Language Development

Add some kick to your characters with some quick and simple Scottish dialect training. Paul Meier has been training actors for over 25 years and now offers his experience to the casual pretender in this entertaining presentation. You will find accent tips, colloquialisms, and charismatic character concepts that will add to your storytelling, roleplaying, or cosplay.

Wordbuilders: the convenient and entertaining way to build a more powerful vocabulary. Each 60-minute audiobook volume within this series features 40 words used in everyday conversation, or in the media and books, but which many people skip, finding these words difficult or even impossible to define or pronounce accurately. Using highly effective mnemonic devices, captivating dramatized vignettes, and a variety of exercises to aid retention, each Wordbuilders program teaches you how to pronounce, define, and use a new selection of common but hard-to-use words.

The nonviolent communication method focuses on a number of different concepts that all promote peaceful and wholesome ways of living that can allow you to be able to live a healthier lifestyle in terms of your mental and emotional states. Some of the basic concepts that the NVC method attempts to teach people are split up into two groups of four components that can be applied in different ways to allow you to be able to communicate more effectively with the people around you and even to be able to understand yourself and your own feelings and emotions on a much deeper level.

What will I learn? Discover the Power of Words. Master Clear Thinking and Language for Impactful Communication. Learn to Structure Your Thoughts for Effective Speaking. Learn to speak fluently with strategic exercises. Learn how to be more articulate in every conversation.

Best friend, old friend, good friend, BFF, college roommate, neighbor, workplace confidante: women's friendships are lifelines in times of trouble and support systems for daily life. A friend can be like a sister, daughter, mother, mentor, therapist, or confessor - or she can be all of these at once. She's seen you at your worst and celebrates you at your best. Figuring out what it means to be friends is, in the end, no less than figuring out how we connect to other people.

This comprehensive vocabulary builder transforms language learning through over 300 engaging non-fiction stories, teaching advanced vocabulary in context rather than through rote memorization. Whether exploring bioluminescent creatures in marine biology stories, learning about astronomical phenomena like black holes and supernovas, or discovering historical events like the Great Train Robbery, readers naturally acquire SAT-level, TOEFL or IELTS vocabulary while satisfying their curiosity about the world. The book's ESL-friendly approach introduces complex terms like "cryopreservation" ...

Do you feel inadequate when it comes to communicating with others? Whether you want to (1) communicate clearly (2) master the art of persuasion, or (3) just be more liked and respected, this is the audiobook for you. You don’t have to be an extrovert to have charisma. There are specific steps you can take to boost your personal attractiveness. Learn how you can light up those around you, and do it in the best possible way, by being yourself!

We either seize the opportunity or lose the chance to be great. We can spend all our lives preparing to be winners, working so hard for the glory of success in our careers, relationships, professional and personal lives, but often fear, anxiety and self-sabotages get in the way. Here is the good news! There are powerful ways to combat all that and everything else standing in the way of your goals. Gerard Shaw, a communication coach and creator of this powerful series, explores the science of success of people who discovered the secrets of winning through effective communication.

Although we live in an ocean of words, we rarely acknowledge their power to uplift or put down, to inspire or discourage, to help or hurt. But in this jewel of an audiobook, Hal Urban, parent, award-winning teacher, and author of the classic Life's Greatest Lessons, shows us simple and immediate ways that we can use language to change lives, both our own and those around us.

Saber leer el lenguaje corporal nos permite saber como se siente realmente la otra persona, por ejemplo para reconocer si le gustas a alguien especial. Es posible que esa persona esté más cerca de lo que piensas. También podremos reconocer a los mentirosos y detectar las mentiras que eventualmente nos dicen nuestros amigos y hasta nuestros seres queridos. Verás que aprender a detectar las mentiras requiere de ser una persona observadora, pero con los criterios apropiados y con un poco de práctica, es posible reconocer cuando nos mienten.

Learn how to get inside the minds of others and expose their intentions with just a look! If you want to learn how to read between the lines and establish stronger relationships, then keep reading! Do you sometimes feel like people are just a big mystery to you? Do you want to know what people are really thinking? Have you ever wondered what it's like to get into someone else's head? You may feel like you're always being judged by others, and you're not sure how to change that. You may also feel like you can't trust your own judgment.

Have you wondered how some people bend (or break) the rules and no one seems to notice? Have you ever been used or manipulated and now want to know how to defend against it happening to you again? Would you like to know how? Bailey keeps no secrets and holds nothing back by putting the power of dark persuasion directly into your hands. You’ll quickly find yourself maneuvering through situations, countering manipulations, and getting precisely what you want, in a way that from the outside will seem to work like dark magic.

Imagine being able to recognize certain behaviors that occur prior to violent attacks. Learning these nonverbal movements may decrease your likelihood of becoming a victim of an assault. With Beware the Body, you’ll discover how to observe body language in a way that allows you to realize when an act of aggression may be imminent. Start by learning the basics of nonverbal communication, including how to increase your observation skills. Then, learn about aggression and danger signals. Lastly, uncover how you can lessen your chances of becoming a victim of a violent crime.

Much of a message's meaning comes through what's not being said. To master the art of clear communication, you need to be able to read others' body language and remain mindful of the messages your own gestures, movements, and facial expressions are sending. Body Language For Dummies shows you how to interpret nonverbal cues at work and in your personal life. With the help of this easy-to-follow Dummies guide, you can navigate the gap between words and meaning—even in multicultural settings.

Assembly language is often considered a bridge between high-level programming languages and machine code. Unlike high-level languages such as Python or C, which use human-readable syntax and abstract away many details of the underlying hardware, assembly language provides a more direct representation of the CPU's operations.

Dive into the world of community interpreting with "ISO 13611 Community Interpreting: Leading ISO 13611 Certified Community Interpreting Agencies." This comprehensive guide is your gateway to understanding and leading ISO 13611 certified community interpreting agencies, providing invaluable insights into the standards and practices that govern this vital field. Comprehensive Coverage: Explore the intricacies of community interpreting as outlined by ISO 13611 standards. Gain a deep understanding of the principles, competencies, and requirements that shape the provision of high-quality ...

If you're listening to this, you may have a loved one suffering from dementia, and you're looking for hope. The disease has already taken so much, and though you're determined to fight, you're weary. Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade will renew your strength. With guidance from professionals and stories of committed caregivers, you'll learn how others have braved the road ahead and how you can, too. Using the five love languages and other creative ideas, you can discover, like many others, the resilient power of love.

Do you sometimes find yourself consumed by worries and doubts in your relationship? Do you feel like toxic thoughts are starting to take over and ruining what was once a beautiful connection with your partner? I would like you to take a peek at the book "Stop Overthinking to Fix Relationships". This book is the solution you have been looking for.

R in Action, Second Edition teaches you how to use the R language by presenting examples relevant to scientific, technical, and business developers. Focusing on practical solutions, the book offers a crash course in statistics, including elegant methods for dealing with messy and incomplete data. You'll also master R's extensive graphical capabilities for exploring and presenting data visually. And this expanded second edition includes new chapters on forecasting, data mining, and dynamic report writing.

It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment in life. In the grand tapestry of life, learning is the thread that weaves through every experience, challenge, and triumph. This quiet force shapes our understanding of the world and ourselves. From the moment we take our first breath to our last, our capacity to learn remains one of our most profound gifts. Welcome to the journey of lifelong learning, where the pursuit of knowledge is not a race to a finish line, but a never-ending path of growth and discovery. ...