The Bs Dictionary: Uncovering the Origins and True Meanings of Business Speak by Wiltfong, Bob

The Bs Dictionary: Uncovering the Origins and True Meanings of Business Speak (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781950496167)

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The Bs Dictionary: Uncovering the Origins and True Meanings of Business Speak by Wiltfong, Bob

The Bs Dictionary: Uncovering the Origins and True Meanings of Business Speak

$19.99
The Bs Dictionary: Uncovering the Origins and True Meanings of Business Speak by Wiltfong, Bob

The Bs Dictionary: Uncovering the Origins and True Meanings of Business Speak

$19.99
Format: Paperback
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Speak for Yourself

Do you yearn for a book to disambiguate words and phrases commonly used in business settings, your workplace, and in life in general? Do you wish the kimono would open on idioms and clich駸 that stretch the bandwidth of understanding and make you wonder if your career is scalable? What are you really saying when you go against the grain and are aboveboard? What do you hear when your colleague wants face time or to move the needle?

The BS Dictionary: Uncovering the Origins and True Meanings of Business Speak provides the real-world definitions to about 300 of the world's most commonly-used business terms and gives you the origin story (who coined the term? when did it start to be used figuratively in the business world?) for each one. Get the language clarity you need and have fun learning the full etymology of favorite phrases. Read humorous commentary about how phrases might be misused or misunderstood.

If you are interested in language, business speak, writing, and trivia knowledge, this book is for you! Get The BS Dictionary and impress your friends with your newfound wealth of phrases and their history.

Author: Bob Wiltfong, Tim Ito
ISBN-10: 1950496163
ISBN-13: 9781950496167
Publisher: ASTD
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2020
Pages: 340
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 7.30h x 5.20w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/30/2020
By Bob Wiltfong
By Bob Wiltfong
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Bob Wiltfong worked as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, where he and his crew won a Peabody Award, and as "The World's Greatest Spokesperson in the World" for Nationwide Insurance in TV commercials. Before that, he won several Emmys and the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for his work as a local TV news reporter and anchor. Bob has established himself in the corporate world as a much-sought-after consultant with more than 20 years of experience helping Fortune 500 executives with storytelling and public speaking skills. His clients have included General Electric, Charles Schwab, and T-Mobile. Bob is a first-time author who is excited to be publishing his debut work on business speak in spring 2020. Timothy Ito is currently a vice president at the Association for Talent Development, overseeing the content and digital marketing division of the organization. Previous to ATD, he ran the content marketing group for ASCD, including oversight of the business and revenue strategy for ASCD's digital properties. Tim's career has also included stints at America Online and Netscape as the product and strategy lead for AOL e-commerce in careers and real estate and running the business operations for Netscape Japan and the Netscape International channels. Tim is a former senior editor and producer at AltaVista and WashingtonPost.com and was a reporter and writer for U.S. News & World Report magazine. He began his professional career teaching English at a Japanese high school in Tokyo, Japan.

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