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		<title>Choosing a speech topic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin Meikle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Speech Writing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you are told given a speech topic and other times the choice is left entirely up to you. &#160; This latter option can leave people feeling completely stuck. &#160; The purpose of this short post is to give you some practical guidance on how to choose the best speech topic of a presentation. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speech writing Secrets &#8211; Write for the ear</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin Meikle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to speech writing there are many mistakes that you can make. &#160;One of the commonest is writing for the eye rather than the ear. &#160; &#160; Most of us are used to writing prose &#160;to be read in letters, memos or reports. When practicing the art of speech writing you must learn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to sound really natural when delivering a fully scripted speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin Meikle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I came across a great post by fellow presentation skills trainer Cordelia Ditton. It covers the thorny topic of how to deliver a speech from a script. I loved Her step by step take on how to make the speech sound like it was yours and I thought you might find it useful too. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you know if your presentations are any good?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin Meikle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like you, I have sat through thousands of presentations and the majority have been mediocre at best. Reflecting on this the other day I started to wonder how much of our own time, and that of our staff , businesses were wasting due to poor presentations? How often do we assume that our staff or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ikea replaces Powerpoint!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin Meikle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[PowerPoint Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presentation Skills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whilst I am a fan of the intelligent and sparing use of PowerPoint and other presentation tools  I am always on the lookout for great examples of presentations which use props to bring their messages to life. I recently came across this short 10 minute video on TED and I commend it to you.  Hans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conflict and how to manage it</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin Meikle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Negotiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rapport]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does your business or at least some areas of it suffer from moaning, bitching &#38; complaining?   If it does, these are all symptoms of low level conflict and they could be costing your business dearly. Think about it for a moment.   What are the consequences of such behaviour &#8211; Poor customer service, low productivity, poor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The secrets of successful seminars</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin Meikle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[PowerPoint Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presentation Skills]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sales Techniques.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seminars are a powerful business building strategy when done right. They are a great way to strengthen relationships with existing clients and showcase your expertise to new ones. If done well you can also create an environment where existing happy customers &#8220;sell&#8221; your services to prospective customers naturally and unobtrusively. Recently I was privileged to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Storytelling in speeches and presentations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin Meikle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Presentation Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Speaking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[business stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[cincopa AINAMtq8HsZ5] Stories are at the heart of communication. Ever since humans developed language we have used stories as a powerful method transfering knowledge. We teach our children through stories. We build relationships and bonds through sharing stories. We are entertained by stories. I would argue that we spend much of our non-work time storytelling. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do we need a new sales vocabulary?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin Meikle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Techniques.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I was having a conversation with a fellow sales trainer about why some people find selling such a challenge. One reason we agreed on was that the words &#8220;sales&#8221; and &#8220;selling&#8221; have a ton of unhelpful mental baggage associated with them. Just test this out for yourself right now. Grab a piece of paper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is your presentation losing you business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin Meikle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Presentation Skills]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[cincopa AUJARqaId7Se] If you pitch for a specific piece of work and don&#8217;t get it that dissapointing but at least you know that you lost it and you can try and do something about it before the next pitch. But what about when you give a presentation to a group of potential clients with the [...]]]></description>
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