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This 3 page paper examines the article "The Power of Words" by Rebecca L. Morgan. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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CSP means "Certified Speaking Professional" and is provided by the National Speakers Association; CMC means "Certified Management Consultant" and is given by the Institute of Management Consultants. The article was
published by the Morgan Seminar Group in 1996 and is available on-line at Rebecca Morgans web site. Morgans home page is here: http://www.rebeccamorgan.com/index.html and the article itself is here: http://www.rebeccamorgan.com/articles/mgmt/mgmt2.html
The article deals with exactly what its title implies: the power of words. Morgans main point is that contrary to the old childrens rhyme "Sticks and stones may break my
bones but words will never hurt me," words can be extraordinarily hurtful, often causing great distress and sometimes lasting damage. She uses a series of anecdotes to illustrate the way
in which words have hurt her, and in which she has hurt others, unintentionally, by her ill-chosen words. The article is well-written, informative and straightforward, so the reader should have
no problem understanding it. The examples Morgan uses that resonate most strongly, and that we will discuss in more detail, include her thoughtless comments to a friend after she (Morgan)
had been to a personal growth seminar; her reaction to a fashion consultants supposedly humorous comments to her; and her example of a friend who understands how powerful words are
and uses them to empower others. In the first example, Morgan writes that she found herself at a point in her personal life where she was dreading her engagements. In
her words, "I repeatedly had trouble dragging myself out of bed on days of I was to deliver a speech. Drat! Do I have to give another motivational talk?" (Morgan,
1996). She recognized that she was floundering and had lost her enthusiasm for her work; she went to a nine-day intensive personal growth seminar to examine what was happening (Morgan,
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