet too often this key ability is neglected, leading to presentations which are dull, uninspired and poorly delivered. The Craft of Public Speaking examines some of the crucial aptitudes which are fundamental to delivering an effective presentation for listeners. These include preparation, structure and rehearsal, in addition to some of the more overlooked aspects of oration such as the use of visual aids, adding humour, and dressing for success. As well as discussing how to deliver... Public speaking is one of the most important skills in personal and professional life. Yet too often this key ability is neglected, leading to pres... |
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47,99 |
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The Elements of Rhetoric: How to Write and Speak Clearly and Persuasively -- A Guide for Students, Teachers, Politicians & Preachers
ISBN: 9781621381969 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Elements of Rhetoric offers a concise, comprehensive course in the rules for making your point stick. With copious examples from such masters of language as Cicero, Augustine, Shakespeare, Erasmus, Lincoln, Dickens, Newman, Chesterton, and Lewis, you will discover the 26 rules of persuasion and learn to apply them. Among the Elements youll find:
The Elements of Rhetoric offers a concise, comprehensive course in the rules for making your point stick. With copious examples from such masters of l...
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55,28 |
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Conversation
ISBN: 9781534748019 / Angielski / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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39,98 |
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Speak to Sell: Persuade, Influence, and Establish Authority & Promote Your Products, Services, Practice, Business, or Cause
ISBN: 9781599327716 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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95,25 |
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The Microanalysis of Political Communication: Claptrap and Ambiguity
ISBN: 9781138882317 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This analysis of political speeches and televised political interviews in the UK, based on the Annual Party Conferences (1996-2000) and the last five general elections (1983-2001), evaluates the interview skills of politicians and political interviewers, investigates how and why politicians equivocate and handle interruptions and examines the nature of applause, both invited and uninvited, in political speeches.
This analysis of political speeches and televised political interviews in the UK, based on the Annual Party Conferences (1996-2000) and the last five ...
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287,15 |
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Rhetoric, Knowledge and the Public Sphere
ISBN: 9783631666333 / Angielski / Twarda / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Public deliberation depends on how skillful communicators are in establishing their version of what is known to be publicly acceptable. This volume provides rhetorical analyses of institutional websites, political speeches, scientific presentations, journalistic accounts or visual entertainment. It shows the significance of rhetorical construction of knowledge in the public sphere. It addresses the issues of citizenship and social participation, media agendas, surveillance and verbal or visual manipulation. It offers rhetorical critiques of current trends in specialist communication and of...
Public deliberation depends on how skillful communicators are in establishing their version of what is known to be publicly acceptable. This volume pr...
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388,80 |
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Image and Emotion in Voter Decisions: The Affect Agenda
ISBN: 9781498514033 / Angielski / Miękka / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on a decade of their own research from the 2000 to 2012 U.S. presidential elections, Renita Coleman and Denis Wu explore the image presentation of political candidates and its influence at both aggregate and individual levels. When facing complex political decisions, voters often rely on gut feelings and first impressions but then endeavor to come up with a rational reason to justify their actions. Image and Emotion in Voter Decisions: The Affect Agenda examines how and why voters make the decisions they do by examining the influence of the media s coverage of politicians images....
Drawing on a decade of their own research from the 2000 to 2012 U.S. presidential elections, Renita Coleman and Denis Wu explore the image presentatio...
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243,34 |