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	<title>Jane Atkinson, Speaker Launcher Blog, Speaker Coach, Presentation Skills, Speakers Bureaus</title>
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	<description>Catapulting Speakers Into the Top 3%</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Part I:  Are You Ready to Hire?</title>
		<link>http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/52/part-i-are-you-ready-to-hire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/52/part-i-are-you-ready-to-hire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hiring Speaker Staff</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common things I hear from
professional speakers is that they are not
interested in marketing themselves. They&#8217;d like
to hire someone to do it for them. For those of
you who have tried to hire, and failed, you know
that this is easier said than done. Let&#8217;s face
it - hiring, in any industry, is a crap [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part II:  Don&#8217;t Make a Mistake When Hiring</title>
		<link>http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/51/part-ii-dont-make-a-mistake-when-hiring/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/51/part-ii-dont-make-a-mistake-when-hiring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jane</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest mistakes speakers make
when hiring is not getting clear on their needs
until AFTER they have hired.
Hopefully you have fully assessed whether you
are ready to hire or not after the last Inside
Track Tip: Are You Ready to Hire?
The hiring process has 5 steps:
1) Are you ready?
2) What should this person do for me?
3) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part III:  Finding That Perfect Staff Person</title>
		<link>http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/50/part-iii-finding-that-perfect-staff-person/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/50/part-iii-finding-that-perfect-staff-person/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hiring Speaker Staff</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Part I of this series we talked about whether
or not you were ready to hire.
In Part II we covered how much to pay and the job
description.
Now we delve into actually looking for this
person. Some of the things that should go on your
list of traits of a marketing person should be:
Honest
Loyal
Detail Oriented
Sales Skills
Relationship Builder
&#8220;Gets&#8221; what [...]]]></description>
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