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LESSON 2 OF 7

Welcome to the Verbal Success® Power Word Lessons!

Below is your second Power Word Lesson.

But First a quick word from our Sponsor Executive Vocabulary®:

What’s Your Vocabulary Level?

Is it Entry Level, Middle Management or Executive?

Did you know that your vocabulary will help determine your success at work? Yes, it’s true. As you learned in the first lesson, people with superior vocabularies achieve greater financial and career success than those with inferior vocabularies. Remember the results of the vocabulary test performed by Johnson O’Connor at 39 Manufacturing Companies:

Company Position

Vocabulary Score

Executive

236 Points

Manager

168 Points

Superintendent

140 Points

Foremen

114 Points

Floor boss

86 Points

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Do you know a more sophisticated way of saying 100% certain? Here are two great words to know: Categorical and unequivocal.

If something is categorical, it is certain, absolute, and without possibility of change. Often in the media, we hear of somebody categorically denying something, which means denying it completely and unconditionally, without any qualifications; it is a complete and total denial. Categorical is often used to reject any suggestion of guilt or involvement in something nefarious (bad), as in, “I categorically deny any involvement in these plans.” Unequivocal means that something is completely clear, with no room for any misunderstanding. If you give someone an unequivocal answer to a question, your answer can’t possibly be misinterpreted. Unequivocally is best used to describe how you will answer a question. If you answer a question unequivocally, you are not trying to hide anything (or equivocate)--you are being straight, clear and forthright.

To recap: Politicians are known for avoiding straight answers. If a politician is asked a “yes-or-no” question, but he or she fails to provide a yes or no answer, you could say, “Why can’t he just answer the question unequivocally (without room for misinterpretation), with a yes or no answer?” If a politician is asked if he had been involved in a scandal, he would probably say ”NO, I categorically (absolutely) deny any involvement.”


Sincerely,
Greg Ragland
Lesson 1 Verbal Success® Power Words eCourse! Lesson 3