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Für einen praxisnahen, aktuellen Einblick: Public Relations zeigt, was Öffentlichkeitsarbeit leisten kann. Die Leser/innen lernen dabei, wie sich zukunftsfähige Kommunikationsziele ermitteln, in Public Relations umsetzen und überprüfen lassen. Das in 4., aktualisierter Auflage erschienene Standardwerk hilft Einsteigern und PR-Profis aus Unternehmen, Vereinen und anderen Organisationen. Mit konkreten Tipps: von Themen der Imagebildung und -messung bis hin zur Frage, wie sich ein Pressetext optimal formulieren lässt. [more][Less]

The feature of public talking relies upon totally on what impact a speaker intends when addressing a unique audience. The equal speaker, with the identical strategic intention, may supply a considerably extraordinary speech to two special audiences. The factor is to alternate something, in the hearts, minds, or moves of the audience.Despite its name, public talking is often delivered to a closed, restricted target audience with a largely frequent outlook. Audiences may also be ardent followers of the speaker; they may also be opposed (attending an tournament unwillingly, or out of spite), or they might also be random strangers (indifferent to a speaker on a soapbox in the street). All the same, high-quality audio system bear in mind that even a small target market is no longer one single mass with a single factor of view however a range of individuals.As a extensive generalization, public speakme seeks both to reassure a bothered target market or to awaken a complacent target market to some thing important. Having determined which of these processes is needed, a speaker will then mix data and storytelling in the way most probable to attain it. [more][Less]

Certain factors are to be considered when it comes to looking for public adjusters .They will be individuals who might help insured people who might not claim all the settlements they have and thus suffering from losses. Good consultation services are offered by them that can prove to be useful to you.Many reputed adjusters might charge between five and fifteen percent. [more][Less]

In “Golden Rules of Public Speaking”, You will observe that there is nothing that can be substituted for personal sincerity. Unless you thoroughly believe in the message you wish to convey to others, you are not likely to impress them favourably. Therein lies the key to successful oratory. When the truth of your message is deeply engraved on your own mind; when your own heart has been touched as by a living flame; when your own character and personality testify to the innate sincerity and nobility of your life, then your speech will be truly eloquent, and men will respond to your fervent appeal. There is an erroneous impression that in order to make a successful speech a man must have unusual natural talent in addition to long and arduous study. Consequently, many a person, when asked to make a speech, is immediately subjected to a feeling of fear or depression. Once committed to the undertaking, he spends anxious days and sleepless nights in mental agony, much as a criminal is said to do just prior to his execution. When at last he attempts his "maiden effort," he is almost wholly unfit for his task because of the needless waste of thought and energy expended in fear. All successful speakers do not speak alike. Each man has found certain things to be effective in his particular case, but which would not necessarily be suited to a different type of speaker. [more][Less]

Public Speaking Author: IRVAH LESTER WINTER Release Date: August, 2004 [EBook #6333] [Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on November 27, 2002] Edition: 10 Language: English Character set encoding: ISO Latin-1 PUBLIC SPEAKING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE BY IRVAH LESTER WINTER IN OFFERING A BOOK TO STUDENTS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING THE AUTHOR WOULD PAY WHAT TRIBUTE IS HERE POSSIBLE TO CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT WHO FOR MANY YEARS HAS TAUGHT BY EXAMPLE THE POWER AND BEAUTY OF PERFECTED SPEECH [more][Less]

This group will evolve over time. But at the time of writing this 4/8/2015 its intended goal is to bring writers together, encourage writing well, provide tips for writing, and potentially hold contests. These are all of the things I originally saw this site aiming to do, but I feel bookrix has been moving farther and farther away from being a writer's website. Feel free to join the group if you are an avid writer, reader, or wish to become one. Welcome to the group.

WASSUP? This is a public group where you can wish Rebecca Mathers Happy Birthday.... That's pretty much it actually. Hehehe ANYWAYZ WISH MY BESTIE A HAPPY B-DAY

You post inspirational things not crap important messages and life, love and dreams make this like a private/public diary tell me how u feel and your wants and desires

This group shall be source of inspiring music. It should contain collections of links to YouTube playlists and videos or public cloud files. It's meant to be a source for relaxation and to give impulses, as an aid for writing when you stuck. Naturally you may also listen when you are in the flow. Tell us what you are listening to when you are writing!

