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	<description>By Meryl Runion and SpeakStrong, Inc.</description>
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		<title>Bad form, even for a spammer</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/11/18/bad-form-even-for-a-spammer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/11/18/bad-form-even-for-a-spammer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everything we do communicates. I somehow got added to the email distribution list of a vendor I don&#8217;t know. Ironically, when I went to unsubscribe, I received a spam arrest notice. &#8220;I&#8217;m protecting myself from spam,&#8221; the notice began. So in order for me to unsubscribe from an unsolicited newsletter, I had to click a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PowerPhrases revision: What changes would you like me to make?</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/10/29/powerphrases-revision-what-changes-would-you-like-me-to-make/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[McGraw Hill asked me to revise and update my Perfect Phrases for Managers and Supervisors book, as they plan to relaunch it. I also know it&#8217;s time to revise and update PowerPhrases!. What changes would you like to see? In addition to more phrases, I want to add sections to both books on the changing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for a smiling doll</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/09/02/looking-for-a-smiling-doll/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/09/02/looking-for-a-smiling-doll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was sorting through my pictures recently and was struck yet again by the intensity of joy my son displays in almost every one. I thought what fun it would be to have a doll like that. I have four dolls and each is somber. Can anyone recommend a smiling doll, preferably a brunette girl [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luann faces guy choices like our communication choices</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/09/01/luann-faces-guy-choices-like-our-communication-choices/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/09/01/luann-faces-guy-choices-like-our-communication-choices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you read Luann, you know there are three young men competing for her affections. And they each embody different qualities. Gunther is intellectual. Elwood is a power guy. And Quill is a charmer. Most drama is based on conflicts and choosing between opposites. The resolution comes when we make that choice. However, the highest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A workplace softening</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/08/18/a-workplace-softening/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/08/18/a-workplace-softening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My colleagues and I have noticed a softening in the workplace. We&#8217;ve noticed people letting their defenses down, admit what they&#8217;re feeling and being willing to be more tender with their colleagues.That&#8217;s why I have added Speak Smart and Speak Sweet to my Speak Strong message. That&#8217;s why my friend allowed one of the members [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PowerPhrase Reader Discussion: What do you say to an elderly person who&#8217;s scared about the economy?</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/05/16/powerphrase-reader-discussion-what-do-you-say-to-an-elderly-person-whos-scared-about-the-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/05/16/powerphrase-reader-discussion-what-do-you-say-to-an-elderly-person-whos-scared-about-the-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 15:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you talk to elderly people who are frightened by the economy? The one I&#8217;m thinkng of is relatively secure. I&#8217;d like the discussion to include talking to those with financial challenges and those who are more likely to weather the storm but are afraid they won&#8217;t. What would you say? What have you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discussion Topic ~ Names for brainlet critters</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/05/02/discussion-topic-names-for-brainlet-critters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/05/02/discussion-topic-names-for-brainlet-critters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 22:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m writing a playful intro to Speaking Strong, Smart and Sweet using characters to personify different &#8220;brainlets.&#8221; What would you name them? Thinking: The Prof    Feeling: Harmony  Action: The Exec Thinking: Sir ThinksALot     Feeling: Ms FeelsALot    Action: Sir Does ALot Thinking: ItIsA (Impersonally labels)    Feeling: Webby  (builds webs)  Action: Izzie (reptilian brain) Thinking: Thinky [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader Discussion ~ How do you know if you&#8217;re having an egoic reaction?</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/03/24/reader-discussion-how-do-you-know-if-youre-having-an-egoic-reaction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/03/24/reader-discussion-how-do-you-know-if-youre-having-an-egoic-reaction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you know if you&#8217;re having an egoic reaction to something? Some of the signs for me are a compelling desire to compare, prove myself right and dominate. Wanting to understand what sent me into an egoic reaction is not an egoic reaction. But blaming the trigger for my own reaction is. This discussion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Week&#8217;s Discussion ~ Gender possessives and pronouns</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/02/10/this-weeks-discussion-gender-possessives-and-pronouns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/02/10/this-weeks-discussion-gender-possessives-and-pronouns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It drives me crazy almost every time I write. There is no gender neutral word for singular possessives and pronouns. Hence I find myself writing his/her and s/he or even using &#8220;their,&#8221; (even though &#8220;their&#8221; is plural.) I don&#8217;t mind s/he so much, but his/her is so cumbersome. It amazes me that we still haven&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader discussion ~ Emotional impact</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/02/03/reader-discussion-emotional-impact/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/02/03/reader-discussion-emotional-impact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/?p=979</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you give your power away when you tell someone about the emotional impact of their behavior? Last week I wrote the following as part of the words I gave my questioner: &#8220;When you step into my lane, it makes me feel irrelevant,&#8221; &#8220;Meryl Fan&#8221; commented, &#8220;Oops, she just gave control of her feelings to [...]]]></description>
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