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The average attention span has dropped to 8 seconds. To break through to people, you need to focus on your audience, be slightly different, and deliver with finesse.

Every day at work, people do three things: talk, listen, and pretend to listen. Through fast, fun, actionable tips, You've Got 8…

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1 author picked You've Got 8 Seconds as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

One of the most dog-eared and highlighted texts that I own, YOU'VE GOT :08 SECONDS is overflowing with suggestion after suggestion for making an impact, creating a strong first impression, getting noticed -- all of it! As the subtitle says, the book begins with the premise that our generation exists in an increasingly distracted world where all we get from a potential employer, buyer, or some other unknown is eight seconds of their time -- at most -- before they have made a decision on who we are and how they view us, and subsequently if they will "buy" what…

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The Rosewood Penny by J.S. Fields,

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The dragons of Yuro have been hunted to extinction.

On a small, isolated island, in a reclusive forest, lives bandit leader Marani and her brother Jacks. With their outlaw band they rob from the rich to feed themselves, raiding carriages and dodging the occasional vindictive…

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