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		<title>Say This&#8211;Not That; Danger Phrases and Power Phrases for Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you tarnishing your professional reputation simply by making a verbal typo? Check out this great article: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/24-things-you-might-be-saying-wrong-2338028/.
For more great professional communication training tips, check out our communication blog, our professional communication tactics podcasts, and our other great free communication training resources.
Still looking for a motivational keynote speaker or an on-site professional trainer for your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;No Problem&#8221;&#8211;Danger Phrase for Customer Service Reps</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s your professional communication skills training tip for the day brought to you by expert communication trainer, Dan O&#8217;Connor:
Danger Phrase: &#8220;No problem.&#8221; Power Phrase: &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome.&#8221;
If someone thanks you for something, the correct response is, &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome.&#8221;
&#8220;No problem,&#8221; or anything similar should be purged from your verbal patterns.
While we certainly don&#8217;t mean to sound unprofessional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Talk Like a CEO&#8211;Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this professional communication training series, communication expert Dan O&#8217;Connor teaches you how to polish your verbal patterns, get more out of every communication interaction, and sound like a CEO.
If you&#8217;ve engaged in any communication training, you have most likely already been taught that the word but is a danger word. But is it?
But is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Power Phrases + 1 Theory = Communication SuperHero (YOU)</title>
		<link>http://powerdiversity.com/expert-communication-trainer-motivational-keynote-speaker-free-podcast-power-phrases</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s professional communication skills training podcast, Dan teaches you how to implement one of the most important and powerful business principles:  You are not here (at work) to teach other people lessons; you are here to learn lessons from other people. How can you implement that? Using simple Power Phrases often, and with everyone. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NEW FREE AUDIO: Don&#8217;t be a communication weakling! These Danger Phrases and Power Phrases will help.</title>
		<link>http://powerdiversity.com/communication-expert-trainer-motivational-keynote-speaker-denver-texas-communication-training</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW FREE STREAMING AUDIO: We often hear people say (and we too sometimes make the mistake of saying) &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry if&#8230;&#8221; or &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry but&#8230;&#8221;
The worst part is, people are usually apologizing for their gifts!  You&#8217;ll hear things such as, &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry for being so detail oriented.&#8221; or  &#8220;Well, I&#8217;m sorry that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Common Errors “Spell Check” Won’t Catch</title>
		<link>http://powerdiversity.com/professional-writing-skills-training-workshop-dan-oconnor-communication-trainer</link>
		<comments>http://powerdiversity.com/professional-writing-skills-training-workshop-dan-oconnor-communication-trainer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great professional writing skills training article. The following is from the Yahoo Shine article entitled 10 Common Errors &#8220;Spell Check&#8221; Won&#8217;t Catch.
While we can rely on a spell checker to catch glaring errors, a computer can’t pick up on all careless mistakes, especially if the word could be correct in a different context. Often word [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elena Kagan and her 4-Tiered Communication Strategy That You Can Use too</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ NEW FREE STREAMING AUDIO: In our latest Professional Communication Tactics audio series, you&#8217;ll learn to use a simple but powerful professional communication strategy most recently used by Elena Kagan during her supreme court confirmation hearings.
Her strategy was a 4-pronged approach:
1-stay on message
2-use the broken record
3-don&#8217;t take the bait, and
4-don&#8217;t engage.
Professional communication skills trainer and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have trouble remembering people&#8217;s names?</title>
		<link>http://powerdiversity.com/professional-communication-skills-trainer-motivational-keynote-speaker-dan-oconnor-remember-names</link>
		<comments>http://powerdiversity.com/professional-communication-skills-trainer-motivational-keynote-speaker-dan-oconnor-remember-names#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professional communication skills training always incorporates memory-enhancing tricks and techniques. This is a great short article that gives you many memory exercises, but the best one for me is the name one. I use that all the time, and it works! Check it out at here.
To find out more about techniques used by motivational keynote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE LESSON: 5 Principles that Help You Identify It</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you struggling to find meaning, or learn a lesson from some tragic event or difficult person in your life? In today&#8217;s free inspirational podcast brought to you by motivational keynote speaker and expert professional communication trainer Dan O&#8217;Connor, here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll learn:
There is a lesson in every struggle we&#8217;ve had, or tragedy we&#8217;ve been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Great Ways to Ruin Your Professional Image</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s your visual communication skills training for the day brought to you by on-site communication trainer and motivational keynote speaker Dan O&#8217;Connor:
Wouldn&#8217;t it be nice if we lived in a world where we were judged&#8211;and promoted&#8211;solely on our professional ability?
