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Jane Smith's audio book 'Speed Reading for Success' is currently Amazon's no. 1 speed reading title.
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Mind Mapping from Word Smiths will transform the way you work and think.
Make sure that your written communications really get your message across.
The keynotes of our highly-praised courses are simple, clear language, logical structure, good grammar and correct spelling.
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Our Grammar on the Rocks™ training event is a vital tool for any organisation that needs to ensure that its external and internal documents are clear and grammatically correct.
Hang onto the essential information that you've invested money and time in acquiring.
Learn powerful, simple techniques to improve knowledge retention and understanding.
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Gathering, analysing, absorbing, remembering and communicating information are essential skills in this time of increasing work pressure and information overload.
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Word Smiths audio books - Memory and Learning for Success, Speed Reading for Success, Coaching and Mentoring for Success. On this page you can download pdf brochures about each title and buy direct from us (with competitive discounts for multiple purchases).
New - you can now download Word Smiths audio books direct from this website. Save between 15% and 20% off the price of the physical product - more if you select one of our great-value combination packages.
Free e-books from Word Smiths on speed reading, mind mapping, decision making, and how to use plain English to improve the effectiveness of your business communications.
Other Word Smiths publications and books written by Jane Smith.
Our audio book Coaching and Mentoring for Success provides you with all the knowledge and understanding you need to be a truly effective workplace coach or mentor.
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Now buy our combination download packages for less than the price of a single physical edition audio book. Just choose from one of the combo packages below, click to pay (using any major credit or debit card via PayPal) - and start downloading.
1. Choose which combination of audio books you want to buy and complete your payment via PayPal. You can use any debit or credit card or, if you have one, your PayPal account.
2. We will email you a link, login and password for each title you have ordered.
The link will take you to a page where you can download the audio files for
the title and a printable pdf of the accompanying booklet.
We provide each audio file in two alternative versions: mp3 and the iPod
compatible mp4a format.
3. Once you've downloaded the audio files you can transfer them to your iPod or mp3 player, burn them to CD, or store them on your computer using iTunes or other storage software.
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us your details and EU VAT number. Provided this is valid, we can then invoice
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| Memory and Learning for Success with Speed Reading for Success (download editions): £10.35 (inc 15% UK VAT) | |
| Memory and Learning for Success with Speed Reading for Success with Coaching and Mentoring for Success (download editions): £25.30 (inc 15% UK VAT) |
You may make copies of this audio book or the accompanying booklet for your own personal use. You may not make any such copies for sale or redistribution. If you want to make the downloads available to other people in your organisation or department, please contact us for details of extended licences. This restriction applies in the UK, the EU and worldwide. All materials incorporated in these audio book packages © Word Smiths 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008.
The ability to read fast with
good recall is essential for anyone who wants to achieve success in this
age of information. But with mounting work pressures and conflicting priorities,
it can be hard to absorb the knowledge you require. Speed
Reading for Success makes it easy to learn these skills in simple steps that will take you just
a few hours.
The skills and knowledge contained in this package will enable you to constantly perform at peak levels and regularly succeed in areas that may once have seemed impossible. Listen in the car, in the gym or at home: you’ll be astonished at what you can achieve, and you’ll have a lot of fun finding out what your memory is capable of.
This package provides listeners with all the knowledge and understanding they
need to be a successful coach or mentor. It explains what coaching and
mentoring actually involve, how to get on well with learners and ensure
that they succeed in achieving their goals.
There's more information about this valuable development tool in the Coaching and Mentoring for Success pages of this website.
Coaching
and Mentoring for Success has been endorsed by OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) for use with the OCR Certificate in Coaching Learners specification and the OCR Certificate in Mentoring in the Workplace specification.
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