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	<description>By Meryl Runion and SpeakStrong, Inc.</description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve moved! New Effective Communication Skill Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/12/14/ive-moved-new-effective-communication-skill-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[This Week in the World]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My PowerPhrase a Week blog is now my Effective Communication Skill blog. You are still welcome to search the posts in this blog and post comments here. I also invite you to visit my new blog here.  It&#8217;s a new year, and I expect you&#8217;ll like the new SpeakSTRONG. But don&#8217;t keep me guessing! Please [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What not to say when someone responds &#8220;too&#8221; literally</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/11/03/what-not-to-say-when-someone-responds-too-literally/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poison Phrase of the Week]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some folks hear what you mean, and others hear what you say. I kept trying to get a web developer to tell me, - How much work do you want to do for me? He kept answering that he wanted to do a lot more than he could. Finally I realized it made no sense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader question: starting fresh when a negative employee returns from leave</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/11/03/reader-question-starting-fresh-when-a-negative-employee-returns-from-leave/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask Meryl]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Meryl, I have an employee that will be returning to work soon after leave. She does good work but has presented challenges in the past when it comes to getting along with co-workers. She has a spirit of negativity and will bad mouth and gossip and then twist it in her mind as someone else [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to say when you need to point out a few flaws in an achievement</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/11/03/what-to-say-when-you-need-to-point-out-a-few-flaws-in-an-achievement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/11/03/what-to-say-when-you-need-to-point-out-a-few-flaws-in-an-achievement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The PowerPhrase of the Week]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ned knew Marla&#8217;s brochure was a major achievement for her. He also knew she wanted it to not just be good, but to be great. So he said, Let&#8217;s celebrate your success here before we tweak it. He went on to congratulate her, tell he why he saw this as a major accomplishment and invited [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good question, why ARE you rambling on about that?</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/10/21/good-question-why-are-you-rambling-on-about-that/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/10/21/good-question-why-are-you-rambling-on-about-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poison Phrase of the Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The SpeakStrong Method]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Sue&#8221; called me to give me the great news about her new client. After about fifteen minutes of celebration, she started talking about the resistance of some of her client&#8217;s associates. She went on for several minutes about little snipes, imagined problems and other concerns that seemed unimportant in the scale of her great new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader success story &#8211; What to say when the boss spews hate</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/10/18/success-story-no-more-hate-speech/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/10/18/success-story-no-more-hate-speech/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Success Story]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My boss was on yet another rant about a particular ethnic group and why &#8220;They will be irrelevant in ten years&#8221; and how such and such political candidate should just tell this ethnic group to &#8220;Go F&#38;@# themselves&#8221; and . . . You get the drift. I have had it with this kind of talk. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to say when you want to offer some advice: tips from @danmulern</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/10/18/what-to-say-when-you-want-to-offer-some-advice-tips-from-danmulern/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/10/18/what-to-say-when-you-want-to-offer-some-advice-tips-from-danmulern/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The PowerPhrase of the Week]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s about getting permission before you tell someone what to do. Otherwise they might hear suggestions as put-downs, harangue or second guessing. Dan Mulhern offered these phrases in his Reading for Leading blog. Are you open to some coaching? Are you open to some advice? Can I share something I’ve seen? Are you interested in hearing something, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes storming out is a PowerPhrase: A view of The View</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/10/16/sometimes-storming-out-is-a-powerphrase-a-view-of-the-view/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/10/16/sometimes-storming-out-is-a-powerphrase-a-view-of-the-view/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[This Week in the World]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday, Joy Beher and Whoopi Goldberg angrily walked off the set of The View when an interview with Bill O&#8217;Reilly degenerated into a shouting match. They received praise and criticism for walking out. One of my principles is: A PowerPhrase is as Strong as it needs to be and no stronger. I was searching my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to say when you want to share an opinion without sounding bossy</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/10/13/what-to-say-when-you-want-to-share-an-opinion-without-sounding-bossy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/10/13/what-to-say-when-you-want-to-share-an-opinion-without-sounding-bossy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The PowerPhrase of the Week]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Carla often is overbearing with her husband Jim. She is prone to talk like she&#8217;s his mother and tell him what to do. He then either complies or resists, but it hijacks his ability to be decisive in the relationship. When she decided she wanted them to sell a trailer they had for years and hadn&#8217;t used, she said, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reinventing yourself is less interesting than embracing and expressing your authentic self</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/10/11/reinventing-yourself-is-less-interesting-than-embracing-and-expressing-your-authentic-self/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/10/11/reinventing-yourself-is-less-interesting-than-embracing-and-expressing-your-authentic-self/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poison Phrase of the Week]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Reinvention is a hot topic these days. Everyone is busy transforming themselves. Not me. I&#8217;m becoming more of who I already am. I invite you to join me. Start with Clearing Get rid of old habits of being who we&#8217;re not. Clarifying Let who we are unfold in no uncertain terms. Committing Putting our heart [...]]]></description>
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