This group is for the biggest collaboration project that I am making. The Idea is simple, although I think no one has ever don’t this before and this is how it goes, it’s a public book, it’s based on making comments publicly, I got this idea from my old work that I made here months ago (prank book) ...this book will have 6 or 8 chapters. The prossess is like this, I’ll post a topic and others will carry on with their thoughts and experience and I’ll be in them to talking to them about on that topic, that’s. I’ll choose a subject and others will share their thoughts about it, it’s really fun, please join, and remember, whatever you share will be in the posted in this book, please join ^.^ Rules are simple, you will not post anything that you'll delete it later, you will not change the topic while commenting on the topic that I chose. Hide Text

In the past we did. But after careful consideration, we made the decision to discontinue publishing Public Domain books as of June 11, 2014. Please note that all Public Domain works previously published through BookRix will remain unless the sale of these books is stopped by the author. You can still edit, modify and amend existing Public Domain books published through BookRix the same way you always have.

“In progress” means you are still working on the book or that you do not want it visible to the public. You must publish the book for sale or offer it for free on BookRix if you wish your book to be visible for public view.

“In progress” means you are still working on the book or that you do not want it visible to the public. You must publish the book for sale or offer it for free on BookRix if you wish your book to be visible for public view.

If you wish, your eBook can also be sold through several flat rate and library services.

In detail, these are currently the following services: DiViBib (digital virtual library), Overdrive, Skoobe, 24Symbols, Scribd and Legimi and others.

 

When will my eBook be offered in these sales channels?

When creating the book, under the field “Where would you like to publish your book?”  You have the corresponding checkboxes for the selection of library services and / or flat rate providers.

Note: By selecting this checkbox, you accept an additional passage in the author's contract that relates to the conditions of these flat rate and library services. This states, among other things, that - as with sales - you will also receive 70% of the net proceeds from the respective service.

 

Library services

By checking this checkbox, you opt in to have your books delivered to several library services. At this time (December 2016), these services include Divibib (Onleihe) and Overdrive

• Divibib (Onleihe): Your book can be bought by public libraries using Onleihe service. If they decide to buy your book, they can offer their customers to rent the book. You receive the usual royalties for book sales. Any book bought by libraries can only be rented by one user at a time. So, if Berlin Public Library buys six copies of your book, up to six customers of this library can read it at the same time.
• Overdrive: Your book can be bought by public libraries using Overdrive service. If they decide to buy your book, they can offer their customers to rent the book. You receive the usual royalties for book sales. Any book bought by libraries can only be rented by one user at a time. So, if Berlin Public Library buys six copies of your book, up to six customers of this library can read it at the same time.

 

Flatrate services

By checking this checkbox, you opt in to have your books delivered to several flatrate services. At this time (December 2016), these services include Skoobe, 24Symbols, EBSCO eBooks, Overdrive, Scribd and Schweitzer.

In particular, this means:

• Skoobe: The book will be listed with flatrate service skoobe.de. Skoobe users can read your book. You get a share of any revenue we receive.
• 24symbols: Your book is offered in the reading flatrate of 24symbols.com. Any customer can read your book. You get a share of any revenue we receive.
• EBSCO eBooks and Schweitzer: Your book is listed in the catalogues of these information services. If a customer of these services wants to use the book, it will be licensed. Royalties depend on the kind of licence bought to make the book available to EBSCO or Schweitzer users.
• Overdrive: Your book can be bought by public libraries using Overdrive service. If they decide to buy your book, they can offer their customers to rent the book. You receive the usual royalties for book sales. Any book bought by libraries can only be rented by one user at a time. So, if Berlin Public Library buys six copies of your book, up to six customers of this library can read it at the same time.
• Scribd: Your book can be read at scribd.com. If at least 20% of the book are read, this counts as a sale.

Your share is always 70% of the net margin, which refers to the proceeds BookRix receives from the Distribution Partner less sales tax, other domestic or foreign taxes, and the cost of delivery.

Join groups

Groups are a great place to share ideas, give and receive support and engage with the BookRix community. To view available groups, you can click on the Community page, select All Groups and you’ll see a listing of all the groups BookRix has to offer.

