New Business Book Summary Available for Hear & Now

According to Chris Davidson, more than half of women in the workplace feel their voices are not truly being heard. However, in Davidson's experience, the female communication model is the more successful one to follow for effectively communicating in the workplace. In Hear & Now, Davidson offers several methods for boosting confidence when communicating in the workplace.

New Business Book Summary Available for Presentation Advantage

Presentation Advantage by Kory Kogon, Dr. Breck England, and Julie Schmidt provides individuals with detailed, practical guidelines for creating successful presentations. Through examples, case studies, and references to Stephen R. Covey's principles, the authors describe both the philosophy and the literal tasks presenters must follow to be effective.

In How to Present, certified speaking professional Michelle Bowden demystifies the art of delivering a clear and compelling message to which the target audience responds positively. She breaks the process into three phases: analysis, design, and delivery. Presentations fall flat when presenters focus on what they have to say, without addressing what the audience wants and needs to hear. They fail to convince when they are unclear on where their audience is, where they want them to be, and how to get them there. Bowden explains how to understand an audience, how to structure a message to reach it, and how to deliver the message in a confident, consistent manner. She debunks persistent myths about public speaking, substituting sound advice about warming up mind, body, and voice, so that every presentation produces positive results.