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Words of the Month

April/May 2008 Volume 9 No. 3

--- a free feature to help you acquire the conversational vocabulary of America's most articulate

by V.J. Singal
with the editorial assistance of Mary Ellis

V. J. Singal is a Houston-based communications trainer, speaker, and one-on-one coach, and the author of The Articulate Professional--a vocabulary-building book which has garnered strong praise from thousands of high-achieving professionals in various fields. Executives, managers, engineers, attorneys, educators, and other professionals have also taken advantage of company-sponsored workshops or one-on-one training offered by V.J. One of his most popular workshop topics is "How to build a powerful and effective vocabulary." On this Web site, and as an added vocabulary-enhancing resource, V.J. profiles select words that are being used conversationally by respected opinion leaders, outstanding business executives, and other high-achieving professionals to emphasize their points, assert their views, inject humor, and incite people to action.

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Enhance your conversational vocabulary now with
this month's featured words:

felicitous
dragoon
funereal
stupefaction
artful
revulsion
timorous
apostasy

Continuing Education / Professional Development credits: Depending on your occupation, you may be able to get continuing education/professional development credits for attending one of V.J. Singal's communication workshops. In recent years, professionals ranging from CPAs and doctors to technicians, engineers, and architects have earned such credits by participating in one of V.J.'s seminars/workshops. For more information, including a complete list of topics and evaluations from recent participants, please call 281-463-2500 / 1-800-463-7750 or email verbalenergy@verbalenergy.com.

Further Review

For last month's edition, click here. For review of the previous edition, try the vocabulary quiz.

Links to other vocabulary enhancement sites:

DavidFisco.com - Dave's Choice Words

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