Dan O'Connor

Jeff Katzman

Using the Power of Improv and Play to Forge Connections in a Lonely World

Ensemble!

Life Unscripted

Martin Donnelly

Tony McGuckin

Maire Kehoe

A Practical Primer for XPages Application Development, Debugging, and Performance Using XPages, Lotus® Notes® and Domino® developers can quickly create state-of-the-art web, mobile, and Notes client business applications using standard technologies like HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and XML. Now, there’s a perfect portable XPages quick reference for every working developer. Straight from the experts at IBM®, XPages Portable Command Guide offers fast access to working code, tested solutions, expert tips, and example-driven best practices. Drawing on their unsurpassed experience as IBM XPages lead developers and customer consultants, the authors explore many lesser known facets of the XPages runtime, illuminating these capabilities with dozens of examples that solve specific XPages development problems. Using their easy-to-adapt code examples, you can develop XPages solutions with outstanding performance, scalability, flexibility, efficiency, reliability, and value. Covers lots of commands and parameters related to XPages behavior modification through xsp.properties Notes/Domino configuration files XSP Command Manager and OSGi Console The XSP Client-Side JavaScript Object Server Side JavaScript scripting Server Side JavaScript debugging via global functions, simple programming constructs, and logging Instantly access all XPages commands: Use this book as your quick offline solutions resource Logical how-to topic groupings provide one-stop research Compact size makes it easy to carry with you—wherever you go “Create Your Own Journal” section with blank, lined pages makes it easy to personalize this book for your needs “What Do You Want to Do?” chart inside the front cover helps you quickly find specific tasks Designed for all Lotus and Domino developers with at least some XPages experience, XPages Portable Command Guide is the ideal companion and follow-up to Mastering XPages from IBM Press, the world’s #1 book on XPages technology.

A Compact Resource to XPages Application Development and the XSP Language

XPages Portable Command Guide

This is THE ORIGINAL Say This--Not That Book! Description: Have you ever had one of those "I wish I hadn't just said that!" moments? In "Say This, Not That," expert communication trainer Dan O'Connor gives you the words and phrases you can use to effortlessly hit your communication target every time. With "Say This, Not That," you can skip right to the punch and learn the danger phrases to avoid-the ones that are sabotaging your message, and the power phrases to use-the ones that will enable you to deliver your message with clarity and effectiveness-the ones that will move you to a new communication level and put you in the category of savvy communicator. No more skimming through pages to find what you're looking for--every page has useful tools you'll be able to apply immediately, and examples of each phrase in use. Furthermore, this program comes complete with quick-reference reminder cards you can have at-the-ready, so you can really make these techniques your own-not just for one enthusiastic moment, but forever! What will you find in Say This Not That? 1- The words! Most chapters deal with one specific danger phrase to be eliminated from your verbal repertoire and one specific power phrase to replace it. However, since not all phrases we'll be covering have exact opposites, you'll also find chapters that deal solely with danger phrases to be purged from usage, and other chapters that deal solely with power phrases that should be added to your every day communication arsenal, to infuse your speech with punch and power. 2- The theory--A great deal of research has gone into determining the effect of words on the listener. You'll learn the reasons-the "why" of every lesson. 3- Examples--You'll find examples of situations in which the phrases should or should not be used, as well as variations of the words under discussion. 4- Quick reference cards--The number of the quick-reference card that accompanies each lesson. In the back of this book you'll find the quick-reference card. If you're using an e-reader, you can simply turn to that page and keep it open to your phrase for the day, and if you'd like to print out these cards, simply go to our website www.powerdiversity.com and click on the customer resources section. It's as easy as that to achieve new levels of communication success! "Thank you, Dan, for giving me the words! I didn't know it could be so easy to improve my communication skills. I carry your book with me wherever I go, and use the power phrases both at work and at home. Because of your training, I have a better relationship with my boss, my husband, and even my teenagers! I just can't thank you enough." -Marsha Thompson, Washington DC, USA

Power Phrases Designed to Help You Communicate with Power, Tact, and Finesse, Along with Danger Phrases to Avoid at All Costs

Say This-Not That!

Jeff Katzman, M.D.

Learn to collaborate with others, think on your feet, and celebrate mistakes using the skills of improv theater So many of us go through life following scripts we didn’t write for ourselves—scripts designed by our family, shaped by our friends, and influenced by the expectations of the people we meet. Using practical self-help skills rooted in improv principles and depth psychology, we can live more authentic, fulfilled, and empowered lives.

Using Improv Principles to Get Unstuck, Boost Confidence, and Transform Your Life

ENERGY VAMPIRE SLAYING:101 How to combat negativity and toxic attitudes in your office, in your home, and in yourself In this program you'll learn: -The secrets master communicators use to keep their cool when dealing with difficult people -What free-style scripting is and how you can use it to defend against verbal assaults -How to use a power phrase and danger phrase list to boost your communication power -How you can prevent conflict from manifesting, using effective communication techniques -Problem-solving verbal patterns and scripts you can use to instantly increase productivity -How to use defusion tactics to slash the time spent dealing with difficult customers -How to respond, rather than react, when you're confronted with negative or difficult behavior -How to use magic phrases to respond quickly and effectively when you're put on the spot -Brain-training techniques such as hemisphere switching you can use to control your emotions when you're under pressure -How to quickly find the right words at the right time during difficult situations, and -Which free tools to use for mastering all of the techniques you'll learn in the program, and the right way to study, so you can develop your skills at lightning speed. "I have been using the tactics you taught with great success, not just at work, but at home. I finally had the breakthrough I've been trying for with my daughter. Thank you for giving me the tools I can use to change my life. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute! I'll take any book you have to offer." -Kevin Wahlberg -Dallas, TX

How to Combat Negativity and Toxic Attitudes in Your Office, in Your Home, and in Yourself

Energy Vampire Slaying: 101

Drawing on a combined expertise in improvisational theatre and psychiatry, author team Dan O'Connor and Dr. Jeff Katzman show readers how improv skills are the perfect antidote to loneliness and isolation. I know what you're thinking: Hold on...improv? Like getting on a stage in front of an audience? What if that's not my thing? Don't worry: this isn't a book about becoming an improv theater expert, and it's not really a book about performing. It's a book about loneliness--about our feelings of disconnection and isolation, ones that we may have been experiencing since long before the pandemic. More importantly, it's a book about becoming unlonely--by borrowing from the collaborative and creative tools of improv. Authors of Life Unscripted Jeff Katzman, a professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico, and Dan O'Connor, multifaceted actor, writer, and director, have created a process they call Ensembling that helps us build an ensemble of relationships in our lives and more deeply enjoy the groups we already belong to. This is a process of becoming a little vulnerable with each other, and of embracing the moment in which we find ourselves. Drawing on concepts from narrative improvisational theatre and depth psychology, the authors present us with the skills we need to connect with each other more actively and meaningfully. To ensemble or not to ensemble--that is not a question. With the rise of loneliness and isolation in an increasingly virtually connected society, we must find ways to come together. We must ensemble!

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