This is a comprehensive guide on how to dress for work! The author breaks down our fashion mishaps into four basic mistakes and then very simply explains how to fix and avoid those mistakes. Read on as you will also learn how to take your work wardrobe to the next level where you will not only be ready for the 9 5 grind but also for every possible work presentation, bosses' dinner, and even black-tie event! This book's guidance is lighthearted yet straightforward and thorough. From designer bags, to the fundamental black pantsuit, to women's love for shoes, every aspect of getting dressed for work is covered. Pumps and Pencil Skirts should be on every working girl's must-read list!
The authors of The Tunic Bible craft a “clever guide to the DIY creation of tried and true staples of a woman’s wardrobe . . . truly inspiring” (Publishers Weekly). Discover the secrets to sewing a stylish wardrobe with staying power! This spirited guide walks you through thirty timeless garments to make for yourself, including a must-have button-up shirt, tailored trousers, a flattering A-line dress, and the indispensable modern classic pencil skirt. With a conversational narrative, the authors have created an engaging, informative guide to sewing by tracing the origins of each garment, along with styling and sewing tips, charming fashion illustrations, and a modeled photo gallery. Pencil skirt pattern and instructions included! “This delightfully illustrated book featuring a conversational narrative chronicles 30 beloved classic silhouettes that lie at the core of women’s wardrobes . . . Each garment chapter laced with fascinating facts and trivia tidbits gives new meaning to why we wear what we wear . . . [a] keen guide to creating a fresh collection of timeless garments.” —Elysian “It should be inspirational to those just beginning to sew for themselves as well as those who just aspire to it! . . . With this book in hand, you will both sew and dress with confidence and style.” —Fifty Dresses “This book is so well-written and the illustrations are amazing.” —Girls in the Garden
A survival guide for young women presents practical tips on finding order, fulfillment, and balance in one's life and shares advice on health, dating, careers, money management, entertaining, body image, sex, and nutrition.
When your style is timeless, you’re always on trend—learn how to incorporate these sixty chic classics into your wardrobe. Fashion trends may come and go, but timeless pieces can look chic in every season with the right kind of style. Closet Essentials reveals the secrets of styling sixty of these wardrobe essentials—from the Breton striped top to the little black dress, bomber jacket, jeans, ballet flats, and more—into endless outfits, perfect for any event. With five different ways to style each item and advice for casual, work, vacation, evening, and special occasions, plus fashion illustrations that make each style easy to replicate, this is a must-have guide for every woman, from the sophisticated fashionista to the fashion-challenged and everyone in between.
The Best of Everything after 50 provides top-dollar advice in an affordable format. When Barbara Grufferman turned fifty, she wanted to know how to be -- and stay -- a vibrant woman after the half-century mark. She went in search of a "What to Expect" book, but couldn't find one. So she consulted New York City's leading doctors, personal trainers, hair stylists, fashion gurus, and financial planners including: Diane Von Furstenberg on the right fashion choices Laura Geller and Carmindy on makeup tips Dr. Patricia Wexler on the best skin care regimen Frederic Fekkai on haircare Jane Bryant Quinn on financial concerns Julie Morgenstern on organizing your life Barbara adopted their programs and prescriptions, and got life-changing results -- and now she shares her experiences. With a handy format and "checklist" style, The Best of Everything after 50 makes high-priced advice accessible to any woman interested in getting answers to the issues that concern her most.
The "IELTS Speaking and Listening Vocabulary Booster: 1001 Important Vocabulary with Examples" is a comprehensive and indispensable guide designed to help IELTS test-takers enhance their vocabulary skills specifically for the speaking and listening sections of the exam. With a focus on important topics such as art, advertising, body language, camping, coronavirus, crime and punishment, clothing, education, environmental problems, films, food, musical instruments, newspapers, facial features, plants, technology, and daily life, this book offers a wide range of vocabulary words essential for success in the IELTS exam. The book features a carefully curated collection of 1001 key vocabulary words, each accompanied by clear and relevant examples to illustrate their usage. This enables learners to understand the context and application of the vocabulary in real-life situations. The examples provided cover a variety of scenarios, allowing learners to familiarize themselves with the language they are likely to encounter during the speaking and listening sections of the IELTS exam. Whether you are a beginner looking to build a strong vocabulary foundation or an advanced learner aiming to refine your language skills, this book is a valuable resource. It offers a systematic approach to learning and memorizing important vocabulary, enabling you to express yourself fluently and confidently during the IELTS exam. With its user-friendly format and concise explanations, the "IELTS Speaking and Listening Vocabulary Booster" is an essential companion for any IELTS test-taker seeking to maximize their score in the speaking and listening sections. Enhance your vocabulary, boost your language proficiency, and increase your chances of success with this comprehensive and practical guide.
