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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you, Woman&#8217;s World Magazine! Your April 16 article, &#8220;Magic Words that Guarantee Success&#8221; featuring expert communication trainer and dealing with difficult speaker Dan O&#8217;Connor was excellent. Here&#8217;s a snippet: &#8220;It may sound counterintuitive, but if you want to get your idea noticed by that hard-to-please VIP, don’t say you have an idea! “ ‘Idea’ is vague and [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you like the people you work with to be more fair and flexible? Remember the communication truth: It is only what you are not giving that can possibly be missing from this relationship. That said, if you want people to be more flexible with you, be more flexible with them. In other words; surrender [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the most common starter phrase people use as a reaction to being interrupted? If you thought &#8220;Excuse me,&#8221; or &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry,&#8221; you&#8217;re exactly right. Most people start their response with these two phrases, and most people are not effective at maintaining the communication floor. If you want to be a more assertive (or [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes we need to clarify messages before we respond, but using danger phrases such as, &#8220;you said,&#8221; can sabotage our success. Keep in mind that human beings think they&#8217;re saying something other than what they&#8217;re really saying over 50% of the time. Therefore, saying to someone, &#8220;You said&#8230;&#8221; increases that person&#8217;s self-talk, increases the odds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Passive-Aggressive Communication: &#8220;Hostile Questions&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people aren&#8217;t clear as to what &#8220;passive-aggressive&#8221; really means. To put it in the simplest of terms, when you engage in passive-aggressive behavior, it&#8217;s your intention to punish someone&#8211;or to be aggressive&#8211;but just not be up-front about it. For example, putting a difficult customer &#8220;on hold&#8221; while you go have a cup of coffee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non-Verbal Communication Tip of the Day: Avoid the &#8220;Crazy Eyes&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eye contact is good; too much eye contact is bad. Direct eye contact held for more than seven seconds is a form of aggressive behavior. Sure, in the US we&#8217;re all trained to look one another in the eye while communicating. As Americans, however, we also have one of the most aggressive communication styles on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Body Language Tip of the Day: Watch Your Head Tilts</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assertive communication and body language go hand in hand. If you sometimes feel as though people aren&#8217;t taking your message seriously enough, make sure that when you&#8217;re engaging in assertive communication, you are aware of how your head is tilted. When you are delivering an assertive message, such as, &#8220;John, I do want to hear [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever find yourself &#8220;trapped&#8221; in an email CC that goes on and on and on, and you think to yourself, &#8220;Why am I being CC&#8217;d here?&#8221; It&#8217;s sometimes difficult for us to set boundaries in emails without sounding harsh or aggressive. That&#8217;s why we all need a few email power phrases to help [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is your wardrobe saying about you? What are your work outfits communicating about you? Many times we think, &#8220;Why would I dress up for work? It&#8217;s just work. Besides, it&#8217;s casual Friday.&#8221; Do you dress up for a first date? Do you dress up for a holiday party? Do you dress up for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DANGER PHRASE: &#8220;Our Policy&#8221; Free Communication Training Video</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[New FREE VIDEO TRAINING session. Click Here to Watch This Video. DANGER PHRASE: &#8220;Our Policy.&#8221; Have you heard this or said this at work at the beginning of your sentences? Don&#8217;t make that mistake again. In today&#8217;s effective professional communication training lesson delivered by expert communication trainer and motivational keynote speaker Dan O&#8217;Connor, you&#8217;ll learn [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The written word is food for the soul. I&#8217;ve never picked up a book that didn&#8217;t teach me something (even if all it taught me was that I should immediately put it down). In my courses and training on all aspects of communication, I teach that communication is not all about speaking or writing; it [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most dealing with difficult people training focuses on difficult coworkers, superiors, or clients. One area often overlooked is dealing with difficult children, and yet that is probably the biggest challenge working parents face. The article below, taken from healthandgoodness.com addresses seven things parents can do to deal with children who are being difficult. Dealing With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The O-N-E Listening Tactic Everyone Needs: Body Language and Communication</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you trying to improve your listening skills, or do you know someone who is? Body language, of course, is key in communication. With this one simple body language tactic, you can instantly transform into an engaged, active listener (the most important communication skill of all). Just remember O-N-E. O-Open posture&#8211;maintain open posture when you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Say This&#8211;NOT THAT training video&#8211;DON&#8217;T SAY THIS!