Summary: In part one of this program, Hedrick Smith reports on how the Alliance of Concerned Men stopped a youth gang war in Benning Terrace, a public housing project in the nation's capital that had become a war zone. Alliance members Tyrone Parker and Rico Rush, former felons with new lives and a new mission, negotiate a truce with the rival gangs that ends the killing and brings hope and new...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The sound system that goes into a hand-assembled Aston-Martin sports car must be special indeed. In this program, designers at Linn, a precision-engineering company specializing in state-of-the-art sound reproduction, draft and build a compact stereo for this elite automobile. Project leaders demonstrate the use of 3-D CAD in the drafting process. The outsourcing of a component provides a good...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Graphic designers with the consulting firm Navy Blue must produce a new corporate identity for Digital Animations Group, a Scottish company on the cutting edge of 3-D technology. Their task is to create a logo that captures the company's spirit and works across different formats, such as on paper, signs, windows, and Web pages. This program follows the entire process, from sitting down with the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Microwave meals—they’re a bonanza for retail giants, but how do they effect public health? Is the old-fashioned home-cooked dinner an endangered species? This program reports on the rise of factory-processed food and its growing impact on the general public’s diet and cooking skills. Viewers meet culinary writer Joanna Blythman, who believes prepackaged meals help perpetuate a hectic lifestyle...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: From plant extracts to fish oils to yogurt laden with beneficial bacteria, food designed to make us brainier as well as physically healthier is growing in popularity. This program examines the trend, which has created a windfall for retailers and manufacturers even though the jury is still out regarding the benefits for consumers. Viewers learn about the history of health-food claims and meet...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program examines the close correlation between gang activity and the music many youths are listening to today, "gangster rap. The program features Sgt. Ron Stallworth, who heads the unit dealing with gangs at the Utah Division of Investigation. Sgt. Stallworth has frequently testified about gangs and gang violence before Congress and police and civic groups. He is the author of Gangster...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: For a salesperson, an objection is the kiss of death. Or is it? In this program, Bob Kimball-author of the American Marketing Association's popular AMA Handbook for Successful Selling and professor of marketing at the University of West Florida-makes it clear that an objection and a rejection are two totally separate things, as he describes in detail the process of turning an objection into an...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Nothing promotes buying like buy-in. How is it achieved? This program narrated by Bob Kimball-author of the American Marketing Association's popular AMA Handbook for Successful Selling and professor of marketing at the University of West Florida-answers that and other questions as it examines the sales presentation, from start to finish. Topics covered include properly using open- and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: As a part-time college student, Karen takes jobs "just to pay the bills," a practice that has given her a zigzag resume that leaves would-be employers wondering if she can commit. In this dramatization, career adviser Avril puts job-hopper Karen on the spot with a tough-love approach to interviewing designed to shake Karen out of her complacency and help her land a dream job. Topics include...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: The difference between making a sale and making a profitable sale means more than just an extra zero or two on the bottom line. This program narrated by Bob Kimball-author of the American Marketing Association's popular AMA Handbook for Successful Selling and professor of marketing at the University of West Florida-emphasizes the importance of negotiating win-win sales. Key discussion points...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Emma and Lucy are high school seniors interested in a career in fashion. Their credentials are very similar, and when the two apply for the same retail fashion job and Lucy wins out, it's her career portfolio that sets her apart from Emma. But what exactly is a career portfolio? How is one created, and how precisely does it fit into the job application process? This video tells all, as it...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Regardless of how good a sales pitch is, the sale is not made until it is closed. In this program, Bob Kimball-author of the American Marketing Association's popular AMA Handbook for Successful Selling and professor of marketing at the University of West Florida-addresses the ins and outs of getting to "yes" while laying down the laws of making the sale: assume a closing mentality right from...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Selling well, like any set of skills, begins with a solid foundation. In this program, Bob Kimball-author of the American Marketing Association's popular AMA Handbook for Successful Selling and professor of marketing at the University of West Florida-drives home the basics, including the importance of listening, in order to determine a prospect's needs and buying motives; of highlighting...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In general, prospects can be divided into groups known as Amiables, Expressives, Analytics, and Drivers-and knowing the differences between them can make or break a budding business relationship. This program narrated by Bob Kimball-author of the American Marketing Association's popular AMA Handbook for Successful Selling and professor of marketing at the University of West Florida-stresses the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: What is a salesperson's most important activity? In this program, Bob Kimball-author of the American Marketing Association's popular AMA Handbook for Successful Selling and professor of marketing at the University of West Florida-tackles the subject of prospecting, from gathering referrals to making cold calls. How to tap current and prior customers for referrals; how to cultivate a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Applying for your first job can be a difficult and scary process simply because you haven't done it before. Designed for the absolute beginner, this video follows Ben, a high-school grad looking for a part-time job, as he identifies his hidden transferable skills, brainstorms some cool job possibilities, searches for open positions, writes an engaging cover letter, and compiles a solid first...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: I work hard every day, every week, but I'm not making any money in selling. If I'm working this hard, I ought to be doing a lot better than I am. In this program, Bob Kimball-author of the American Marketing Association's popular AMA Handbook for Successful Selling and professor of marketing at the University of West Florida-explodes the myth that sheer effort guarantees results while...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In this program, John McWhorter, author of The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language; Lyle Campbell, of the University of Utah; Brian Joseph, of The Ohio State University; and population geneticist Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza examine factors that contributed to the diversification and spread of languages, including early migration, the introduction of agriculture, and genes. Language...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: It is predicted that within a century more than half of the world's languages will become extinct, but as languages are lost, new ones emerge naturally or are constructed. In this program, Noam Chomsky; Esperantist Thomas Eccard; endangered languages researcher Peter Ladefoged, who has since passed away; and others provide insights into the language life cycle. Topics include constructed...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: If your students don't know a seam ripper from a seam gauge, this video is a perfect place to start teaching the skills needed for sewing by hand. All of the basic tools of the trade are identified, including measuring instruments, tracing wheels and paper, fabric markers, scissors and shears, needles, ballpoint and sharp pins, basting tape, pin cushions, thimbles, irons, pressing cloths, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program travels the globe as it surveys a large portion of the world's languages-25 percent of which are spoken by a mere 0.1 percent of the Earth's population. Moving from Africa to Oceania and up to Asia and then west to Europe and across the ocean to the Americas, the program assesses how many languages are spoken in each region, the characteristics they share, and misconceptions about...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Writing is a relative latecomer to the history of language. This program tracks its emergence in Mesopotamia, China, and Mesoamerica and its spread down through the millennia via conquest-usually violent, sometimes benign-and colonization. The creation of creoles and pidgins resulting from the interaction of specific populations is also addressed, and speculation is made about the first things...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: What precisely is language, and how did humans acquire it? In an effort to answer those essential questions, this program journeys back to prehistoric times in search of language's origin. But this is not a passive discussion, as Noam Chomsky; Brown University's Philip Lieberman; Johanna Nichols, of U.C. Berkeley; Stanford University's Merritt Ruhlen; professor of anthropology Richard Klein;...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Sewing is a useful skill that is as handy in the home as it is profitable in the workplace. This video introduces students to the sewing machine, the key to high-volume stitching and a rewarding career in the clothing industry. First, the program names each part of the machine, from the thread take-up lever, to the bobbin winder spindle, to the presser foot lifter. Then, it demonstrates how to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005