PPT can be used for the seminar purpose on executive communication by mba students

3. Long, Unfamiliar Words Short, Familiar Words
Abbreviate Shorten
Accomplish Do
Approximately About
Ascertain Find out
Commence Begin
Considerable Much
Determine Decide
Detrimental Harmful

4. Long, Unfamiliar Words Short, Familiar Words
Duplicate Copy
Elevation Height
Equivalent Equal
Fabricate Build
Furnish Give
Indeterminate Vague
Indicate Show
Ineffectual Useless

5. Long, Unfamiliar Words Short, Familiar Words
Interrupt Hinder
Minimal Smallest
Modification Change
Proceed Go
Supersede Replace
Ultimate Last
Visualize Picture
Verification Proof

7. Abstract Language Concrete Language
The leading company First among 50 companies
The majority 68 percent
Substantial amount Take 10,000
A large number 50,000 student

9. Passive Active
It is believed that the bill was padded I believe they padded the bill
Your report was read by the president the president read your report
The profit and loss statement is
prepared by the treasurer each month
The treasurer prepares the profit and
loss statement each month

11. Similar Words:
•Money, funds, cash, dough, bread, finances
•Thin, slender, skinny, lean, slight
Faulty Idiom Correct Idiom
Comply to Comply with
In search for In search of
Superior than Superior to

13. Some Clichés:
• In today’s society
• Pros and cons
• Winds of change
• Long arm of the law
• All walks of life

15. Technical Language Improved Version
Has sufficient quarters of coverage to
acquire an insured status.
Has worked long enough (under
Social Security) to become insured.
Survivors’ benefits Family insurance payments
Covered employment A job covered by Social Security
Deceased wage earner Worker who has died
To file a claim To apply for insurance payments
Aged workers Workers past 65

17. Camouflaged Verb Strong Verb
Make a classification Classify
Make a computation Compute
Conduct an exploration Explore
Provide information Inform
Engage in negotiation Negotiate
Make an observation Observe
Provide representation represent

19. Sexist Nonsexist
A physician should treat his patients
with respect.
A physician should treat patients with
respect
When a customer needs service, it is
her right to ask for it.
When service is needed, one has the
right to ask for it.
When a customer needs service, it is
her right to ask for it.
When customer needs service, they
have the right to ask for it.

20. Sexist Nonsexist
Manmade Manufactured, of human origin
Manpower Personnel, workers
Congressman Representative
Businessman Business executive
Mailman Letter carrier
Policeman Police officer
Fireman Fire fighter
Fisherman Fisher
cameraman Camera operator

21. o Manufacture
o Management
o History
o Manipulate
o Mannequin
o Manicure
o Mandolin
o Histrionic
o histamine

22. Instead of Use
My girl My secretary
Lady doctor Doctor
Authoress Author
Actress Actor
Poetess Poet
Sculptress sculptor