About the Book
Linguadynamics(R)--"Language Power!"--The Sci-Art of Effective Self-Expression for Winning Life's Riches and Greater Rewards is presented in a series of seven-books collectively called The 7 Gems of Winning. Each book in the series is named for a particular gem stone. The first book in the series is The Diamond Gem of Winning. The remaining six books are the Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Amethyst, Topaz and Pearl Gems of Winning. (TM) The cover of each book in the series is the color of its gem stone.
The 7 Gems of Winning present the authors' new, trademarked methodology of language-usage called "Linguadynamics." (R) "Lingua" refers to "language;" "dynamics" to "power." Linguadynamics(R) means "language power."
The Gems provide ingenious Linguuadynamic Techniques that instruct, train, rehearse and groom readers in using the "language power" of Linguadynamics(R) to become more effective in communication, presentation, and self-expression, more successful in social situation, business transactions and personal endeavors. Linguadynamic Techniques s(R) instill unshakeable confidence, imperturbable assurance and unruffled composure when communicating and interacting with others, making presentations, pursuing objectives and fulfilling aspirations.
The authors of the series are Dominic J. Potts, Esq., J.D. and his wife Mena E. Potts, MSW, Ph.D. Author Dominic Potts is a retired award-winning, precedent-setting medical-legal trial attorney with doctoral studies in classical rhetoric, dialectics and forensics conducted under a doctoral fellowship granted by the University of Pittsburgh.
Author Mena E. Potts has a masters degree in psychiatric social worker and was awarded the first ever doctorate in The Psychology of Dreams and Dreaming. She developed the first Mental Health Service in Jefferson County, Ohio, developed the first Head Start Program, first Community Action Council Program and first Family Services Professional Counseling Service in Jefferson County, Ohio.
While litigating against powerful insurance companies on behalf of his clients, the author Dominic Potts employed classical rhetorical principles from his doctoral studies and developed his new methodology of language-usage in order to become more persuasive in his arguments to the court and final summation to a jury. The authors' trademarked language-methodology, "Linguadynamics," proved that during internecine litigational warfare with financially-powerful insurance companies, "Language power eclipsed financial power."
About the Author :
Author Dominic Potts, Esq., J.D. is a retired award-winning, precedent-setting medical-legal trial attorney with doctoral studies in classical rhetoric, dialectics and forensics conducted under a doctoral fellowship granted by the University of Pittsburgh. Along with his wife and co-author, Mena E. Potts, Ph.D., he has written, lectured and spoken extensively before professional groups-including an annual meeting of international scholars from around the globe-at public gatherings and teaching seminars, lecturer at Egan Institute [now subsumed by Franciscan University]. The author is a classically trained musician. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years as a musician, graduated from The Navy School of Music in Washington, D.C. and played first chair trumpet in the Navy Symphony Orchestra at the time. While conducting doctoral studies in classical rhetoric under a fellowship granted by the University of Pittsburgh he was appointed Assistant Director of the Pitt Debating Team, which won regional honors that year. Following his doctoral studies in classical rhetoric the author entered the practice of law as a medical-legal trial attorney, specializing exclusively in the representation of clients injured in auto, bus, train and plane accidents as well as those sustaining injuries from pharmaceutical products, defective products, medical malpractice and hospital negligence. In each case-regardless of the type of injury sustained-the author had to battle behemoth insurance companies that represented the responsible party. While litigating against powerful insurance companies possessed of awesome wealth and power the author employed classical rhetorical principles when drafting legal briefs, presenting arguments to the court and delivering final summations to juries. Adopting rhetorical principles from his doctoral studies the author developed a new methodology of language-usage he called Linguadynamics in order to become more persuasive in his legal arguments and summations. He coined and trademarked his methodology Linguadynamics, which means language power. In the course of his internecine litigational warfare with financially-powerful insurance companies Linguadynamics proved that Language power eclipses financial power, as it enabled the author to win precedent settlements and awards for his clients. Using the author's new methodology of language-usage, Linguadynamics, readers can now impress, bond and persuade in order to win what they desire and deserve, but not previously possible or just beyond reach. BIOGRAPHY OF EDUCATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND COMMMUNITY AWARDS: Youngstown University Awards: bestowed University Seminar Honors; Faculty Election to Clarence E. Gould Honorary Society; Political Science Honors; Ohio State University College of Law Awards [now Moritz College of Law]: Winner of the Annual Oral Argument Award; Winner of the Annual Brief Writing Award; recipient of the Law Day Honor Case Award; University of Pittsburgh: Doctoral Studies in Classical Rhetoric; Assistant Coach of William Pitt Debate Team; Professional Legal Memberships and Awards: Association of Trial Lawyers of America [now American Association for Justice]; American College of Legal Medicine; American Society of Law and Medicine; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Award for organizing and conducting The Community Law School; Community Awards: Outstanding Service Award in the Legal Profession; United Cerebral Palsy Award; Martin Luther King Award; Nominated for the Cavallo Foundation Prize for fighting a Mafia landfill in defense of the environment; Professional Writers Memberships: Pen International Literary Society; The Authors Guild, NYC; New York Writers Coalition; Ligonier Valley Writers. Author Mena E. Potts holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Administration from Ohio State University, a Masters in Psychiatric Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. in the Psychology of Dreams and Dreaming from the Union Institute and University, the first ever doctorate in applied dream psychology. She is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers, a Licensed Independent Social Worker, a retired therapist and an author, lecturer, faculty member and the founder of The Dream Center, where she conducts research in precognitive dreams and training in the psychology of dreams and dreaming. The author did advanced studies at the C.G. Jung Analytic Institute in Zurich, Switzerland, The Alexander Technique from London, England, the East-West Psychology Center in Zollikon Switzerland and the Manjushri Institute and Residential College in Ulverston, England. She completed an eight-month experiential dream group internship at the Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis in New York City, participated in Psi Dream Research at the American Society for Psychical Research in New York City and completed the Ullman Experiential Dream Group Leadership Training Program and Supervisory Dream Group Leadership Training Program. While a board member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, IASD, she initiated the Association's first American Psychological Association's Co-Sponsored Continuing Education Programs, for which she received an award from IASD. The author is graduate of the Rutgers School of Alcohol Studies, has been a research associate of The Psychohistory Forum, a participant in research, publications and conference presentations in Psychohistorical Dreamwork developed by Dr. Paul Elovitz, founding faculty member of Ramapo College, psychoanalyst and editor. She has also been an instructor and lecturer at colleges and universities, and developed a course on adult schizophrenia for the University of Pittsburgh's Competency Training Program. The author's advanced seminars and workshops include, among others, the American Psychological Association, the National Association of Social Workers, American Group Psychotherapy Association (where she also presented at annual meeting of the Association), the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health in New York City, The Association for Humanistic Psychology, The International Psychohistorical Association, The American Academy of Psychoanalysis in New York, The National Institute for the Psychotherapies in New York, a weekend workshop in Humanistic Psychology workshop conducted by Carl Rogers at Columbia University in New York City, The Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York, Psychosynthesis Institute in San Francisco, Reality Therapy by William Glasser, M.D., the founder of Reality Therapy, and Encounter Techniques conducted by. William Schutz, Ph.D., author of the best-selling book, Joy. The author was inducted into Alpha Kappa Honorary Society and Sigma Alpha Sigma Honorary Society at the Ohio State University. She was awarded a full National Mental Health Scholarship at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Social Work for Excellence in Academic Achievement. She was also awarded a Scholarship by the Ohio State Department of Public Health to the Rutgers School of Alcohol Studies from which she was graduated. The author was instrumental in creating the first mental health service in her community, and in the creation of her community's Community Action Program, for which she received several commendations for implementing the program. She also wrote the grant for the community's first Head Start Program and founded The Child Development Association. She was honored to receive a National Award for her Head Start grant application, presented by R. Shriver, Director of the National Office of Economic Opportunity and brother-in-law of former President John F. Kennedy.
