Pearls of wisdom

15th September 2000, 1:00am

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Pearls of wisdom

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‘How can you be forceful but not overbearing when you talk? Use lots of short active words that denote or imply movement. Verbs such as break, cut, drive, drop, kick, ush, stir, strike, tear and the like will bring life to what you say.’

James K Van Fleet, Take Control Of People In Three Weeks Or Less (Prentice Hall)


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