Joining a group is easy. Select a Group that interests you and click Join Group. This button will immediately change to You Are a Member, and you will be notified of new group discussions and group news. Feel free to browse through current topics and add your own comments.

You can resign from a group the same way you joined. Simply click You Are A Member once and you will see Resign from Group. Clicking this will remove you from the Group and you will no longer receive notifications associated with it.

If you want to be a member of a group, but you don't want that group to appear on your profile page you have the option to hide it.  Also, you have the option to stop receiving notifications from any of your groups. Simply go to Groups from your profile page and access the Settings tab.

Create a new post

Public Groups: If you are on the group page and you are able to leave a comment immediately, then the group is open to posts from non-members and you can go ahead and start typing your message in the comment box.  If you can see comments, but there is no box to create one, then you must first join the group.  As soon as you click the Join Group button, you will immediately be a member and have access to the group.

Private Groups:  If the group is listed as private, you will not be able to post a comment as a non-member.  You must first click the Join Group button which will then change to ? Request Sent.  Your request to join the group is sent to the group’s Administrator who will decide if you are able to join the group (pending age restrictions, etc.).  If the Admin accepts your request, you will get a notification and then you will be able to access the group.

To create a new post, all you have to do is click inside the comment box (where it says “Write a new post…”) and start typing.  When you’re finished, hit Send.  You can also leave a comment under another user’s post by clicking inside the box (where it says “Add a comment…”) and typing in your text.  At this time, you will not be able to edit your posts or comments, but can easily delete them by clicking on the settings tool icon to the right of your post and then clicking on Delete.  After confirming that you want to delete your post, it will be immediately removed.

If you want to include a link to your book, an external link, or an image into your post, all you have to do is paste the link (URL) into the comment box and then hit enter.  The thumbnail for your link will immediately appear and if you don’t want to show the image, simply click on No Thumbnail.  Then click on Send and your link will be displayed.   If you insert the link and hit Send without first hitting enter, you will not be given the option to display an image beside your link.

Start your own group

Each BookRix member has the option to create a group of their own. You can invite BookRix members, host group contests and discuss topics that interest you.

You can invite BookRix members, have group contests and talk about anything under the sun. Your group is your group so do what you wish and have fun!

To create your group, you need to go to the Groups listing page.  On the right hand side, you will see a button that says Create a New Group.  After you click on this, you will be asked for the group name and a description of what the group is all about.  On the left, you can also upload a group picture, decide the status of your group (Public or Private), choose your language, and also (for Public groups) you can decide if you want to allow non-members access to posts and comments.   Then click Create New Group.  Now you’re the Admin of your group and have full access to all features of the group.

Once you have created your own group, you are now the Administrator and have access to all features of the group. Feel free to get comfortable with the features.

Posts: After members start creating posts and comments, you can use the settings tool icon to monitor all posts.  By clicking on the icon, you can (1) Delete the post, (2) Create sticky threads by clicking on Mark Post as Important (This will move the comment to the top of the posts, where it will stay unless you choose to click Remove “Important Post” Mark) and (3) You can also Disable Additional Comments so that other users can’t comment on a specific post (this button will then change to Allow Comments, in case you change your mind).

Members: You can also monitor the members of your group by clicking on the Members tab.   You can search for members and you can also edit a member’s role (as Administrator, Moderator, or Member).  If you decide to upgrade a member into an Admin, you are giving them the same rights as you have.  If you upgrade a member into a Moderator, that member will be able to access all the features in the Posts tab, and search through members in the Members tab, but nothing more.

Settings: If you select Administrators and Moderators in the drop down, you can search for a member and appoint them (using the drop down) as either a Moderator or an Admin.  You can also remove a member from their role as Moderator or Admin by clicking on Remove next to their name.  If you select Block User from the drop down, you can search for group members and block them.  Blocked members will not be able to create posts or comments and will not be able to rejoin the group.  You can also use the same tab to Unblock members.

If you want to edit the group details, just click on the Edit button at the top of the group page.  There, you will have access to all the information you filled in when you first started the group.

Tip: ALWAYS remember to save your changes.

Keep in mind that BookRix reserves the right to delete your group if it's not active within 4 months. In addition, all groups must follow our Code of Conduct.

If you have any questions about your group, please email us at support-en@bookrix.com anytime. We are happy to help you out.