Subject : New Release - StoryWorks, A Handbook for Leaders, Writers and SpeakersBATTERED MOONS POETRY COMPETITION 2015The sixth Battered Moons Poetry Competition will be open from 16th March 2015 to all UK residents aged 18 or over and accepts poems on any topic and style of up to 40 lines. Guest judge Pascale Petit and Cristina Navazo-Eguía Newton will both read all the poems.The 3 winners and 4 commended poets will be invited to read their poems at the Poetry Swindon Festival on Saturday 3rd October 2015, when Pascale Petit will present the prizes and read from her own work. Winning and commended poems will appear in the Battered Moons pamphlet and website.First prize, £700; second, £200; third, £100, plus four commendations of £25 each. Entry fee: £5 for the first poem and £3.5 thereafter. Closing date for entries is 30th June 2015. On-line and postal entries accepted. For further information and to enter online, visit http://batteredmoons.com .Part of Poetry Swindon Festival. Supported by Arts Council England._________________________________________________________________________________________FREE - VERY SHORT STORY FESTIVAL
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I am working on a title publishing 29th May 2015. I would like to give you some information on it and invite you to request a review copy for possible review. As always, we prefer to send PDF as it is immediate and reduces our carbon footprint. Please do let me know.
StoryWorks is a practical handbook on how to tell stories. Includes stories and creative exercises to inspire, inform and entertain.
STORYWORKS by by Jane Bailey Bain ISBN: 978-1-78279-986-3 (Paperback) £11.99 $19.95 EISBN: 978-1-78279-987-0 (eBook) £4.99 $7.99
Inspirational leaders know the power of story.
Top coaches use words as a tool for personal transformation.
Great speakers and writers realize the importance of narrative.
Do you have a new idea? A good proposal? A great product? The best way to sell it is by telling a story. This book shows you how to do that effectively.
It is a practical handbook on how to tell stories, and ranges from classic tools like the ‘Rule of Threes’ to the new mnemonic ‘Five Finger Technique’. There are stories and creative exercises to expand your narrative repertoire.
If you’re a leader who wants to communicate well, a professional keen to improve your speaking skills, a manager with a team to motivate or a writer looking for more ideas – you’ll find resources here to inspire, to inform and to entertain.
Whether you have one minute to impress at an interview or the keynote speech at a conference, this book will help you tell better stories.
‘StoryWorks’ demonstrates the sheer power of storytelling. The power to influence and persuade. The power to sell or change a point of view. ‘StoryWorks’ is an invaluable handbook which will help you master a few simple techniques and become an impactful speaker whether you are addressing two or three people or two or three hundred. Jeff Grout, Business Speaker & Executive Consultant, listed in the ‘100 Best Business Speakers in Britain’.
Author Blog: http://janebaileybain.com/
Author: Jane Bailey Bain is an author, speaker and executive coach. She studied Psychology at Oxford University and Anthropology at the London School of Economics. Jane trained as a business consultant with IBM and worked for several years on development projects in Africa and Asia. During this time she became interested in stories and how we use them in everyday life. Jane currently runs courses on Speaking, Writing, Story Structure and Presentation Skills in West London. LifeWorks was published by O Books 2012, and is about stories and how we use them to make sense of our lives.
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