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Idea generation

Explore books related to generating new ideas The Psychology Book , DK This is a book that isn't a cover novel but a reference if you are looking for something interesting to talk about in terms of human behavior. Referring to this book is a great way to read up psychology studies in a brief fashion.  It starts at the beginning to philosophical times before scientific approaches emerged. Towards the end, it goes into fields of psychology that are relatively new such as optimistic psychology, social psychology, and logotherapy.  50 Psychology Classics , Tom Butler - Bowden This book covers the top 50 most influential studies in psychology, which is what is discussed in your typical psych 101 courses. Not meant to be a cover to cover read but as a reference for ideas, or genuine interest. Studies learned in this book and "the psychology book" can be applied in real life context. Overall this is a useful guide. 48 Laws Of Power , Robert Greene Hard to read...
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How we Build Confidence

Since we call ourselves "Confidence Builders" I thought it logical to dive into how we actually build confidence by dissecting the 3 segments of our meeting structure: Prepared speeches, Impromptu speaking and Evaluations. I will unpack each of those experiences throughout our meeting and give insights into how they build confidence. What does "confidence" mean? from Latin confidentia, from confidere ‘have full trust’ The state of feeling certain about the truth of something. A feeling of self-assurance arising from one's appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities. Friendly reminder: try to maintain a healthy level of humility – know there's always room for growth and improvement. We always have something to learn from those around us. It's easy to get stop growing, thinking you've reached your limit of potential. Confidence is knowing this very fact and living in a more humble way. Prepared speeches segment Prepared speech...
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Speech crafting & delivery dynamics

Explore books related to crafting a speech and delivering with dynamism Trivium , Wooden Books This book is a part of a four series of nonfiction novels(Quadrivium, Sciencia, Designa, and trivium). Liberal arts based books that talks about grammar, logic, and rhetoric. Not really meant to gain ideas, but helps for people to understand the fundamentals of spoken language. If you do decide to pick up this book, skip over the poetry section, it doesn't provide much unless you are actually writing a poem.  Language, Cognition, and Human Nature , Steven Pinker This book is for people who are proficient readers and are really looking into how language connects to cognition, social relationships, child development, human evolution, and theories of human nature. It is not a book for your typical audience, it is just a mere collection of 13 essays each outlining broad topics. It can be dry and tedious but if you are a linguistic enthusiast this could be a book of your liking....
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