Designed to help both professional and student scientists and engineers write clearly and effectively, this text approaches the subject in a fresh way. Using scores of examples from a wide variety of authors and disciplines, the author - himself a writer and physicist - demonstrates the difference between strong and weak scientific writing, and how to convey ideas to the intended audience. In addition, he gives advice on how to start writing, and how to revise drafts, including many suggestions about approaching a wide variety of tasks - from laboratory reports to grant proposals, from internal communications to press releases - as well as a concise guide to appropriate style and usage.
Hands-on tips for powerful presentations in this all-new companion to the bestselling Say It with Charts Through four editions, Gene Zelazny's classic how-to Say It with Charts has generated more than $1.5 million in revenues. Now, in the companion Say It with Charts Workbook, Zelazny shows you how to make even more of your visual communication skills, working "one-on-one" with you on how to masterfully use the latest techniques and tools to enliven every presentation.
"Intelligent Business" Skills Book provides intensive skills-based training in executive Business English. It can be used independently from the Coursebook. What’s special about the Skills Book? You can teach a business English skills course with ease, or use it to add business skills to a general course. Useful, functional business language is easy to teach - each unit focuses on language strategies for a practical area of business English such as ‘Negotiate’. You don’t have to be a business expert to teach business skills because there’s a step-by-step guide on key business practices
Work On Your Accent: Clearer Pronunciation for Better Communication (with Audio and Video Content)
If your English accent is letting you down, this is the perfect book for you. You’ll see and hear how to soften the influence of your mother tongue and speak clear English everyone will understand. Professional accent coaches Sarah and Helen show you how to pronounce each sound and when to use them. They will help you recognize why your native language makes you mispronounce certain sounds and which sounds you therefore need to focus on.
Key Business Skills: Presentations, Meetings, Negotiations, Networking
Written by an expert in business and international communication, Key Business Skills offers professional advice and practice in the following areas: • presentations • meetings • negotiations • networking Non-native English speaker executives working in international environments need more than Business English. They need the business skills to present, run meetings, negotiate and network in international environments and then master the language needed to use those skills successfully. Key Business Skills follows a unique ‘Business Plus’ approach, with a focus on business skills and advice plus English language support.
