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This section serves to expand your regular vocabulary. What separates the men from the boys (or the women from the girls, if you want to equalize things) is v o c a b u l a r y. We cannot stress this point enough. People who have a larger vocabulary have been shown to make more money and get promoted more often.
This French word means a devotee, frequent visitor, usual customer, or person who will be found regularly in or at a particular place or kind of place.
Example: Long-time habitués of High Point Market, Jocelyn and her buying group had built up a considerable and favorable reputation among established vendors.
This rhyming doublet was born in the 17th Century, and it describes unruly, reckless, disorganized or out of control situations or events. It’s fun to say, so work it into your conversation sometime.
Example: Ever since her office manager / receptionist / personal assistant walked out on her last month, Victoria’s daily workflow had been harum-scarum, with misplaced project files, tardy client billing, and frustration all around.
As a child, this term was very confusing as it was associated with both a song by the handsome and famous Beatles and the infamous, disheveled killer Charles Manson. In normal, everyday language, however, it’s a quite simple to understand. Whether used as a noun, adjective or adverb, the term helter-skelter constitutes haphazard disorder and confusion, often in a hurried manner and without a set plan of action. The example sentence demonstrates its use as an adverb.
Example: In an effort to meet the unexpectedly truncated deadline for the RFP, Robert’s team operated helter-skelter for over five hours, assembling recent firm data, project images and biographic information on the company's principals into one neat little package.
Oh, the drama! Someone who is acting histrionic is being deliberately over-the-top and overly theatrical. Add an “s” to the end of this word and you’ll create a noun describing this inflated, melodramatic behavior destined to attract attention (usually the wrong type of attention).
Example: Yet again, Mitchell’s histrionics had the opposite effect that he was intending; rather than persuading his project teammates to cave and choose his design concept for the hotel lobby, they collectively rolled their eyes, banded together, and unanimously rejected it.
Exaggerated self-confidence or overbearing presumption and pride.
Example: Much to the horror of his superiors, with surprising hubris the young designer made outrageous accusations toward the project’s developer during the first 10 minutes of the construction meeting.
To bridge the gap between the student / educational community and the professional / manufacturer community of the interior design world, and not to die of boredom while we do it.
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