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	<title>A PowerPhrase a Week &#187; Success Story</title>
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	<description>By Meryl Runion and SpeakStrong, Inc.</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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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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>Success Story: How to request people use your complete name.</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/09/22/success-story-how-to-request-people-use-your-complete-name/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s in a name? Well, respect for one thing. My name is often mispronounced and while I forgive people who struggle with it, I always appreciate the effort. Some people have dismissed my reminders by suggesting it&#8217;s an accent issue, or some such thing. Even if it&#8217;s an accent, if it doesn&#8217;t sound like my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader Success Story: A brilliant mentor who shuns rankism</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/09/16/3433/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/09/16/3433/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Success Story]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A reader recently posted an article I wrote about rankism on her company intranet. She told me she had planned to elicit feedback, but before she could, it came pouring in. The article started a needed conversation. One employee wrote the following letter to the editor. Meryl&#8217;s article (From Rankism to Dynamic Dignity) reminded me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success Story: Inviting him to share his funk instead of telling him what he feels</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/08/19/success-story-inviting-him-to-share-his-funk-instead-of-telling-him-what-he-feels/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/08/19/success-story-inviting-him-to-share-his-funk-instead-of-telling-him-what-he-feels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Success Story]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Meryl, Last week you told me many men find a remark as simple as: - Are you angry? to be intrusive. You suggested they hear it as psychologizing, and get defensive. I was stunned, because when my girlfriends and I ask each other questions like that, we hear it as support. So this week when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader success story: How to use different words to lighten the burden of tough times</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/06/22/reader-success-story-how-to-use-different-words-to-lighten-the-burden-of-tough-times/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/06/22/reader-success-story-how-to-use-different-words-to-lighten-the-burden-of-tough-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Success Story]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A reader wrote: Words are certainly very powerful and the way we talk about our own situation not only has a big impact on our colleagues view, but also our own responses. I had a very stressful job a few years ago and it was noticeable that I was struggling with the situation, which also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success story in progress: responding to corporate ignominy</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/06/10/success-story-in-progress-responding-to-corporate-ignominy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/06/10/success-story-in-progress-responding-to-corporate-ignominy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Success Story]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaker Mike Scott notes that the difference between a reaction and a response is&#8230; (drum roll please) about three seconds. I love this. I also say the difference is the degree of conscious choice in our actions. The measure of our communication maturity is how long it takes to go from feeling threatened or victimized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader Success Story: Trainer applies PowerPhrases when sideswiped at a seminar</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/06/10/reader-success-story-trainer-applies-powerphrases-when-sideswiped-at-a-seminar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A reader wrote: &#8220;As a professional trainer I sometimes have colleagues visit my class to observe and learn. Recently I was working with a female colleague who traveled with me for a week. Quite honestly we didn&#8217;t &#8220;click&#8221;, and the week was turning out to be quite a challenge. Mid-week she was sitting in on a class I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success Story: Dance transforms speaking effectiveness</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/05/25/success-story-dance-transforms-speaking-effectiveness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/05/25/success-story-dance-transforms-speaking-effectiveness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 15:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Success Story]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Which is why I offer NIA DVDs even though my focus is communication. A reader wrote: &#8220;I learned an interesting twist I didn’t think much about, dancing helps with public speaking.  I can recall how uncomfortable body language felt when speaking in front of a group for the first few times.  As if I never [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success Story: energy at work by noting interests</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/05/06/success-story-energy-at-work-by-noting-interests/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/05/06/success-story-energy-at-work-by-noting-interests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 14:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Success Story]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Meryl, I&#8217;m an executive assistant shared by the HR director and the VP of a map company. Much of what I do isn&#8217;t directly in line with my career interests, but I have to hand it to my employers. They know I like to write and we don&#8217;t have copywriters on the staff.  So when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facing the fire yields useful feedback for newsletter appeal: Success Story</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/04/23/facing-the-fire-yields-useful-feedback-for-newsletter-appeal-success-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/04/23/facing-the-fire-yields-useful-feedback-for-newsletter-appeal-success-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Success Story]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I assumed Joy meant to hit forward and hit reply instead. It was a copy of my newsletter with the question &#8211; &#8220;do you want me to keep forwarding these? There seems to be less and less each time.&#8221; So I hit reply. I said, Oops &#8211; I think you set me this by mistake. [...]]]></description>
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