The Bezos Blueprint: Communication Secrets that Power Amazon's Success

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From the bestselling author of Talk Like TED, renowned communications coach Carmine Gallo reveals the leadership secrets of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos - and gives you the tools to master them yourself. Jeff Bezos built Amazon. A dreamer who turned a bold idea into the world's most influential company, a brand that likely touches your life every day. As a student of leadership and communication, he learned to elevate the way Amazonians write, collaborate, innovate, pitch and present. He created a scalable model that grew from a small team in a Seattle garage to one of the world's largest employers. In The Bezos Blueprint, Carmine Gallo reveals the communication strategies that Jeff Bezos pioneered to fuel Amazon's astonishing growth. As one of the most innovative and visionary entrepreneurs of our time, Bezos reimagined the way leaders write, speak and motivate teams and customers. The communication tools Bezos created are so effective that former Amazonians who worked directly with Bezos adopted them as blueprints to start their own companies. Now, these tools are available to you. 'Carmine Gallo examines more than two decades of Bezos letters to reveal the writing and communication strategies that should be taught to everyone with a story to tell' - Marc Randolph, co-founder and first CEO of Netflix

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Boasts Amazon-like efficiency in laying out practical drills and specific exercises to apply the Bezos way of thinking to your own company or work * Financial Times *
Unique and actionable insights that will help anyone sharpen their communication skills -- Admiral James Stavridis, Vice Chairman, Global Affairs, The Carlyle Group and 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO
Carmine Gallo examines more than two decades of Bezos letters to reveal the writing and communication strategies that should be taught to everyone with a story to tell -- Marc Randolph, co-founder and first CEO of Netflix
A rewarding and informative take on how to craft a convincing message * Publishers Weekly *
Written so an eighth-grader could understand. Turns out the secret to Amazons success isnt logistical, its lexical * The Wall Street Journal *

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Carmine Gallo is the bestselling author of Talk Like TED and The Storyteller's Secret. He is a communications coach for widely admired brands such as Pfizer, LinkedIn, Intel and Coca-Cola, and a keynote speaker known for teaching the world's most respected business leaders how to deliver dynamic presentations and share inspiring stories. He is a columnist for Forbes and Entrepreneur. He is the head of Gallo Communications in California, where he resides with his wife.