A brand new collection of tools for communicating with incredible power… 5 authoritative books, now in a convenient e-format, at a great price!   5 eBooks help you supercharge all your verbal and written communications with the most potent tool in the English language: power verbs!   Electrify your communications with the most compelling, commanding, and persuasive tools in the English language: power verbs! In this five eBook collection, world-class communicators Dr. Michael Lawrence Faulkner and Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford show how to choose and use the right power verbs for every situation -- to lead, win, and guide others to flourish. Jam-packed with examples from thousands of years of storytelling, literature, and experience, Power Verbs for Career Consultants, Coaches, and Mentors gives you the right language to help others find new strength and perseverance… celebrate successes and kindle new sparks of possibility… transform obstacles into challenges that can and will be overcome. Power Verbs for Presenters helps yousupercharge your presentations, speeches, and pitches -- and get the results you want. Discover the right verbs to close sales, launch businesses, build and unite teams, forge consensus, recruit contributors and volunteers, and craft winning PowerPoints® for business or school. Power Verbs for Job Seekers helps youpowerfully demonstrate your value, attract employers, and build the career you really want. Learn to craft outstanding résumés, cover letters, and thank-you notes… draw attention to your greatest achievements… ace face-to-face pitches and interviews… prove you’re the one they’re looking for. Power Verbs for Managers and Executives helps you communicate more effectively at all levels of the organization… energize teams and workforces… exude passion and confidence that make others want to follow… drive home any message… catalyze change at every level. Finally, Top 100 Power Verbs brings together the most powerful verbs for any situation -- in business and beyond, with everyone, everywhere. Grab the right verb and use it the right way to express strength, intelligence, and confidence… motivate action… become a truly unforgettable networker… write crisp, focused documents … strengthen your relationships with clients, customers, and investors… become a more powerful, charismatic leader!   From world-renowned communications and marketing experts Dr. Michael Lawrence Faulkner and Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford

Table of Contents:
Power Verbs for Career Consultants, Coaches, and Mentors Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1 The Technology and Power of Language 3 Let’s Take a Moment and Think about Language 3 What Is the Special Significance of Language? 6 The Power of Words 7 Using Words in Special Ways 11 The Impact of Power Verbs 16 CHAPTER 2 The Connection Between Communications and Success 19 The Connection Between Communications and Success in Mentoring, Career Counseling, and Coaching 19 Pronunciation Notes 22 Verb Forms 23 CHAPTER 3 How to Use This Book 27 Additional Support for You 27 CHAPTER 4 Hundreds of Power Verbs for Career Consultants, Coaches, and Mentors 33 Sources 218 Index 223   Power Verbs for Presenters CHAPTER 1 Why and How Power Verbs Can Pump Up Your Speeches and Presentations 1 Let’s Take a Moment and Think About Language 4 What Is the Special Significance of Language? 4 Weave in Beautiful Words 6 Additional Support for You 7 CHAPTER 2 The Connection Between Success and Communications 11 Pronunciation Notes 13 Verb Forms 13 CHAPTER 3 How to Use This Book 17 CHAPTER 4 Art/Particular Visual Art Forms: Acting, Dance, Music, Painting and Printmaking, Photography, Publishing and Writing 23 Acting, Performing, and Visual Art 23 Dance 31 Music 31 Painting/Printmaking 33 Photography 33 Publishing and Writing 34 CHAPTER 5 The Earth and Nature: Earth’s Properties, History, Structure, and Composition 37 CHAPTER 6 History, Ancient and Modern: Mankind, Military, and Combat 43 Mankind, Government, and Politics 43 Military and Combat 56 CHAPTER 7 Human Life and the Development of Human Life: Health and Disease,Types of Human Behavior and Experience, Nature, and Climate 63 Health and Disease 63 Negative or Unpleasant Human Behavior 65 Positive Human Behavior 86 Nature and Climate 94 CHAPTER 8 Matter and Energy: Physical Properties 95 CHAPTER 9 Religion: Ethics and Morality 97 CHAPTER 10 Society and