Words That Work Outline This book by Dr. Frank Luntz is about how slight changes in vocabulary can‚ and do‚ have an effect on what the audience takes from a speech or written address. The author uses three main points to bring his message to the reader. First‚ the main theme of this book is defined by the phrase‚ “It’s not what you say‚ it’s what people hear.” The author also introduces his set of “Ten Rules for Effective Communication” which serves as a set of guidelines to align the “what you
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Final word count _______________ / 400 words minimum This writing sample fulfills the first writing assignment in the course. Instructions: According to The Little Seagull Handbook‚ “A descriptive writing provides specific details to show what something looks like—and perhaps how it sounds‚ feels‚ smells‚ and tastes” (Bullock‚ Brody‚ and Weinberg 23). Descriptive arguments should make a “clear dominant impression” (Bullock‚ Brody‚ and Weinberg 367) and should prove a point. To the
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Words to avoid in proposals Crutch words – used when writers don’t understand what to say We understand… Never use the word “understand” in a proposal‚ other than in a section heading. To say “we understand your requirements” obfuscates any understanding and is‚ by definition‚ an unsubstantiated claim. On the other hand‚ if you say something insightful about how you will fulfill the requirements‚ the reader will see that the bidder understands the requirements. Understanding should be demonstrated
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SECURITY – What’s in a Word? By Tom M. Conley‚ M.A.‚ CPP‚ CISM‚ CMAS President & CEO The Conley Group‚ Inc. Words are a funny thing. And‚ words matter. We use them to define things‚ communicate ideas‚ and describe thoughts and feelings. While there are some words that have a nearly universal meaning‚ the meaning of other words varies greatly depending on who you ask. For example‚ the words “police officer” conjures up a fairly common mental image of someone who is a carefully selected
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show you some of the unique Ribbons‚ Tabs and Groups of each application. If you have 2007 Office installed on your computer here are a couple of hints on how we’ll proceed. To open an application‚ Double click quickly on the application icon (Word‚ PowerPoint‚ Excel‚ etc.) on the Windows desktop. Or‚ click the Start button‚ in the lower left corner of the screen‚ then click All Programs‚ move the cursor over Microsoft Office and select the application you desire. In this tutorial‚ when we
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My favorite six word memoirs and my friend’s After doing some research on the website sixwordmemoir.com‚ I found that it is an interesting site which introduces people a way to express their thoughts in a most convenient and easy way. This website has its own community where people can put their story on to share to others. I asked five of my friends to share their own six word memoirs about relationship through Facebook; I found out it was interesting to know their thoughts. First of all‚ I
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appointing a cabinet‚ negotiating and signing treaties with other countries‚ issuing executive actions‚ and being Commander in Chief for the military. In this essay‚ I will be explaining who I think the best president was and why I think that. John F. Kennedy is one of the most well known presidents and in my opinion one of the best presidents of the United States because all of his accomplishments‚ his agenda‚ his ideals‚ the challenges he faced but overcame‚ his assassination‚ and the lasting impact
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glg 101 appendix Associate Level Material Appendix F Week Five Lab Report: Groundwater Answer the lab questions for this week and summarize the lab experience using this form. Carefully read ch. 12 of Geoscience Laboratory. Complete this week’s lab by filling in your responses to the questions from the Geoscience Laboratory. Select answers are provided for you in red font to assist you with your lab work. Although you are only required to respond to the questions in this worksheet‚
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The Power of a Word A single word can be used to belittle‚ hurt‚ and humiliate. One word can cause so much hurt to a person that they burst into tears or spiral down into a damaging hole that they can ’t get out of for an extended amount of time. Throughout history‚ names have been used to keep a population in its place. Insults have been hurled to make a single person understand what another thinks of them. Words are used all the time to cause damage to a person or an entire peoples soul
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