https://pressroom.prlog.org/PYaffe-Consultant/ About Philip Yaffe Consultant - Philip Yaffe is a former reporter/feature writer with The Wall Street Journal and an international marketing communication consultant living in Brussels, Belgium. His latest book is The Gettysburg Approach to Writing & Speaking like a Professional. https://www.prlog.org/11614967-easy-to-read-book-aims-to-bridge-the-dangerous-gap-between-science-and-the-concerned-citizen.html The gap between science and the public means people often vote on issues don’t really understand. This book attempts to close the gap by simply and engagingly explaining the fundamental principles underlying all scientific research and debate.Sat, 06 Aug 2011 05:38:19 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11515805-duo-of-books-simplifies-learning-both-english-and-french.html A key to mastering another language is learning to think like a native. One way of doing this is to see how a native speaker thinks about your language. Used in tandem, Actual English and Gentle French can significantly ease the process.Sun, 29 May 2011 18:59:26 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11279383-actual-english-helps-foreign-learners-think-like-native-speaker.html Language learning depends on thinking like a native speaker. Many grammar books ignore this fact. Actual English, by a multilingual journalist (Wall Street Journal) puts thinking like a native speaker right up front where it belongs.Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:44:01 GMT https://www.prlog.org/10753775-gettysburg-approach-to-writing-speaking-supplants-the-of-the-storm-with-online-booksellers.html The Gettysburg Approach to Writing & Speaking like a Professional updates In the I of the Storm released in 2006. The Gettysburg Approach maintains the same innovative structure of its predecessor, together with several new and expanded features.Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:27:51 GMT https://www.prlog.org/10719189-gettysburg-approach-to-writing-speaking-finds-favor-among-teens.html The Gettysburg Approach to Writing & Speaking like a Professional by Philip Yaffe, a book largely aimed at university students and beyond, is finding increasing favor among teenagers and people who advise them.Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:59:48 GMT https://www.prlog.org/10706353-gettysburg-approach-to-writing-speaking-in-same-league-as-the-elements-of-style.html For more than a half century, The Elements of Style has probably been the single most widely used guide for writers in the U.S. and around the world. It may now have a rival in The Gettysburg Approach to Writing & Speaking like a Professional.Sun, 30 May 2010 06:10:59 GMT https://www.prlog.org/10680361-home-schooling-website-gives-five-star-endorsement-to-gettysburg-approach-to-writing-speaking.html Home School Book Reviews, a website devoted to promoting and supporting home schooling, has given a five-star endorsement to The Gettysburg Approach to Writing & Speaking like a Professional.Sat, 15 May 2010 06:52:50 GMT https://www.prlog.org/10680355-gettysburg-approach-to-writing-speaking-provides-opportunity-to-learn-at-the-feet-of-master.html Reviewer says what makes this book different is its creative use of the Gettysburg Address as a vehicle for its lessons. "An excellent resource for writers and speakers . . . we have the opportunity to learn at the feet of a great writing master."Sat, 15 May 2010 06:47:31 GMT https://www.prlog.org/10596108-toastmaster-magazine-publishes-article-based-on-gettysburg-approach-to-writing-spe.html "Toastmaster," the monthly magazine of Toastmasters International, has published a major excerpt from Philip Yaffe's new book The Gettysburg Approach to Writing & Speaking like a Professional for the benefit of its 250,000 readers.Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:32:39 GMT https://www.prlog.org/10586231-gettysburg-approach-to-writing-speaking-as-gripping-as-first-rate-novel-says-reviewer.html A respected book reviewer, a fiction writer, finds this book about expository (non-fiction) writing and speaking to be a genuine "page-turner," because it says so much about these two vital disciplines in such interesting and original ways.Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:20:44 GMT https://www.prlog.org/10573465-gettysburg-approach-to-writing-speaking-official-sponsor-of-academic-authors-annual-conference.html TAA, an association that helps writers produce better textbooks, has named The Gettysburg Approach to Writing & Speaking, a new book that bridges the gap between effective writing and speaking, an official sponsor of its annual conference.Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:12:18 GMT https://www.prlog.org/10540974-gettysburg-approach-bridges-the-gap-between-effective-writing-and-effective-public-speaking.html Writing and speaking are generally taught as two distinct subjects, when in fact they are intimately related. The Gettysburg Approach bridges this artificial chasm, making both of these vital disciplines easier to master and effectively apply.Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:21:50 GMT