Power Verbs for Presenters Hundreds of Verbs and Phrases to Pump Up Your Speeches and Presentations

by Faulkner, Michael Lawrence; Faulkner-Lunsford, Michelle

• ISBN13: 9780133158649
• ISBN10: 0133158640
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-02-20
• Publisher: FT Press

Summary

Use "power verbs" to make any presentation, speech, or business pitch more memorable, impactful, and dynamic -- and get what you want! If you're presenting, selling, or speaking in public, every word matters. But some words matter most of all: verbs. Verbs are the catalysts of sentences. Power verbs bring your sentences to life! (Conversely, dull and uninteresting verbs bore and alienate your audience, even if they have no idea why you're not getting through to them!) Now, in Power Verbs for Presenters, award-winning business communications expert and instructor Dr. Michael Faulkner shows you exactly how to choose action-packed verbs that electrify your communications. Packed with hundreds of verbs and phrases, this concise, easy-to-use guide reveals why certain verbs are so much more powerful, and provides sample sentences showing you exactly how to use them. Using Faulkner's verbs and real-world examples, you can supercharge in-person and written presentations… make more compelling sales pitches… get investors for your business plan… run better meetings… motivate others to participate in your events or contribute to your causes… become a more effective and successful student… influence others more powerfully, no matter what you want to accomplish! For all business professionals who must present or persuade, regardless of their organization, goals, or audiences. This book will be especially valuable for salespeople; entrepreneurs; new graduates just entering the workforce; junior level employees; and undergraduate students in business communication, presentation, and business skills courses.

Author Biography

MICHAEL FAULKNER, Ph.D., MBA, CAE, CBA (Piscataway, NJ) is Professor, Keller Graduate School of Management, DeVry University. He spent six formative years learning leadership, management and organizational style the U.S Marine Corps way as a combat NCO, drill instructor, and classroom instructor. He then spent 30 years in leadership and coaching roles with Dun and Bradstreet, the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), entrepreneur startups, and his family business. His awards include DeVry's 2010 PRIDE Award; the Master Teacher Award for Keller Graduate School, 2010; the NY Society of Association Executives Outstanding Achievement Award, 2007; and DMA of NYC's Silver Apple Award, 2003.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Power of Words

Chapter 2 The Power Verb

Chapter 3 Power Verbs by Category, Interest, Subject, Topic (alpha sort)

Chapter 4 Power Verbs Alphabetically

--Power Verb or Dyad Phrase

--International Pronunciation in parenthesis

--Synonyms and Abbreviated Definitions 

--Cross Reference to Category, Interest, Subject, Topic

--Examples of Power Verbs in quotes and sentences

Index