Your Competitive Edge Vol 1: Improving your competitive skills

Written by Jim Stovall and Ray H Hull PhD

Narrated by Rich Germaine

The first volume in a series that includes three titles: The Art of Communication, The Art of Presentation and The Art of Productivity, by Jim Stovall and Ray H Hull PhD.

The Art of Productivity

• Considering your audience and adjusting communication style
• What your non-verbal communication says about you
• Dressing for maximum success
• Public speaking
• Written words vs. spoken words
• Communication through conduct
• Active listening
• Conflict resolution
• Creating a comfortable environment for effective communication in meetings

The Art of Presentation

• Public speaking as a performance art
• World-changing speakers of the past
• Contemporary, influential public speakers
• Preparing a presentation
• The art of using a microphone
• Speaking tips and techniques
• Elements of a speech
• The art of stage presence
• Business speaking
• Concluding the speech to make an impact

The Art of Productivity

• Defining success
• Establishing a mission
• The art of passion
• The art of discovery
• Motivation
• Customizing goals
• The art of implementation

• Language: English
• Publisher: Audiobook Producers
• Release date: Oct 30, 2020
• ISBN: 9781664931046

Jim Stovall

James Glen Stovall (Jim) is a retired professor of journalism who lives in East Tennessee. During his teaching career, he taught at the University of Alabama (1978-2003), Emory and Henry College (2003-2006) and the University of Tennessee (2006-2016). He is now working on a second career writing young adult fiction and mysteries. Jim is the author of the a selling writing textbook, Writing for the Mass Media, as well as other journalism texts such as Journalism: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How and Web Journalism. Other books include:  • Seeing Suffrage:The 1913 Washington Suffrage Parade, Its Pictures, and Its Effects on the American Political Landscape • Battlelines: Gettysburg: Civil War Sketch Artists and the First Draft of War In addition to writing, Jim likes to paint (watercolor), draw (pen and ink), play music (dulcimer and banjo), garden and piddle around in his woodworking shop. Jim grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and that is his favorite setting for his novels.