Böcker av Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts

Let AI grant your wish for a great proposal Supercharge your grant proposals with a dash of AI resourcefulness! Grant Writing with AI For Dummies is your ultimate playbook for mastering the art of AI assistance in crafting standout grant proposals. Dive in and discover how to spot promising funding opportunities, build strong outlines, write captivating executive summaries, generate eye-catching graphics, and so much more-all with AI as your virtual assistant. Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned pro, you'll gain the confidence and competence to harness AI and take that crucial step toward securing funding for your projects. Inside... Crafting compelling stories Incorporating critical keywordsGrabbing reviewers' attentionUsing AI to proofread and editWriting prompts for clarityDiscovering why AI can't replace grant writers

Embrace AI as your writing co-pilot Writing is hard. Writing with AI is easier. Learning to use AI to draft business content and streamline your writing process is simple, thanks to Business Writing with AI For Dummies. Artificial intelligence writing tools can help you create outlines, generate ideas, maintain a consistent style, and proofread your work. AI can even help with generating strong visuals. This book guides you, step by step, through the process of creating commonly written professional documents with AI. Let AI do some of the heavy lifting, so you can get down to business. Inside... Crafting prompts for desired outcomes Blasting through writer's block Learning about the latest AI tools Creating professional-looking graphics Writing business plans and grant proposals Mastering emails and e-marketing Letting AI make you look like a pro

Learn to influence audiences with storyopia: Stories that take them on a journey from what is to what could be:Storytelling in Presentations For Dummies shows you how to develop and deliver a presentation through storytelling, keeping audience interested, and most importantly, making them heroes that take action towards change. You'll learn how to cull stories from your own experiences, and before you know it, you'll have more stories than Aesop has fables. You'll learn about the latest presentation software, so you can integrate visuals into your presentations and avoid the dreaded "Death by PowerPoint." You'll also learn how to deal with challenging on-the-spot situations, deliver investor pitches and executive briefs, and present a paper at a conference. Additionally, find out how to deliver someone else's content and make it your own.This book will help you level up anywhere you need to present information by mastering the art of savvy presentations--the most effective business communications tools of our time.* Identify experiences that can be molded into stories that drive change.* Prepare powerful openings to hook your audience right away whether delivering in person, online, or hybrid* Have your audience get the most from your presentation with an effective call to action* Prepare a storyboard, which is like a frame-by-frame roadmap, that will mesh together what you'll show and what you'll tell* Leverage software like Canva, Prezi, and Storyboarder to tie your presentation together* Enjoy the colorful 8-page mini-booklet, "Storytelling to Storyboarding"This Dummies guide is perfect for any professional who needs to present, and at some time all professionals do. It's also for entrepreneurs who want to build community and grow their business, in addition to students who want to wow teachers and classmates.

In Speaking Your Way to Success, Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts draws on 25 years of experience as a business communications expert to deliver straightforward guidelines for today's professionals on how to speak powerfully and effectively. Whether talking in front of a large group or engaging in a one-to-one conversation, this book will help anyone to speak up, speak well, and get noticed.Chapters include:-- Making Introductions-- Developing Listening Skills-- Using Politically Neutral Language-- Interviewing and Being Interviewed-- Speaking in Public-- Communicating Cross-Culturally-- Harnessing the Power of Today's Multigenerational WorkforceIn her signature no-nonsense style, Lindsell-Roberts shows speakers how to pay attention to their audience, support their words with body language, interject stories the audience will relate to and enjoy, encourage audience interaction, and more.This book is packed with specific suggestions that can be applied immediately on topics such as giving and receiving compliments, keeping a conversation going, asking for a raise, and cold calling. There are strategies for introducing yourself when you don't know anyone at an event, techniques for initiating conversation, and a checklist for rating your listening skills. Lindsell-Roberts also has a proven, no-fail attack plan for how to work a room.Stop lurking quietly in the shadows and start speaking your way to success!