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    Get to the Point!: A Short and Snappy Guide
    Get to the Point!: A Short and Snappy Guide
    Get to the Point!: A Short and Snappy Guide
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    Get to the Point!: A Short and Snappy Guide

    By Thejendra Sreenivas

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    Have you ever felt that you have fallen under the toxic spell of modern business jargon? Are you bombarded by an endless stream of corporate mumbo-jumbo? Are you going bald scratching your head trying to understand complex reports filled with meaningless words like synergy, value-add, leverage, paradigm, core competency, catalyst, vision, mission, information-centric, people-oriented, horizontal and vertical solutions, and other gobbledygook? Are you tolerating and encouraging fools by mistaking their pretentious rubbish talk for intelligence?

    If you say yes to any or all of the above questions, then you are not alone. Millions of executives worldwide are in the same situation and have resigned themselves to fate, unable and unwilling to get out of it. But it need not be that way. You can get out of it easily if you are willing to do a few simple things. This book will show you those simple things, and how you can consciously reject complexity in communication and hug simplicity, which is the ultimate sophistication.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThejendra Sreenivas
    Release dateAug 4, 2012
    ISBN9781476366555
    Get to the Point!: A Short and Snappy Guide
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    Thejendra Sreenivas

    Thejendra Sreenivas is a Technology manager with nearly 28+ years of experience in the IT industry handling a variety of technical roles & projects. He is also an Author and Life Skills coach. He offers personalized coaching in Self-Publishing, Financial Literacy, IT Asset Management, and various Self-Improvement concepts. He has also written 20+ mild & wild books on a number of subjects. His inspiration for writing unique books comes from Toni Morrison who said, “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”Please visit his web cave - www.thejendra.com for details of his books, articles and coaching information.

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      Not really a guide on how to get to the point, but really more of a rant against business jargon. At times funny and making some very valid points, but sometimes a bit lengthy (which is kinda ironic with a book with this title). I also felt it was somewhat unoriginal; I think most of us are aware of business jargon and how it's used, the book didn't really provide any new insights.

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    Get to the Point! - Thejendra Sreenivas

    Acknowledgments

    My first thanks go to Toni Morrison, a famous American author, and recipient of countless awards including the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, who first planted the incredible seeds of writing a book in my head. Even though I have never met her it was her amazing quote, "If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it," that inspired and motivated me to write articles and books nearly two decades ago.

    My second thanks go to my family members, friends, neighbors, and relatives for helping me accomplish this literary feat by completely forgetting or ignoring me on countless weekends while I was pounding on my keyboard with wild ideas setting my head on fire.

    My third thanks go to the various bits and pieces of enlightenment gained from dealing with countless people over the years, opening all the mental taps, personal and witnessed experiences, pleasant and nasty encounters, rational and irrational thoughts in solitude, wake-up calls, famous quotes, and most importantly those bizarre ideas being mysteriously pumped into my brain by a naughty higher power. So, a lot of earthly and cosmic folks have directly or indirectly contributed to the flow of thoughts presented in this and all my other books.

    Thejendra Sreenivas

    Book Publishing Coach

    www.thejendra.com

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    About the Author

    Good day. My name is Thejendra Sreenivas. I was a Technology Manager in the IT industry for nearly 30 years. Before entering the IT industry, I was also an electronics lecturer for a short duration.

    I have written and self-published 35+ books on various subjects. All my books are available in both Paperback and eBook on all global book retailers. I am also the Editor and Publisher of a font-optimized digital magazine called Self Improvement International which contains articles on personal development, workplace issues, humor, writing, and publishing.

    I am now a Book Publishing Coach and offer services like Assisted Self-Publishing, Manuscript Formatting, Facebook Ads, Ghostwriting, One Page Websites, Article Writing, and Podcast Creation. In addition, I also offer Personal Development Coaching.

    Please visit my web cave - www.thejendra.com or www.author-world.com for details of my books, magazine, and coaching information.

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    Review Request

    Thank you for buying and reading my book! If you enjoyed this book or found it useful, I would be very grateful if you would post a short review online and also share it with your friends, coworkers, relatives, and your social media platforms.

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    About the Series

    The Executive Personal Development Series is a set of short non-fiction books on business management, leadership, inspirational, motivational, and self-improvement topics. Each book is an imaginary discussion between a retired professor who thinks unconventionally and a corporate executive who thinks like the crowd. This is a unique professor who thinks, "What is popular may not be right, and what is right may not be popular."

    Most self-help books are normally written in a textbook or step-by-step guide formats. But these books are written like a novel in a conversational style with interactive lectures, candid arguments, and idle talk between the two who belong to different generations. Each book discusses some self-improvement concept or an aspect of the executive’s personal or professional life and the professor enlightens, alters, or completely demolishes the executive’s earlier thinking and assumptions.

    The first book in the series is The Power of Laziness followed by The Extreme Minimalist and others. However, each book can be read independently.

    Preface

    Have you ever felt that you have fallen under the toxic spell of modern business

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