Language Arts Audiobooks | Language Instruction

The Perfect Story: How to Tell Stories that Inform, Influence, and Inspire

Read by the author. 'Come for the engrossing content, and stay for the lessons that might just change how you talk, write, and lead." -Adam Grant Learn how to take any story and make it perfect-from storytelling expert Karen Eber, whose popular TED Talk on the subject continues to be a source of inspiration for millions. What makes a story perfect? How do you tell the perfect story for any occasion? We live in a story world. Stories are a memorable and engaging way to differentiate yourself, build connection and trust, create new thinking, bring meaning to data, and even influence decision-making. But how do you turn a good story into a great story that informs, influences, and inspires? In The Perfect Story, Karen Eber-leadership consultant, professional keynote storyteller, and TED speaker-shares the science of storytelling to teach you to: - Leverage the Five Factory Settings of the Brain to hack the art of storytelling - Build a toolkit of endless story ideas - Define the audience for your story - Apply a memorable story structure - Engage senses and emotions - Tell stories with data - Avoid common storytelling mistakes - Use your body to tell dynamic stories - Ensure your story doesn't manipulate - Navigate and embrace the vulnerability of storytelling Without relying on complicated models or one-size-fits-all prescriptions, this book makes storytelling accessible with practical and impactful steps for anyone to tell the perfect story for any occasion. Through interview vignettes, The Perfect Story also shares approaches from different storytellers, including the Sundance Institute cofounder, an executive producer of The Moth, the former creative director at Pixar, the TED Radio Hour podcast host, and many more. Whether you are leading a team, giving a presentation, hosting a podcast, selling a product or service, interviewing for a job, or giving a toast at a wedding, The Perfect Story will help you take your stories and make them perfect. Images and checklists are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Karen Eber (Author), Ernie Russell, Karen Eber, Lisa Larsen (Narrator)

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Vocabulary Voyage: Expanding Word Usage For 10th Graders

This audiobook is intended to develop understanding and comprehension of more advanced vocabulary for a 10th grader looking to broaden their exposure to the English language. The sort of words that are included in this title, for example, are pragmatic, meticulous and harbinger. One must be exposed to a word multiple times in different context to start to understand it and use it correctly. That's why this 10-session audiobook uses a number of different techniques to describe words from their definitions to using them in context in stories and sentences, providing synonyms as well as antonyms and many other methods. This repeated interaction with the words in the course, means that you approach vocabulary from different angles making it easier to retain the words that are learned and promoting a broader understanding of meaning in context. This course will expand the listeners' vocabulary by over 100 age-appropriate and challenging words. This content may also be useful in preparation for parts of certain standardized testing where vocabulary is tested, as well as advanced learners of English as a Second Language (ESL). This proven course is an ideal, effective and age-targeted way to broaden vocabulary.

Sophia Mitchell (Author), Andrew Heisler, Mary Shilston (Narrator)

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The Author's Craft

Why do we write? What does it mean to be a writer? This book contains no useful tips on grammar, style, or plot. Instead, it focuses on the observation and perspective that is needed to be a good writer - on the fact that writing is an expression of the art of living. A lovely journey through a very Edwardian world.

Arnold Bennett (Author), Charles Featherstone (Narrator)

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ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO CREATIVE WRITING AND SELF-PUBLISHING

An essential guide to creative writing and self-publishing by author Jack Freestone. Everything you need before you embark on your writing journey and career in this short and easy to follow guide. Jack Freestone has been self publishing for over twenty years and has tried most options out there. Essential tips on everything from how to overcome self-doubt, to free marketing and self-promotion options. This is the guide you need from a very experienced author.

Jack Freestone (Author), Jack Freestone (Narrator)

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Guided Mandarin Chinese

Stop worrying about taking notes, losing track of what you've learned or working out what to learn next. This course guides you through the Mandarin language step by step. Each new question adds a tiny building block to what you already know rather than introducing entirely new sentences and telling you to memorize them. Instead you can intuitively build up an understanding of the language through incremental logical steps. Each word introduced is repeated throughout the course using a spaced repetition system. That means first at roughly 10 seconds, then 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5, 10, 20, 40, 1 hour etc until it becomes become fixed in your mind. Sentences throughout the course deliberately make use of vocabulary you learned earlier, so words are naturally revised without a deliberate focus on doing so. Grammar, tones and pronunciation are all taught but never drilled. Instead they are incorporated into each question.

