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Business Communication (Harvard Business Essentials)
Harvard Business Review · 2019
🎙 Narrated by Michael Butler Murray
67/100
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This carries the Harvard Business Essentials name and covers the real bases — feedback delivery, presentations, proposals, choosing the right medium — with genuine expert oversight from Mary Munter. But as an 'essentials' primer it stays pretty general on any one topic, and some of the medium-and-format guidance shows its early-2000s age against today's digital-first workplace. The narration is professional and businesslike, a solid if unremarkable listen for a reference-style guide.
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🎙 Narration: good Professional, businesslike delivery by Michael Butler Murray, well suited to a reference-style guide.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety92
Substance / usefulness68
Craft & writing70
Originality55
Evidence & accuracy68
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit85
Human-eye read62
Penny’s verdict67
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