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Writing is easy, all you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until the drops of blood form on your forehead.
Gene Fowler |
I have had some hundred books published (though some are now out of print) and my objective is always the same: first to explain, to make clear what makes something successful. Then to encapsulate and illustrate how to go about it, presenting practical, proven techniques that are straightforward to put to work. In many ways these titles represent what I wish I had had when I first had to undertake the tasks they describe.
Reviews: Many good reviews have been published over the years about my books. For instance a recent general comment (in Professional Marketing magazine) said: Patrick has developed a lucid and elegant style of writing, which allows him to present information in a way that is organised, focused and easy to absorb; another review (in PSMG News) said Patrick Forsyth is a master of the written word. Titles include: How to write Reports and Proposals: published in association with the Sunday Times newspaper this book sets out a systematic way to create powerful documents. £9.99 . More... Marketing stripped bare: a humorous “demystification” of what marketing is and how it works designed for the non-marketing person and presented in a novel and humorous way to make it truly accessible. £14.99 How to Motivate People: another title published in association with the Sunday Times this reviews a vital area of people management, one that directly affects results. £9.99. More... The Gentle Art of Getting Your Own Way: These methods are all very accessible and illustrated by anecdotes that show how they are used in both work and non-work situations.You might say that these are the techniques that help other people to decide correctly! £9.99. More... Developing your Staff: (Sunday Times) - a manager’s guide to all aspects of gaining improved results from the training and development staff in all its forms. £9.99 Successful Time Management: this has probably sold more than any book I have written – it addresses a perennial issue and shows how everyone can be more productive and thus enhance their performance. This book has been regularly used as a corporate gift (e.g. at Christmas) as it can be useful to just about everyone. £9.99. More... Successful Business Presentations: On browsing the book, readers will see the checklist approach and the carefully crafted structure that immediately conveys these skills. They will understand that this is a book of unique accessibility. Here they will learn techniques and methods of planning research and structuring information that will create inescapable conclusions by their recipients. They will be successful. £9.99. More... The Management Speakers’ Sourcebook: guidance on presentation and on how to handle specific common speaking commitments successfully. £9.99 Management Pocketbooks: I have four books in this series of “mini-texts” on negotiation, selling, starting in management, managing upwards (managing your boss) and managing meetings. Short, inexpensive and encapsulating the core issues about their topics, these are ideal “crash courses” and make ideal course handouts. Detox your career: an up to date guide to active career management: that is analysing what you need to do and influencing all those things likely to affect career success. £9.99. More… Manage your boss: this book sets out how to create a positive and constructive relationship between managed and manager, one that provides a boost to performance and career. £12.99. More... There’s no need to shout!: this provides a new look at business communications, focusing especially on communication in writing and formal presentations. £12.99 Outsmarting your competitors: Techniques for sales excellence to build profitable sales - a review for all those conducting face-to-face sales meetings. £9.99. More... Surviving office politics: this presents a humorous look at the workplace with some useful common sense tips about how to deal with office politics along the way. £9.99. More... 100 Great Sales Ideas: a book of 100 individual double-page spreads each highlighting ways to maximise the effectiveness of sales techniques: I have written two other books in this series, 100 Great Time Management Ideas, and 100 Great Presentations Ideas. Designed to dip into, this format is ideal for the busy executive. All these titles are £8.99. More... 100 Great Presentation Ideas: This book contains 100 great ideas to make your presentations go smoothly and successfully. Researched from leading companies and successful managers around the world, each idea is described in a succinct way. You are then shown how to apply that idea to your own presentation situation. All these titles are £8.99. More... 100 Great Time Management Ideas: This book is arranged to a simple formula which has the potential to reap great rewards, each idea is self-contained and the book is great to dip into.(note: it covers essentially the same ground as “Successful Time Management”). All these titles are £8.99. More... Improve your coaching and training skills: another title in the Sunday Times series (directed at managers rather than trainers) it spells out cost effective ways to develop individual performance through development activity. £8.99 Effective Business Writing: a new guide to this whole area: will help you write anything better, from e-mail to report. £9.99. More... Difficult decisions solved in 90 minutes: an antidote to avoiding putting off or fudging those things that are awkward, difficult or embarrassing. £9.99. More... The PowerPoint Detox: a guide to enlivening presentations and using slides in a way that enhances what you do – an antidote to “death by PowerPoint”. £12.99. More... Marketing: a guide to the fundamentals: published by The Economist this is a thorough, definitive guide for the non-specialist. £12.99. More... Negotiation skills for Rookies: a review of negotiation and the techniques that can get you the best deal. £9.99 Tough tactic for tough times: A recent book looks at techniques for surviving hostile economic times - details of this appears on the Home page. Copies are £9.99 Disaster Proof your Career: a review of tactics to conduct your career in a way that takes you forward and makes you less likely to be overlooked or eased out of an organisation. £9.99. More... Meetings – an agenda for success: a review to help you make meetings of all sorts constructive and useful (and who has never come out of a meeting saying “What a waste of time!”) £12.99 And for university students … The Study Skills Guide: a practical guide to the essential skills aimed at students wanting to maximise the benefit of further education (a companion title on essay writing is due for publication soon). £12.99. More... |
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