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DANGER PHRASE: &#8220;Our computers are slow.&#8221; Why would anyone say this? The only reason is that the person in question has never had effective professional communication training. In the next 4 minutes, you can improve your professional communication skills by learning a simple danger phrase (to eliminate) and power phrase (to use) brought to you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to ruin a conversation with a man in just 4 words</title>
		<link>http://powerdiversity.com/communication-skills-training-how-to-ruin-a-conversation-with-a-man-in-just-4-words</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 04:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is taken from our latest professional communication training resource, Say This&#8211;NOT THAT!!, due out in June. If you&#8217;d like down-and-dirty tips for communication with your spouse or communicating at work, danger phrases, power phrases, and more, contact us, and we&#8217;ll alert you when the entire book is released. The free resources for this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Kill Your Small Business&#8211;Don&#8217;t Have a Professional Communication Plan</title>
		<link>http://powerdiversity.com/small-business-communication-training-plan-for-small-businesses-dont-kill-your-business</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 18:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have a small business, one of the best ways to ruin your professional image is to NOT have a professional communication strategy. No matter how good you are at what you do, there will be someone else out there who also does what you do--and might not even be as good as you are--but who has a communication plan that leads customers to believe that they are more professional--and therefore more competent--than you are.

Don't let this happen to you. With Professional Communication Strategies for Small Businesses, we can help you formulate a plan. The most common areas of communication overlooked by most business are:

-Having a professional phone greeting; The phone greeting should contain 5 components (power tone, a hello, your organization's name, the employee's name, and an ending question) and should be the same for every single employee]]></description>
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		<title>New Communication Skills Training Book Release: Say This&#8211;Not That!</title>
		<link>http://powerdiversity.com/new-communication-skills-training-book-release-say-this-not-that</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 03:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking for professional communication skills training made easy? Expert communication trainer and motivational keynote speaker Dan O&#8217;Connor announces the upcoming release of Say This&#8211;Not That! This communication training resource gives you power phrases and danger phrases for work and more. Say This&#8211;Not That will be released in may 2011. To be notified when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Professional Communication Training Tour&#8211;Input Please</title>
		<link>http://powerdiversity.com/texas-professional-communication-training-tour-input-please</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://powerdiversity.com/?p=1902</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Calling all savvy communicators! Our Texas communication tour is about to kick-off, and we&#8217;re looking for your input. Expert communication trainer Dan O&#8217;Connor wants to hear about your communication issues. While we&#8217;re deciding what to include in our upcoming professional communication skills training tour, please tell us what kind of communication skills training you&#8217;d like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BOUNDARIES! Learn how to set them using &#8220;Boundary Statements&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://powerdiversity.com/boundary-statements-professional-communication-skills-trainer-keynote-speaker-difficult-people</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free Audio Podcast! Dealing with an office bully? In today&#8217;s professional communication skills training podcast, Dan teaches you a simple &#8220;dealing with difficult people&#8221; tactic you can use when people start to cross boundaries. If you deal with Exploders, Steam Rollers, Bullies, or other types of aggressive people, this assertive communication skill can help you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RELATIONSHIP PRINCIPLE #1: I am in Charge of Every Relationship in my Life</title>
		<link>http://powerdiversity.com/relationship-keynote-speaker-motivational-inspirational-podcast</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW FREE AUDIO PODCAST This week&#8217;s podcast is the first in a series of three podcasts on relationships. In each of the three podcasts, you&#8217;ll learn about one of the 3 relationship principles that can miraculously transform any relationship. Those three principles are: 1-I am in charge of every relationship in my life 2-There is [...]]]></description>
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