Our Masters' Voices

Author: John Maxwell Atkinson
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415018753
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
What kinds of political message are actually capable of striking chords with an audience? How do the skills of spellbinding speakers compare with those of their less charismatic competitors? Why are some politicians much more effective on television than others? Max Atkinson's revealing and entertaining review of how politicians attempt to win out hears and minds and votes - based on the study of audio and videotaped material - enables use to begin to answer questions that once seemed unanswerable. He investigates the skills of, amongst others, Tony Benn, J.F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, and comes up with some intriguing results -- From back cover

Our Masters' Voices

Author: Max Atkinson
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 203

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Lend Me Your Ears

Author: Max Atkinson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198041209
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 385

Book Description
The room darkens and grows hushed, all eyes to the front as the screen comes to life. Eagerly the audience starts to thumb the pages of their handouts, following along breathlessly as the slides go by one after the other...We're not sure what the expected outcome was when PowerPoint first emerged as the industry standard model of presentation, but reality has shown few positive results. Research reveals that there is much about this format that audiences positively dislike, and that the old school rules of classical rhetoric are still as effective as they ever were for maximizing impact. Renowned communications researcher, consultant, and speech coach Max Atkinson presents these findings and more in a groundbreaking and refreshing approach that highlights the secrets of successful communication, and shows how anyone can put these into practice and become an effective speaker or presenter.

Voices for the Ascended Masters

Author: Sharon K. Richards
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537156460
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
Voices for the Ascended Masters skillfully interweaves the personal story of a woman who agreed to channel for the Masters with the heretofore untold story of ancient traditions within the Community of Masters for selecting and training those who will deliver their messages. "More than ever," says Michael J Tamura, pioneer of clairvoyant development and award-winning author, "we need to hear what those with much greater consciousness have to say if we are to learn, heal, and grow as humanity. How, then, do we give voices to those who are of such great consciousness that most of humanity cannot yet see - or hear directly? Voices for the Ascended Masters is a jewel of a book that offers us not only an extensive answer to that question, but also a new, in-depth understanding of the ancient spiritual art and science of channeling." "Mind blowing and consciousness-expanding revelation," says Dr. Martina Violetta Jung, expert on business leadership based on Oneness that exists beyond intellect. "The deep importance of Voices for the Ascended Masters cannot be expounded upon enough," says Raphaelle Tamura, clairvoyant, spiritual healer and teacher. We learn how the Ascended Masters categorize their messages, how they match the complexity of the message with the frequency of the channel and how they prepare a channel pre-birth for the mission they will undertake when incarnate.

Our master's voices

Author: John Maxwell Atkinson
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Languages : en
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Masters of Nothing

Author: Matthew Hancock
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
ISBN: 1849542082
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
Behaviour is important. Whether this be the behaviour of those who saw it coming, or of those who constantly berated them. The behaviour of those who rode the boom and switched at the tipping point to ride the bust, or the behaviour of those who held on to their principled as the system collapsed around them. It was human behaviour after all, that led us to construct a bubble nobody suspected was dangerous, yet nonetheless would burst with disastrous consequences. Contrary to the views of many before the crash the cycle is inevitable - you cannot eliminate boom and bust. In a boom the bullish are promoted whilst the cautious are overlooked, reinforcing the cycle. This factor is generally ignored by the beautiful but flawed models of economic analysts. Since we cannot abolish the cycle, we must ensure that busts are not so dangerous in the future. The policy solutions are there if we're brave enough, from changing incentives, and creating fiscal and financial regulators with clout and discretion, through to changing corporate governance and shifting the power of executives.

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!

Author: Laura Amy Schlitz
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763615781
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98

Book Description
A collection of short one-person plays featuring characters, between ten and fifteen years old, who live in or near a thirteenth-century English manor.

DIY MFA

Author: Gabriela Pereira
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1599639343
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
Get the Knowledge Without the College! You are a writer. You dream of sharing your words with the world, and you're willing to put in the hard work to achieve success. You may have even considered earning your MFA, but for whatever reason--tuition costs, the time commitment, or other responsibilities--you've never been able to do it. Or maybe you've been looking for a self-guided approach so you don't have to go back to school. This book is for you. DIY MFA is the do-it-yourself alternative to a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. By combining the three main components of a traditional MFA--writing, reading, and community--it teaches you how to craft compelling stories, engage your readers, and publish your work. Inside you'll learn how to: • Set customized goals for writing and learning. • Generate ideas on demand. • Outline your book from beginning to end. • Breathe life into your characters. • Master point of view, voice, dialogue, and more. • Read with a "writer's eye" to emulate the techniques of others. • Network like a pro, get the most out of writing workshops, and submit your work successfully. Writing belongs to everyone--not only those who earn a degree. With DIY MFA, you can take charge of your writing, produce high-quality work, get published, and build a writing career.

Voices in the Night

Author: Steven Millhauser
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0385351607
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Martin Dressler: sixteen new stories—“spellbinding, masterly, sublime” (The New York Times Book Review)—that delve into the secret lives and desires of ordinary people, alongside retellings of myths and legends that highlight the aspirations of the human spirit. Beloved for the lens of the strange he places on small town life, Steven Millhauser further reveals in Voices in the Night the darkest parts of our inner selves to brilliant and dazzling effect. Here are stories of wondrously imaginative hyperrealism, stories that pose unforgettably unsettling what-ifs, or that find barely perceivable evils within the safe boundaries of our towns, homes, and even within our bodies. Here, too, are stories culled from religion and fables: Samuel, who hears the voice of God calling him in the night; a young, pre-enlightenment Buddha, who searches for his purpose in life; Rapunzel and her Prince, who struggle to fit the real world to their dream. Heightened by magic, the divine, and the uncanny, shot through with sly and winning humor, Voices in the Night seamlessly combines the whimsy and surprise of the familiar with intoxicating fantasies that take us beyond our daily lives, all done with the hallmark sleight of hand and astonishing virtuosity of one of our greatest contemporary storytellers.

His Master's Voice

Author: Stanisław Lem
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 9780810117310
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
"Twenty-five hundred scientists have been herded into an isolated site in the Nevada desert. A neutrino message of extraterrestrial origin has been received, and, under the surveillance of the Pentagon, the scientists labor on His Master's Voice, the secret program set up to decipher the transmission."--BOOK JACKET. "Among them is Peter Hogarth, an eminent mathematician whose posthumous diary makes up the novel. Hogarth joins His Master's Voice after all efforts to decode the message prove futile and, after an early success, gives up on the project to pursue clandestine research into the so-called TX effect. Hogarth comes to realize that the TX effect could lead to the construction of the ultimate weapon - a fission bomb - and that such knowledge must not be allowed into the hands of the military."--BOOK JACKET. "Originally published in 1968, His Master's Voice takes to task the military takeover of scientific research, Cold War - era politics, and humanity's perpetual capacity for (self-)destruction. It remains a mordant satire on scientific microworlds and the monstrous political and military systems bankrolling them."--BOOK JACKET.