Make your speaking vocabulary more powerful - today!

Whether you give presentations to large audiences or simply answer the question, "How are you?" with a single word, you have the opportunity to be a memorable speaker.

Words have power - if  you choose the right ones. Here are two ways to do that.

First, consider the power of the simple adjective. For example, most of the country today is experiencing record low temperatures.  Some might describe the temperature as "cold", but a more powerful way would be to use words such as below-freezing, frigid or numbingly cold. You could use many more options, found at http://thesaurus.com/browse/cold.

Try an experiment. Think of some synonyms for "good", such as fabulous, fantastic, excellent, and wonderful. Use one of them enthusiastically when someone asks you how you are, instead of saying the boring "good". Watch the other person's reaction of surprise, which may be non-verbal. Keep using that synonym all day, and try another one the next day.

Second, write down words you hear and read that seem powerful to you. They may be short or long, but often they are not commonly heard.  That's why we notice them. Try using a few of them yourself. Often the sports headlines in newspapers have powerful words, or you can use an online thesaurus. 

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