Our next book on the list of business books to read is:

How to Say It at Work: Putting Yourself Across with Power Words, Phrases, Body Language, and Communication Secrets, by Jack Griffin.

“When you speak, speak as if your life depended on it.” These are powerful words, and hold a great truth. Communicating effectively is an essential skill of a Top Contributor, and one that will get you very far in the corporate world if you use it correctly. Therefore, before you open your mouth, the next time you are in the office or in any business situation, think carefully of how to say what you want to say, because how you convey your message will determine if you get what you need or what you want.

This book is a wealth of knowledge and gives you 442 pages of techniques, strategies, self assessment quizzes, and very specific examples on how to handle different situations at work and putting your points across successfully to your supervisors, colleagues, subordinates, prospective and current clients, vendors and suppliers, lenders and investors, and other people. What I like the most about the book is how it gives you complete lists of phrases and words to use and not to use at work. Then, it breaks it down into situations, such as phrases to use with your boss, or what to say when apologizing for errors, giving criticism, body language to use and to avoid, phrases to promote an idea or reject a proposal, and so on.

On a side note, you just have to love the Internet and the way business has changed because of it! I recently bought this book at Half Price books for $6.98, and I just checked on Amazons and you can buy the same used book for 0.01. No, that is not typo. They have many copies of the book for just one penny! Of course, you have to pay $3 for shipping, but if you buy something else, it would be practically free. I’m just amazed at how you can get such a useful book, full of excellent career tips, so cheap. It makes me feel like I’m stealing from the writers. Anyways, regardless of where you get it, I hope you read it and put its teachings into good use.

If you’d like a copy of the book, here’s the link. Enjoy and continue on the path to become The Top Contributor!

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