Customer Reviews

Wordmaster: Improve Your Word Power (Your Coach in a Box)

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I'm not gonna repeat the good points about this CD but about the 'level' of English; it's top English. Some reviewers called it basic !?! Did they listen to it at all ?!?!

The WORD MASTER level is just below VERBAL ADVANTAGE in my view. While I consider VERBAL ADVANTAGE swanky, WORD MASTER is already on a high level in the spoken English.

Decide for yourself. Some vocabulary examples from WORD MASTER;

FLAGRANT; JOSTILE; CULPABLE; FLUCIDATE; AFFINITY; ASPIRE; PICAYUNE; SCATHING; DRIVEL; IMPETUS; LATENT; VISTA; WANE; ATONE; APOGEE; ARDENT; CAPRICE; EFFECTUAL; VAGRANT; ABASE; ENIGMA; OVERT; PLUNDER; ORDEAL; HOVEL; HENCHMAN; INCUMBENT; MANIFEST; SUPTUOUS; REPROVE; FURTIVE; VERTIGO

I cannot recommend this vocabulary building kit enough. Many many words can be found here. There are 9 cd's. As you go from cd to cd the words increase in difficulty, but it's up to you if you prefer to skip ahead of course. Personally I listened to each cd as a refresher. I was particularly impressed at the techniques used to help the words be retained. The light music. The transitions. This is a quality product. Word Master doesn't just throw words at you. The words are given in a systematic order to aid in your retention. There's a female and a male voice to give the words variety and be more memorable. I loaded the cd's on my flashplayer for a month and listened during my commute to and from work. With a pad and pen I jotted down the words for extra retention power.

Be prepared to listen to these cd's several times over. This pack was surely worth my money. A wise investment in my speaking, writing, business career or anyone who wants to amp up their potential.

English is my second language. I was looking for an advanced course for a long time, particularly the audio course, to transfer the idle commuting time and low-absorbing job tasks into my own university in motion.
This one is perfect - the best one I found so far. The words are spelled, which is a tremendous help for a visually-oriented person like me. Some other courses (i.e."Verbal Success") don't spell words. The only downside is the awkward and outdated format. It takes approximately one evening to convert the CDs into MP3s, rename the tracks so they are played in a proper sequence, and copy on one's Ipod. The whole course takes total 142MB space at 32kbps bitrate, which produces acceptable voice quality. There is a free CD to MP3 converter available for download online.
Even, though I was already familiar with many words presented in this course, it helps to acquire proper accent by listening. It's money well spent. I used to pay the professional accent teacher $50 per hour.
I hope the authors will issue the next volumes with more vocabulary. I very much look forward to it.

I liked the way the authors say, define, and spell the words, however I was disappointed on the level of vocabularly used for this series. I was hoping to build a more sophisticated vocabularly, but I found that the words on these CDs are at a basic level: everyday words I already knew and use. I would recommend these CDs for high school seniors or freshman college level students who are beginning to learn about the mastery of using words. Maybe not for the more advanced student, professional or executive looking to build a spohisticate, powerful vocabulary

This is a simple but excellent way to add words to your vocabulary. The background music really aids in retaining the material. You can add 500 words to your arsenal in no time flat. Denis Waitley is hard to beat in instructing a student in a given area. He is the Gold Standard and really one of a kind. I reccommend this program for anyone of any age to add and retain new words. A wonderful set of Cd's at a great Amazon price.

Denis Waitlely is a best selling author, dynamic speaker and motivator and in this audio book it's apparent why. He is able to engage you and motivate you while providing unique tools to build your vocabulary with minimum effort and time. This audio book is wonderful for everyone who seeks to improve themselves and enhance their vocabulary and a great way to get high school students prepared for their SAT's without even realizing that they're studying!

The instructors (female and male) employ clear and mellifluous diction for pronunciations, definitions and the giving of witty examples. This, combined with magnificent music is conducive to absorbing the vocabulary being taught. There are thoughtfully placed respites in the course of this 9 CD presentation where Dennis Waitley adds his motivating messages . Knowing some of the words beforehand actually serves as a motivating factor for the learning of the new ones. What I feel would be a useful addition to this CD set is a hardcopy index of the vocabulary that relates each word to a specific disk and lesson number in order to facilitate word review.

What a terrific use of driving time to listen to this CD set while strengthening communication skills. I have had others but found this one easy to understand and the repetition is done in a way that makes it easier to retain. The words are not too "bombast" :) not over the top showy words, lots of fun. I would highly recommend it, it was worth the money.

It has real nice vocabulary. The technique is very simple but can't be better. It is great for guys who waste time in traffic everyday. It is a kind of passive learning. The price is great for this item.

I enjoyed the CD, especially like the background music and the voices of commentators, they were very clear and persuasive. The one thing I enjoyed the most from these CD's was actually seeing these words used in literature and advertising.