Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
Powerful Communication Skills
Colleen McKenna · 1998
69/100
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McKenna hands working adults practical, bite-sized tools for speaking with more confidence and handling the awkward workplace conversation. It's been reprinted across several formats over the years, which speaks to its staying power, but the advice reads like fairly standard corporate-training material rather than anything groundbreaking.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety90
Substance / usefulness65
Craft & writing62
Originality45
Evidence & accuracy70
Hype vs delivers72
Age-fit85
Human-eye read60
Penny’s verdict69
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