communication

A guide to designing and delivering presentations for adult audiences, identifying the five stages of a presentation, discussing stage fright, offering tips on how to keep the attention of the audience, and including learning activities.

"This book will help teachers examine their language habits and intentionally improve their classroom practice so their language matches and supports their goals"--OCLC.

"Encourages healthy communication and social interaction by reaching out in many different ways through 'Pings,' and then waiting to receive 'Pongs' from others in response"--Provided by publisher.

Young readers explore the importance of communication, how it can help build character and leadership skills, and offers advice on how to put it into practice.

Highlights and briefly describes six different ways people around the world communicate.

"An award-winning psychologist reveals the hidden power of our inner voice and shows how we can harness it to live healthier, more satisfying, and productive lives. Tell a stranger that you talk to yourself, and you're likely to get written off as eccentric. But the truth is that we all have a voice in our head."--.

"Language is a . . . tool that humans have developed and advanced far more than any other species. The key to utilizing this tool lies in our mental power. What does the brain do to help us learn and use language? What must happen in our minds so that we communicate effectively? This text covers the basics of speaking and listening, but it even goes into . . . areas such as dyslexia and creative expression. Readers are guided through the . . . world of linguistics and the brain's . . . role in helping us understand and be understood"--Provided by publisher.

"Diamond, an elementary-aged rattlesnake, loves to tattle.But her tattling is affecting her friendships. Follow along as Diamond learns the difference between a report and a tattle"--Provided by publisher.

"The new girl, from Morocco, doesn't speak. She doesn't speak. She doesn't speak English, that is. But when a classmate welcomes the girl to share her native Arabic, the two forge a forever friendship while learning about the vast wonders in the world around them"--Jacket flap.

"Considered by many to be mentally challenged, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time"--Provided by publisher.