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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Faulkner, Michael L.
  Power verbs for managers and executives : hundreds of verbs and phrases to communicate more dynami-
cally and effectively / Michael Lawrence Faulkner.
       pages cm
  ISBN 978-0-13-315880-9 (pbk. : alk. paper)
 1.  Communication in organizations. 2.  Communication in management. 3.  Business communication.
4.  Interpersonal communication.  I. Title.
  HD30.3.F3843 2013
  658.001’4—dc23