David Mortimore Baxter knows that a kid's life is not easy, so he has put together the perfect self-help book for young people just like him. Read his list of the best excuses to use on grown-ups, but only in emergencies, of course. Proceed with caution!
Approved-by-Mother proverbial sayings on over 180 topics covering body, mind and soul. Marriage, parenting, driving, faith, character ... Pentz has collected maternal advice on a wide range of topics. After all, "an ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy". This collection of homespun wisdom offers mother-approved proverbial sayings on over 180 topics, covering body, mind, and soul.
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You have something important to say. Are you sure your audience is listening? Clocks start ticking in the minds of your listeners the minute you begin your presentation. These clocks measure the amount of time you have to interest them before their attention wanders elsewhere. Could be three minutes. Could be thirty seconds. But make your audience laugh and they forget about their clocks. They are too busy listening. Make them laugh and they will listen. Humor is one of your most powerful tools as a speaker, and 1001 Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking lets you wield it with power. Michael Hodgin has compiled hundreds of humorous anecdotes on dozens of topics and brought them together in one book. From "Ability" and "Accidents" to "Work" and "Worship," Hodgin's illustrations are arranged according to topic and indexed to help you quickly find the perfect anecdote. The book also provides space to record the times and places you use each illustration, so no one will hear you tell the same joke twice. Ideal for preachers, teachers, executives, and anyone else who speaks publicly, 1001 Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking will keep your audience laughing -- and listening to every word you say.
A dynamic book filled with excuses, antidotes, jokes and great one-liners to add to your mental database! #591. Hung Loe calls work and says, "Hey, boss I no come work today. I really sick. I got headache, stomach ache and my legs hurt. I no come work." The boss says, "You know Hung Loe, I really need you today. When I feel like that, I go to my wife and tell her give me sex. That makes everything better and I go work. You try that." Two hours later Hung Loe calls again. "Boss, I do what you say and I feel great. I be at work soon. You got nice house."
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1001 More Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking, much like its rib-tickling predecessor, is a gold mine of one-liners, jokes, and humorous anecdotes for almost any topic.