Well, we don&#8217;t, and &#8220;Professional Communication Skills&#8221; does not  refer only to words.
Everything you say and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Professional Communication Training Tip of the Day&#8211;DANGER PHRASE: &#8220;In my opinion&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://powerdiversity.com/professional-communication-training-tip-of-the-day-danger-phrase-in-my-opinion</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a quick and powerful professional communication skills training lesson from communication trainer and motivational keynote speaker Dan O&#8217;Connor:
DANGER PHRASE: &#8220;In my opinion&#8230;&#8221; POWER PHRASE: &#8220;I believe&#8230;&#8221;
When it comes time to give your opinion, don&#8217;t diminish the power of your message by prefacing it with something such as, &#8220;In my opinion&#8230;.&#8221; Doing so tells the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Communication Training: Danger Phrase/Power Phrase</title>
		<link>http://powerdiversity.com/professional-communication-skills-training-danger-phrase-power-phrase</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s your professional communication skills training for the day delivered by motivational keynote speaker and communication trainer Dan O&#8217;Connor:
Today&#8217;s professional communication tip is simple but powerful. DANGER PHRASE: &#8220;Are you busy?&#8221; POWER PHRASE: &#8220;Do you have a moment?&#8221;
When calling a professional at work, never start the conversation with, &#8220;Are you busy?&#8221;
If someone is at work, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Trick to Giving Compliments&#8211;The Right Way</title>
		<link>http://powerdiversity.com/the-trick-to-giving-compliments-the-right-way</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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When giving compliments&#8211;whether at work or at home&#8211;the goal is to make someone feel good, or activate the right-hand side of their brain. Many times, however, when giving compliments, we make the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Golden Rules of Cell Phone Etiquette</title>
		<link>http://powerdiversity.com/three-golden-rules-of-cell-phone-etiquette</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s your professional communication skills training for the day delivered to you by your favorite communication trainer and motivational keynote speaker Dan O&#8217;Connor.
What does your cell phone&#8211;and the way you use it&#8211;say about you?
Follow these three golden rules of cell phone etiquette to avoid making the most common cell phone faux pas:
1) Your cell phone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 2 Things Every Customer Wants to Hear From You&#8211;Do you know what they are?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW FREE ON-LINE STREAMING AUDIO:Here’s your daily professional communication skills training lesson  from communication trainer and motivational keynote speaker Dan  O’Connor:
Do you know the two things that every customer is waiting to hear  from you? They want to know that they have come to the right place and  they have found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Add More Power to Your Exit Lines</title>
		<link>http://powerdiversity.com/how-to-add-more-power-to-your-exit-lines</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 20:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan O</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s your free professional communication skills training tip for the day from communication trainer and motivational keynote speaker Dan O&#8217;Connor:
Whether you&#8217;re hanging up the phone, leaving a meeting, or signing an email, remember that your goodbye will either leave a positive impression, or as it does with most people, no impression at all. Any chance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Danger Phrases You Should NEVER Say at Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 03:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FREE AUDIO PODCAST: Here&#8217;s your professional communication skills training lesson for the day, brought to you by communication trainer and motivational keynote speaker Dan O&#8217;Connor:
FOUR DANGER PHRASES YOU SHOULD NEVER SAY AT WORK (OR AT HOME):
.

No offense but&#8230;
Don&#8217;t take this the wrong way, but&#8230;
Our computers are slow&#8230;
No problem&#8230;

These 4 phrases rob you of credibility and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Power Phrase-Danger Phrase for the Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 06:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your effective communication skills training tip for the day:
Danger Phrase: &#8220;I have a better idea.&#8221; Power Phrase: &#8220;And we could also consider&#8230;&#8221;
Sometimes when we get excited, we forget all of our professional communication training. The next time you feel like saying something such as, &#8220;No! I have a better idea&#8230;&#8221; (which can be insulting, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Denver Motivational Keynote Speaker and Trainer Dan O&#8217;Connor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 03:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for a keynote speaker or trainer in Denver, Colorado who specializes in communication, dealing with difficult people, and managing workplace negativity, professional motivational keynote speaker Dan O&#8217;Connor speaks and trains in Denver with no travel costs. Check out our course and keynote catalog to see Dan&#8217;s hottest topics, ranging from customer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2-Steps to Developing Knock-Out Power Phrases</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 20:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
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The reaction mode is: First thing into the brain=first thing out of the mouth. As [...]]]></description>
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