Robin Homer (Author), Robin Homer, Yilan Luan (Narrator)

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[German] - Perfekt Hochdeutsch sprechen: Stimmklang und Ausdrucksweise verbessern

Natürlich, klar und professionell Hochdeutsch sprechen Sie möchten in Ihrem Beruf und im gesellschaftlichen Leben vorankommen? Durch das Üben mit dem Hörbuch 'Perfekt Hochdeutsch sprechen' können Sie Ihre Stimme wie in Kinofilmen, Werbespots oder Abendnachrichten klingen lassen. Dabei bleibt Ihre warme und herzliche Art, die Sie aus Ihrem ursprünglichen Dialekt kennen, erhalten. Ganz nebenbei können Sie spielerisch mitten im Alltag trainieren. Die einzelnen Lerneinheiten eignen sich besonders zum Hören auf Autofahrten, Spaziergängen oder während Sie etwas mit den Händen machen. Nach kürzester Zeit können Sie beim Medienkonsum oder Mitsingen deutschsprachiger Musik Klanggesetzmäßigkeiten erkennen, die das Hörbuch für Sie greifbar macht. Ihr Ohr wird automatisch anfangen, diese zu analysieren und zu speichern. Sie lernen nicht nur die präzise und lebendige Artikulation, sondern auch, wie Sie Ihre Stimme mit neuen Klängen ausprobieren können, während Sie mit oder vor anderen sprechen. Sie fühlen sich dabei wie ein vergnügter Tourist, der nach dem Weg fragt und sich auf ein spannendes Spiel der Klangunterschiede einlässt. Dafür müssen Sie sich nicht verstellen oder Ihren Dialekt unterdrücken. 'Perfekt Hochdeutsch sprechen' führt Sie in eine neue Variante Ihres Stimmklangs hinein und hilft Ihnen, sich dort wohl zu fühlen. So können Sie Ihre Identität im Dialekt und in der Standardsprache ausdrücken und wahlweise Ihre Zugehörigkeit zur Heimatregion oder zum gesamten deutschsprachigen Raum unterstreichen. Sie beherrschen dann zwei Dialekte und können Ihren Ursprungsdialekt bei passender Gelegenheit selbstbewusst zur Auflockerung einsetzen. Investieren Sie in Ihre Zukunft und beginnen Sie jetzt, mit 'Perfekt Hochdeutsch sprechen' Ihren Stimmklang und Ihre Ausdrucksweise auf ein professionelles Niveau zu heben. Beschenken Sie Ihr Publikum mit einem angenehmen Klang und überzeugen Sie mit Ihrer klaren und natürlichen Aussprache!

Cornelius Beck (Author), Cornelius Beck (Narrator)

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The Dictionary People: The unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary

Brought to you by Penguin. What do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common? They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men; its longest-serving editor, James Murray, devoted 36 years to the project, as far as the letter T. But the Dictionary didn't just belong to the experts; it relied on contributions from members of the public. By the time it was finished in 1928 its 414,825 entries had been crowdsourced from a surprising and diverse group of people, from archaeologists and astronomers to murderers, naturists, novelists, pornographers, queer couples, suffragists, vicars and vegetarians. Lexicographer Sarah Ogilvie dives deep into previously untapped archives to tell a people's history of the OED. She traces the lives of thousands of contributors who defined the English language, from the eccentric autodidacts to the family groups who made word-collection their passion. With generosity and brio, Ogilvie reveals, for the first time, the full story of the making of one of the most famous books in the world - and celebrates to sparkling effect the extraordinary efforts of the Dictionary People. ©2023 Sarah Ogilvie (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Sarah Ogilvie (Author), Joan Walker, Sarah Ogilvie (Narrator)

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[German] - Schattenflittern: A Love Beyond

**Füreinander bestimmt, gegen jede Vernunft** Wieder eine neue Highschool, wieder neue Menschen, und diesmal auch noch mitten in der Wüste: Als Vi mit ihrem Vater für seine Forschungsarbeit ins sonnig trockene Arizona zieht, ist sie alles andere als glücklich. Doch schnell lebt sie sich ein und lässt sich von ihrem neuen Mitschüler Liam mit den strahlend blauen Augen nur zu gern ablenken. Als die beiden sich zufällig berühren, passieren plötzlich seltsame Dinge: Vi hat Visionen, und als sie verletzt ist, heilt Liam ihre Wunden. Wer – oder was – steckt wirklich hinter dem zurückhaltenden Highschool-Schüler? Schon bald findet Vi sich in einer Jahrhunderte andauernden Fehde wieder und erfährt, dass nicht einmal sie selbst die ist, die sie glaubte zu sein … Elektrisierend, spannend, gefühlvoll – diese Young Adult Romantasy wirst du nicht mehr aus der Hand legen können!

