Book description
A blueprint for boosting your activism and building support for the causes you care about, featuring fan-building tactics from the music industry and the voices of today's most passionate change-makers"This book shines a light on a wealth of new strategies to help reach people in ways that are both authentic and resonant."-John KerryFrom stadium acts to indie singer-songwriters, musicians have pioneered ways of sparking passion, building awareness, and catalyzing engagement. Now imagine if social movements-from the fight to protect the planet to campaigns promoting global health or LGBTQIA+ rights-had the same fervent support as your favorite artists.Adam Met, climate advocate, educator, and member of the multiplatinum band AJR, gained firsthand experience growing an audience from the ground up as the band progressed from playing in living rooms to selling out arenas. With award-winning journalist Heather Landy, Met shows how to apply fan-building strategies to social movements in exciting, inventive ways. Amplify is a playbook for developing passionate supporters (i.e., fans) utilizing the art and science of engagement, collaboration, and authentic connection, with tactics that will inspire people to carry your message to the world and spur others to act.Amplify's innovative tool kit will help you find your voice and maximize your impact in the world of social progress to create the change you want to see.This movement-building manifesto includes cutting-edge research and strategies from today's most effective organizers, engagers, and thinkers, including extensive interviews with Adam Grant (Wharton professor) on embracing disagreement within a movement Christiana Figueres (Paris Climate Agreement architect) on finding a path to solutions Andrew Yang (former U.S. presidential candidate) on becoming the front person for your ideas David Hogg (March for Our Lives co-founder) on the challenges of building a youth-led movement Chi Ossé (youngest-ever NYC council member) on working outside the box but within the system Sue Doster (NYC Pride co-chair) on keeping movements nimble and relevant Glenn Beck (conservative commentator) on finding common ground Jim Gaffigan (comedian) on setting and achieving goals Bill Nye (scientist and entertainer) on communication that connects with people Ben Folds (musician) on staying in sync with your audience Jamie Drummond (ONE Campaign co-founder) on the beauty of purposeful compromise Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo (hip-hop scholar) on the intersection of activism and history Wendy Laister (Duran Duran manager) on harnessing the energy of live events Clyde Lawrence and Jordan Cohen (of the band Lawrence) on pressing your argument MAX (musician) on the power of collaboration Sam Hollander (songwriter) on aligning different perspectives Astro Teller (co-founder of Alphabet's X division) on taking moonshots
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience