Management Skill Training » Talk the talk and the walk http://www.managementskilltraining.com/blog Meryl Runion's blog on the communication challenges facing managers and supervisors in the workplace Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:19:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Talk the talk and the walk – 26 phrases to not use http://www.managementskilltraining.com/blog/2008/07/10/43/ http://www.managementskilltraining.com/blog/2008/07/10/43/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:30:43 +0000 Meryl Runion http://www.managementskilltraining.com/blog/?p=43 No Bull Business Blog excerpted 26 phrases not to put in writing from Business Writing: A Guide to Clear, Concise and Effective Writing. Here are a few:

Instead of: Use:

At this point in time Now

Come to the conclusion Conclude

Despite the fact that Although

Exhibits a tendency to Tends

I am of the opinion I think

In the amount of                     for

Is indicative of indicates

A Power Phrase is as long as it needs to be and no longer – so keep it brief.

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