Anna-Sophie Caspar (Author), Antonia Katinka, Tobias Regner (Narrator)

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Speeches, Lecture, Presentation: Speak and Convince With Ease in Front of an Audience - How to Quick

Do you need to give a talk or presentation for your work, school or studies? Whether it is a short presentation or a longer lecture in the context of a seminar - the conditions are the same. You are not one of those people who can speak without any fear in front of other people and deliver your presentation eloquently and confidently? On the contrary, are you nervous and have the feeling that you won't be able to get a word in edgewise? The good news is that speaking in front of other people can be learned! This guidebook deals with the basics of interpersonal communication. It helps you understand how communication breakdowns can occur and how to prevent them. Furthermore, this book covers the means and ways to make your speech really resonate with your audience.

Leon Bahlsen (Author), Casey Wayman (Narrator)

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How to Give a Speech

How to Give a Speech: Unlock Your Inner Orator and Master the Art of Public Speaking Embark on a transformative journey that will empower you to captivate any audience with confidence and finesse. Whether you're a seasoned professional seeking to polish your speaking skills or an aspiring speaker preparing for your debut, this audiobook is your comprehensive guide to becoming a captivating and impactful communicator. From conquering stage fright to harnessing the power of body language, vocal modulation, and storytelling techniques, this audiobook takes you step-by-step through the essentials of effective speech delivery. Explore proven strategies for organizing your thoughts, engaging your listeners, and conveying your message with clarity and conviction. But it doesn't stop there. 'How to Give a Speech' delves deeper, offering valuable insights on tailoring your speeches to different audiences, handling Q&A sessions with finesse, and leveraging visual aids to enhance your presentations. You'll also learn techniques for handling unexpected challenges, transforming nervous energy into a powerful presence, and establishing an authentic connection with your audience. Whether you aspire to deliver compelling TED Talks, engage in persuasive business presentations, or inspire and motivate others through your words, 'How to Give a Speech: Unlock Your Inner Orator and Master the Art of Public Speaking' is your trusted companion on this transformative journey. Let it be your catalyst for unlocking your true potential as a confident, persuasive, and impactful speaker.

Joseph Steadman (Author), Kody Marr (Narrator)

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Unlock Your Speaking Potential Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle

Unlock Your Speaking Potential Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: How to Give a Speech and A Guide to Public Speaking for Success Are you ready to unleash your inner orator and captivate any audience? Dive into the 'Unlock Your Speaking Potential Bundle' – a dynamic audiobook duo that will empower you to master the art of public speaking. How to Give a Speech: In this first audiobook, 'How to Give a Speech,' you'll discover the secrets to crafting and delivering speeches that leave a lasting impact. Whether you're preparing for a business presentation, a heartfelt toast, or a persuasive pitch, this guide provides invaluable insights into crafting compelling narratives, mastering body language, and conquering stage fright. Uncover the art of persuasive speaking and watch your confidence soar. A Guide to Public Speaking for Success: The second audiobook, 'A Guide to Public Speaking for Success,' takes your journey further. Delve into the nuances of effective public speaking, from understanding your audience to honing your vocal delivery. Explore techniques to engage, influence, and inspire with your words. Whether you're a novice or an experienced speaker, this guide empowers you with the skills to connect, influence, and lead through the power of public speaking. Unlock Your Full Speaking Potential: The 'Unlock Your Speaking Potential Bundle' is your comprehensive resource for becoming a master communicator. These audiobooks are filled with practical tips, real-world examples, and expert guidance to help you shine on any stage. Whether you're a student, a professional, or anyone seeking to enhance their speaking abilities, this bundle is your key to unlocking your full speaking potential. Don't let fear or uncertainty hold you back. Embark on your journey to becoming a confident and influential speaker with the 'Unlock Your Speaking Potential Bundle' today!

Joseph Steadman, Luke Brownlee (Author), Kody Marr (Narrator)

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The United States of English: The American Language from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century

The story of how English became American-and how it became Southern, Bostonian, Californian, African American, Chicano, elite, working-class, urban, rural, and everything in between By the time of the Revolution, the English that Americans spoke was recognizably different from the British variety. Americans added dozens of new words to the language, either borrowed from Native Americans (raccoon, persimmon, caucus) or created from repurposed English (backwoods, cane brake, salt lick). Americans had their own pronunciations (bath rhymed with hat, not hot) and their own spelling (honor, not honour), not to mention a host of new expressions that grew out of the American landscape and culture (blaze a trail, back track, pull up stakes). Americans even invented their own slang, like stiff as a ringbolt to mean drunk. American English has continued to grow and change ever since. The United States of English tells the engrossing tale of how the American language evolved over four hundred years, explaining both how and why it changed and which parts of the 'mother tongue' it preserved (I guess was heard in the British countryside long before it became a typical Americanism). Plentiful examples of the American vernacular, past and present, bring the language to life and make for an engaging as well as enlightening listen.

Rosemarie Ostler (Author), Christa Lewis (Narrator)

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