This book Business Communication: Essential Strategies for Twenty-first Century Managers brings together application-based knowledge and necessary workforce competencies in the field of communication. The second edition utilizes well-researched content and application-based pedagogical tools to present to the readers a thorough analysis on how communication skills can become a strategic asset to build a successful managerial career. With the second edition, Teaching Resource Material in the form of a Companion Website is also being provided. This book must be read by students of MBA, practicing managers, executives, corporate trainers and professors. KEY FEATURES Learning Objectives: They appear at the beginning of each chapter and enumerate the topics/concepts that the readers would gain an insight into after reading the chapter Marginalia: These are spread across the body of each chapter to clarify and highlight the key points Case Study 1: It sets the stage for the areas to be discussed in the concerned chapter Case Study 2: It presents real-world scenarios and challenges to help students learn through the case analysis method Tech World: It throws light on the latest advancements in communication technology and how real-time business houses are leveraging them to stay ahead of their competitors Communication Snippet: It talks about real organizations/people at workplaces, their on-job communication challenges and their use of multiple communication channels to gain a competitive edge Summary: It helps recapitulate the different topics discussed in the chapter Review and Discussion Questions: These help readers assess their understanding of the different topics discussed in the chapter Applying Ethics: These deal with situation-based ethical dilemmas faced by real managers in their professional lives Simulation-based Exercise: It is a roleplay management game that helps readers simulate real managers or workplace situations, and thereby enables students to apply the theoretical concepts Experiential Learning: It provides two caselets, each followed by an Individual Activity and a Team Activity, based on real-time business processes that help readers feel or experience the concepts and theories they learn in the concerned chapter to gain hands-on experience References: These are given at the end of each chapter for the concepts and theories discussed in the chapter
Technical Communication for Engineers has been written for undergraduate students of all engineering disciplines. It provides a well-researched content meticulously developed to help them become strategic assets to their organizations and have a successful career. The book covers the entire spectrum of learning required by a technical professional to effectively communicate the technicalities of his subject to other technocrats or to a non-technical person at their proper levels. It is unique inasmuch as it provides some thoughtful pedagogical tools that help the students attain proficiency in all the modes of communication. Key Features Marginalia, which are spread throughout the book to clarify and highlight the key points. Tech Talk passages, which throw light on the latest advancements in communication technology and their innovative use Application-based Exercise, which encourages the readers to apply the concepts learnt to real-life situation Language-based Exercise (Grammar & Vocabulary) to help readers assess their language competency Ethical Dilemma, which poses a complex hypothetical situation of mental conflict on choosing between difficult moral imperatives Experiential Learning-based Exercise (Project Work) devised to help learner ';feel' or ';experience' the concepts and theories learnt and thereby gain hands-on experience
What do elephants, meerkats, and wolves have in common? Good manners, believe it or not! They never lost their sense of etiquette, good manners, and behaving politely. It seems that we humans could learn a thing or two from our animal friends! Good manners and proper behavior have gone the way of the dodo. Apparently, everyone's free to be a complete jerk and get away with it under the guise of "personality". It's a crying shame that we have to actually consider how our actions affect others. But hey, who cares about others, right? Let's just do whatever the hell we want and damn the consequences! This AI guy got a point - proper etiquette and societal issues are linked. This isn't a typical stuffy etiquette guide filled with rigid guidelines. Instead, it's about presenting yourself well, treating others with respect, and being mindful of the impact we have on those around us - whether it's through our phone usage or online behavior. It's time to wake up and start sharing positive energy, one courteous gesture at a time! Let's bring good manners to the next level of superpowers. Isn't it time to build new heroes and role models for a friendlier society?