Social Organizations: Culture, Business Concepts and Economics, Education, Law, Politics and Government, Social Groups, and Organizations 105 Culture 105 Business and Educational Concepts 113 Capitalism, Free Markets, and Entrepreneurship 115 Finances and Money 115 Leaders, Managers, Supervisors 116 Economics and Monetary 120 CHAPTER 11 Education: Communications and Law 123 Communications 123 Law 137 CHAPTER 12 Technology: Control, Fields of Technology, Measurement, Science,Tools, and Machines 143 SOURCES 147 Index 149   Power Verbs for Job Seekers CHAPTER 1 Why and How Power Verbs Can Pump Up Your Résumés, Cover Letters, Interviews, and Personal Networking Efforts 1 How to Use This Book 1 How to Find the Right Power Verb 2 CHAPTER 2 Soft Skills Related to Professional Capabilities: Performance and Grooming 5 Accountability 5 Accuracy and Preciseness 29 Attendance and Punctuality 33 Attitude, Approachability, and Personality 34 Appearance and Personal Hygiene 38 Attention to Detail and Accuracy 40 Cognitive Load Management 55 Common Sense, Street Smarts 62 Commitment and Dedication 68 Communication, Speaking, Writing, Listening, and Nonverbal Cues 75 Compassionate, Caring, Kind, Empathetic 89 Creativity 93 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 100 Cross-Cultural Competency 113 Computational Thinking 118 Customer Awareness, Able to Deal with Customers 123 Design Mind-Set 125 Drive and Passion, Tenacity 135 Flexibility, Availability 141 Honesty and Integrity 145 Intelligence 147 Leadership and Management 149 Learn, Grow, Teachable, Willingness to Learn 158 Motivated 163 New Media Literacy 167 Novel and Adaptive Thinking 171 Outgoing, Friendly, and Positive Attitude 173 Polite, Well Mannered, Courteous Phone and Email Etiquette 175 Professional Demeanor and Presence 178 Reliability, Dependability, Follow-Through, and Responsibility 181 Risk Tolerance 185 Self-Confidence 188 Self-Manageable, Work Independently 191 Social Intelligence 200 Take Direction, Follow Directions, Willing to Take Directions 205 Team Player, Transdisciplinary Skills, Works Well with Others Across Departments and Disciplines, and as a Member of Virtual Teams 208 Time Management 211 Work Ethic 213 CHAPTER 3 Hard Skills 217 Accounting and Finance 217 Administrative, Organizational, Time, and Planning Skills 220 Advertising, Branding, Public Relations, Sales, and Marketing (Also See Branding, Marketing, Sales Experience) 225 Analytical/Research, Computational, and Math 227 Business and Business Sense 231 Computer Literate 237 Engineering, Research, and Development, Including Software, New Products, and Services 238 Gather Data and Convert to Information 242 CHAPTER 4 Experience, Credentials, Education 245 Accomplishments and Achievements History 245 Education and Training, Degrees, and Certifications 263 Sources 267 Index 269   Power Verbs for Managers and Executives Introduction 1 Chapter 1 The Technology and Power of Language 3 Let’s Take a Moment and Think about Language What Is the Special Significance of Language? 6 The Power of Words 7 Using Words in Special Ways 11 The Impact of Power Verbs 12 Chapter 2 The Connection Between Communications and Success in Leadership and Management 15 Verb Forms 17 Chapter 3 How to Use This Book 21 Leadership Styles 22 Visionary 22 Coaching 22 Affiliative 22 Democratic 23 Commanding 23 Additional Support for You 23 Chapter 4 Power Verbs for Managers and Executives 27 Sources 237 Index 247   Top 100 Power Verbs Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1 The Connection Between Communications and Success 2 Verb Forms 5 CHAPTER 2 How to Use This Book 9 Additional Support for You 10 CHAPTER 3 100 Top Action Verbs for Business, Brokering, Banking, Bargaining, and Occasionally Betting the Farm 14 CHAPTER 4 100 Top Action Verbs for Challenging Situations and Difficult Moments, Calumny, Comebacks, or When You Just Want to Get in the Last Word 83 CHAPTER 5 100 Top Action Verbs for Mind Games, Mental Panache, Mastermind Monkey Business, Meeting MENSAs, or Just Showing Off 125 CHAPTER 6 100 Top Action Verbs for Presenters, Professors, Preachers, Poets, Playwrights, and Pundits Searching for Savoir Faire 165 CHAPTER 7 100 Top Action Verbs for Schooling, Sagacity, Shrewdness, and Other Times to Be Sharp and Serious 210 CHAPTER 8 100 Top Action Verbs for Schmoozing, Socializing, Shindigs, Getting Sentimental, or Using Your Networking to Work the Room 256 Additional Sources 307 Index 311