From stockholder reports to , emails, sales presentations and speeches, there's
not enough plain talk in most business communication, say these three consultants.
The audio book covers every conceivable type of verbal B.S. and show it with a
mixed bag of examples--some that ring true and other others that sound flat and
obvious. Though the basic thinking is sound, writing that tries to be cute reduces
the ideas to a series of self-conscious vignettes and platitudes. Maybe it's this
quality that wore out the ordinarily intelligent-sounding Alan Sklar, who inexplicably
misses timing cues and contributes to the sophomoric quality of the writing with
over-the-top expressiveness.