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		<title>How do I get rid of Davey&#8217;s Sniper?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Mr. Dan: I have a question for you about dealing with a guy in my office whose business is being mean. He is always sniping at people, and won&#8217;t back off. There is one guy in the office who this sniper guy hates, apparently. This very timid guy named Davey is always the butt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Give Me Some Tips for Delivering Difficult Messages?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Dan:
I think I need to polish my assertive communication skills. I&#8217;ve recently been promoted to supervisor in a government agency, and I have have difficult conversations with people who are my friends, and used to be my coworkers on the same level. Can you give me some communication tips for telling people when they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How am I Supposed to Say No?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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So you’re a professional communications trainer and speaker. Tell me&#8211;My manager says that I sound like I work at the DMV when I say no to people. She says I’m supposed to say it more diplomatically (whatever that means) and that knowing how to say no in a professional way is part of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I deserve an explanation&#8230;my boyfriend dumped me.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Dan:
My boyfriend dumped me with no explanation. I think I deserve one. How do I get him to tell me what’s going on?
Scorned in Schenectady.
Dear Scorned:
I always receive questions during my communication training seminars, and letters from my onsite training clients, asking me how to get their spouse/significant other/boss/friend to give more, explain more, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Co-Worker is Sick and Twisted</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get very poor energy from her; and needless to say, I have given her permission to take all of of mine as I literally despise coming to work.........Please help!
Stressed Out in Saratoga Springs
Dear Stressed:
Wow, sounds like you really are having a miserable time. Let me take one issue at a time:  
For the sick jokes that are usually at someone else's expense, it sounds as though she would be what we would call the sniper.]]></description>
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		<title>Help Me Dan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ASK DAN FOR HELP!
Do you need help dealing with difficult people?  Could you use some assistance with stress management? How about concrete tactics and scripts for raising your level of communication in the workplace? Do you have any customer service or workplace communication challenges? How about harassment or diversity questions?
Ask Dan! He’ll be happy to [...]]]></description>
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