Editorial Reviews
From the Author
This publication, several years in the making, has been designed expressly for those who play vital communication roles such as occur in meetings, presentations, interviews, and, of course, memos and letters.
All of the word entries in the book meet my stringent criteria for inclusion: they help make one's expression vivid and stirring, and they are used conversationally by America's opinion leaders to emphasize their points, hold the attention of their audience, and shape their listeners' thoughts.
Here are some of the book's unique features that have earned it endorsements from academia as well as top corporate executives, including Mr. John Ong, then Chairman of the blue-chip Business Roundtable.
1.Words are not obscure ones, culled from the innermost recesses of the dictionary. They are selected from our extensive database, six years in the making, which documents words used conversationally by today's most articulate Americans to EMPHASIZE accomplishments, HIGHLIGHT challenges, ASSERT their views, and INCITE others to action. These articulate Americans include respected opinion leaders like William Bennett, Colin Powell, Patricia Ireland (of NOW), Tom Friedman (of The New York Times), Jack Welch (of GE), lawyer Alan Dershowitz, William F. Buckley Jr., and Richard Holbrooke (Dayton peace accords negotiator).
2. Its focus is the workplace, with examples illustrating both formal and casual usage.
3. Every word carries numerous and diverse examples designed to give the reader confidence in its use. The linking of each word to well-known people or events helps implant it in one's mind, and also makes the contents interesting.
4. Words are grouped according to their most closely related workplace theme, with one section containing words to describe accomplishments and justify actions, another section comprising words to specify criticism or disapproval, a third to describe problems, and so on.
Remember, a key ingredient of success is the ability to articulate and emphasize one's points effectively. The use of stirring words, such as those in The Articulate Professional, will enhance your ability to stress ideas, hold people's attention, and shape their thoughts. And your spoken and written words will carry greater impact not only at work but also at social events and on the golf course!
From the Back Cover
Some Testimonials
"The Articulate Professional deserves a place among the essential resource books on every professional's bookshelf. It offers a practical approach to sharpen verbal skills in an easy and fun to use format."
Ray Scippa, Corporate Communications Director - Continental Airlines
"The Articulate Professional is the ultimate self-help tool for professionals in all walks of life -- managers, educators, job seekers. With it, communicators attain the precision of expression so necessary to convey their ideas and opinions in a cacophonous marketplace ...."
Dr. David B. Small, Director of Career Planning & Placement - University of Houston
"The Articulate Professional should prove a useful tool in building an effective and distinctive vocabulary for today's managers."
John D. Ong, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer - The BFGoodrich Company
"An increasingly competitive business environment requires sharp and clear communication. The Articulate Professional is indeed a strong and useful tool in maximizing the benefits of enhanced communication."
Brian Ruder, President & Chief Executive Officer - Weight Watchers Food Company (Affiliate of H. J. Heinz)
________________________________________
The Articulate Professional, now in its third printing with 200 new or improved examples, is a powerful tool for enhancing one's persuasiveness and effectiveness. Nearly 1200 examples, set in diverse contexts, will enable you to confidently use over 240 words and phrases that are being employed conversationally by today's most articulate Americans to emphasize their points. These words and phrases have been selected from our researchers' extensive and proprietary database, over six years in the making, which documents the expressions being used by respected opinion leaders, outstanding business executives, and other high-achieving professionals when they're asserting their views, injecting humor, trying to hold others' attention, and inciting people to action.
The focus of The Articulate Professional is the workplace--where you are most often in the spotlight. It is for those who have vital communication roles to play, such as in meetings or other interpersonal activities, trying to direct, lead, or influence other people.
A richer and more powerful expression will enable you to be more assertive in your opinions and ideas. And it'll make your words more recallable by others.
The Articulate Professional
The Articulate Professional,V. J. Singal,J. Thomas Graham,Sequoia Career Resources,Sequoia Career Resources,0963900102,Business / Economics / Finance,Human Resources & Personnel Management,Language,Business communication,Public Speaking,Vocabulary,Vocabulary Development
English Books:
Recommended Books