Smart Talk: The Public Speaker's Guide to Success in Every Situation by Lisa B. Marshall
$29.99 AUD
Category: Public Speaking
Saying the right thing isn't just about feeling comfortable. It's also essential for building successful relationships, getting ahead at work, and increasing your income. To get what you want, you have to know how to ask for it, how to negotiate, how to react. That's where Lisa Marshall's book comes in. ...Show more
The Penguin Book of Twentieth-century Speeches by Brian MacArthur
$29.99 AUD
Category: Public Speaking
For better, for worse, the great public speakers have always had the power to change the world. This anthology includes the most famous and notorious speeches delivered in English since 1899 as well as speeches in translation by Lenin, Stalin, Mussolini and Castro among others.
More Talking Heads: The Best Interviews from the ABC TV Show by Pauline Turnbull
$29.99 AUD
Category: Public Speaking
Gain insight into the lives of fifteen remarkable Australians in this collection of profiles from ABC TV's highly successful Talking Heads.
Dictionary of Idioms by R.H. Flavell
$14.99 AUD
Category: Public Speaking
What is an idiom? Among other things, it is an expression whose words do not mean what they say. Someone spilling the beans all over the table may make a mess, but spilling the beans all over town would mean something else entirely. Idioms are also inflexible - you can't hit about the bush or beat about ...Show more
The 100 : Insights and Lessons from 100 of the Greatest Speakers and Speeches Ever Delivered by Simon Maier
$19.99 AUD
Category: Public Speaking
A unique and fascinating guide for anyone who wants to be a better speaker, this book analyzes the success factors behind the greatest speeches of Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Benazir Bhutto, Jack Welch, Steve Jobs, William Jennings Bryan, and more.
Churchill by Himself: The Definitive Collection of Quotations by Richard Langworth
$49.99 AUD
Category: Public Speaking
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was one of the most inspiring leaders of the twentieth century, and one of its greatest wits. War reporter, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Prime Minister, Nobel Laureate, wordplay enthusiast, he was a powerful man of many words. Throughout his life, he moved, entertained, a ...Show more
Bardisms: Shakespeare for All Occasions by Barry Edelstein
$19.99 AUD
Category: Public Speaking
The plays and poetry of the Immortal Bard make up a vast repository of wit and wisdom, insight and passion. If there's an occasion that needs commemorating, chances are there are some lines from Shakespeare that will do the job right. Whether you want to 'speak the speech' with verve and flair or craft ...Show more
A Family of Readers - The Book Lover's Guide to Children's and Young Adult Literature by Roger Sutton; Martha V Parravano
$19.99 AUD
Category: Public Speaking | Reading Level: very good
Two of the most trusted reviewers in the field join with top authors, illustrators and critics in a definitive guide to choosing books for children - and nurturing their love of reading. A Family of Readers is the definitive resource for parents interested in enriching the reading lives of their childre ...Show more
The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen by Dominique Enright
$19.99 AUD
Category: Public Speaking
The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen is an absorbing collection of the author's sharpest, most profound and amusing observations - on human nature, money, marriage, life and society - taken from her novels and from her extremely entertaining letters. Austen's social insights remain as fresh today as when they ...Show more
What Not to Say by Mark Vernon
$29.99 AUD
Category: Public Speaking
Everyone has such moments: 'I didn't know what to say!' Times when you are silenced - overwhelmed with embarrassment - because someone confronts you with a situation, and you have no idea how to respond. It may be a friend, a colleague or a stranger. You may be at work, in a bar or under the duvet. It m ...Show more
Great British Speeches by Simon Heffer
$24.99 AUD
Category: Public Speaking
50 speeches from every period of British history from the medieval era to the present and a fascinating dip-in history title that will both inspire readers and give them a greater understanding of British history. The speechmakers are: King Henry V; Queen Elizabeth I; King Charles I; Oliver Cromwell; Ea ...Show more
Thunder, Flush and Thomas Crapper: An Encycloopedia by Adam Hart-Davis
$29.99 AUD
Category: Public Speaking
Author of this book is a very well-known writer and broadcaster. This title includes numerous illustrations. This is the perfect book to keep by the loo. "Thunder, Flush and Thomas Crapper" is a dictionary of all things lavatorial, from the Abbot of St Albans (allegedly the first Englishman to have a W. ...Show more