{"id":489,"date":"2020-09-06T13:41:04","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T12:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southbankpublishing.com\/main\/?page_id=489"},"modified":"2020-09-06T14:04:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T13:04:46","slug":"bad-language","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southbankpublishing.com\/main\/bad-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#8899bb&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#8899bb&#8221; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">BAD LANGUAGE<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Words and Phrases to Avoid in Business<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">by Graham Edmonds<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_2,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2em|2em|2em|2em&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;border-right: 1px solid #ccc;&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/southbankpublishing.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9781904915355_largeprint-665&#215;1024.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;9781904915355_largeprint&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|2em||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Language in the workplace matters. It can inspire or it can deflate.<\/p>\n<p>An essential aspect of any organisation is the way it communicates, internally and externally and the language used can contribute greatly to its potential success &#8211; or failure.<\/p>\n<p>Bad Business Language is now commonplace.<\/p>\n<p>This book is essential reading for professional people in business and politics today.<\/p>\n<p>From HR, Marketing, Finance, Consulting, I.T. to your local M.P., Bad Language considers the chaotic garbled words and phrases used commonly and the spin, manipulation and plain deceit derived from its use.<\/p>\n<p>Graham Edmonds dissects with precision the managerial nonsense that has turned effective communication into a frequent battle between meaningless clich\u00e9s and tired phrases.<\/p>\n<p>Author of the bestselling Good Website Guide, <strong>Graham Edmonds<\/strong> spent 25 years in various high profile positions in the world of publishing and bookselling.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Pub Date: May 2009<br \/>Extent: 192 pp<br \/>Format: 198mm x 192mm<br \/>Binding: Paperback<br \/>Price: \u00a39.99<br \/>ISBN13: 978-1-904915-35-5<br \/>Territory: World English Language<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BAD LANGUAGE Words and Phrases to Avoid in Business by Graham Edmonds Language in the workplace matters. 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