Proven relaxation techniques to cage those public-speaking butterflies for good

If you're one of the millions who fear public speaking, then sweaty palms and a churning stomach can seriously spoil your business presentations, interviews, meetings, and even social situations. Conquering these uncomfortable symptoms is critical to success. Butterflies Be Gone gives you the sure-fire techniques to banish these signs of unease and speak with confidence. The book features practice exercises, personalized strategies, a progress workbook, and vital scientific information sure to reassure your anxiety.

3 200 Chinese sound tracked words, 50 topics, 680 tracks/expressions

235 kbit (eBook) + 25.6 Mbits (Sound)

A MUST* for your travel to China!

The sound tracked Guide is:

a very helpful travel companion

a vital need (hotel, travel, medical services)

useful for professionals and students

*Chinese is a tone language: the same pronunciation has different meaning according to tone. This makes the traditional Guides without sound tracks less useful.

SIMPLE, NATURAL, HELPFUL!

Find the topic and the expression in the source language (your language), read the expression in the target language (language you want to speak), read the pronunciation description, click the sound file, hear and reproduce the expression. That's all! You will memorise naturally the most useful for you expressions. This is the way that a little child learns the language.

50 Topics: Introduction (Letter of the Editor, How to use the Guide?, Versions and Variants, Useful contacts , Internet Links), Phonetics, Personal Pronouns, Verbs be, have, Numeral adjectives, Money, Colours, The days of the week, The months, The seasons, Way to call, Greetings, Current life, Usual phrases, Questions, Thanks, Excuses, Acceptation, Refuse, Joy, Doubt, Surprise, Admiration, Desires, Meetings, Languages, Friendly subjects, Invitations, Regrets, Notices and Signs, Nationality, In the Street, Local Transport, Taxi, Rent-a-car, In the bus (tramway), In the metro, Bus, At the Railway station, Information, Trip by plane, At the custom, In the hotel, In the prefecture, At the police station, Communication, Cyber Caf, Mobile Phones, At the Doctor, At the Chemist's/ Pharmacy, At the Dentist

Guide Schema: (Source language)(Target language)(Pronunciation description)(Sound in the target language)

Your device should have corresponding language fonts.

Sound Files: Your eBook purchase invoice data will permit to get for FREE (for personal use) from our web site www.01mobi.com the sound files in one of the formats (MP3, WMA, Ogg, WAV, AAC). You will get web link to download FREE Sound converter in all above formats. The sound files are autonomous for more flexibility to manage the book size or to use external devices.

Pronunciation: Keep to the sound file pronunciation and make attention to tones (see the Phonetics topic). The written pronunciation description is adapted to non Chinese peoples. It will help you more easily to reproduce the sounds and memorise them.

Versions and Variants

Mobile version: Text works with Mobipocket Reader on most mobile and desktop devices (Smartphones, PocketPC, PDA, Blackberry, Palm, and PC). Sound files are autonomous.

t&aBook (Text&AudioBook): Works on all iPod, MP3, WMA sound players with displays of the sound title.

PC Windows version: Works on all PC with Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista. Sound files are integrated in the book.

Need other languages: From 40 to 40 sound tracked languages! Look for our Guides in sections: Travel, Languages, Dictionaries, and Business.

More information on our web site www.01mobi.com

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