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	<title>Talk Sporty To Me</title>
	
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		<title>Workplace Conversation Starters: You Can’t Afford NOT to Chitchat</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Mueller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s a perception among some highly motivated, ultra successful and overly competitive professionals that small talk is a waste of time and leads to a competitive disadvantage.  The though being that if you let your competition know too much about you, they could take advantage of that. I can see where some of those professionals...]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace Communication Tips: You are What You Say</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 18:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Mueller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[communication skills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“He’s a really good dude, easy to talk to.” “He’s always been great when I needed a quote.” “He’s really funny, always has the best stories.” These are just a few of the real-life comments I heard this week while standing outside the visiting clubhouse at Safeco Field.  The Detroit Tigers were in town and...]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace Conversation Starters:  Working on a View from the Top</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 16:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Mueller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Workplace Conversation Starters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wanted the view from the top?  Or maybe it’s the view from the corner office.  Either way it takes hard work and external skills, like your ability to communicate to get there.  Unless you just want the view from the top of the Tropicana Dome.  I got that one last week while traveling with...]]></description>
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		<title>Communication Barriers – Obvious vs. Subtle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 19:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Mueller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Workplace Communication Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I felt a sense of helplessness wash over me yesterday prior to the Mariners game against the Tampa Rays.  Never before had I run into such a challenging communication barrier. A Mariners fan had waved me over to the stands where he held a ball, a pen and a notepad.  I walked over to him...]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace Conversation Starters: Make an Impression</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Mueller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Workplace Conversation Starters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You already know that your office will be a more comfortable place to work and that the people around you will work harder and work better together if you actually like them.  Can that really happen from just one conversation? Yes!]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace Conversation Starters – Be Social</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Mueller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Workplace Conversation Starters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Building Relationships at Work]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it’s time to socialize, chit chat or entertain, don’t be at a loss for words.  Awkward silence is uncomfortable and doesn’t send a message that you’re competent, confident and comfortable with who you are and what you do.]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace Communication Tips – You’re Always Selling</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Mueller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Workplace Communication Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overcoming barriers to communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace communication]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s what I want you to take away from this:  Your communication style matters.  The words you say and the way you say them are part of the “selling” process.  Being in “selling” mode doesn’t require you to always be making a sales pitch. ]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace Conversation Starters: You’ve Got Something to Say</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Mueller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Workplace Conversation Starters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Building Relationships at Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Improving communication skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace conversations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s important to your success that you speak up and make your opinions, ideas and, at times, concerns known.  If you don’t speak up, you forfeit a lot of choices that will impact your future success. ]]></description>
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		<title>Never Enough Time? 3 Time Management Tips</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TalkSportyToMe/~3/curqe5L7f4Y/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Mueller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engagements and Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making better use of your time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power Chicks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skills for managing your time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Time Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Want 12 more hours in the day?  Know that it's exhausting if it ever happens.  The only way to add real time and value is by making better use of the hours you have.  Here are a few time management tips I've developed based on my TV career. ]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace Conversation Starters: DVR-proof Topics</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TalkSportyToMe/~3/aMtdZRrBNkA/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Mueller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Workplace Conversation Starters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lamar Odom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL Bounty-gate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHL Stanley Cup playoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talking to co-workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Masters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the latest sports topics only takes a few minutes a day and it helps you appeal to a large number of people.  It’s also one of the few television options that is DVR-proof.  Think about how your viewing habits have changed when you have the option to easily record a show and watch it later.  ]]></description>
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