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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>Does Your Speech Pass The T-shirt Test?</title>
		<link>http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/67/does-your-speech-pass-the-t-shirt-test/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Presentation Skills</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How memorable is your message?
When you have a powerful line or phrase that
you say throughout your speech you are
accomplishing 3 goals:
1.  You are giving the audience something to
remember you by.
2.  You are making an idea stick.  (The Heath
brothers book &#8216;Made to Stick&#8217; illustrates
this idea brilliantly).
3.  You are giving the audience something
with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So You Think You Can Speak?</title>
		<link>http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/58/so-you-think-you-can-speak/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Presentation Skills</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever watched that reality show
&#8216;So You Think You Can Dance&#8217;?  I have
only seen it a few times but what
occured to me while watching was that
the speaking industry isn&#8217;t all that
different.
Many times a dancer would be under the
impression that they were incredibly
talented when in fact, they might have
been just average. Sometimes&#8230;.they
were downright bad.
Which category [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are there any fresh ideas out there?</title>
		<link>http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/53/are-there-any-fresh-ideas-out-there/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jane</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I was asked to be interviewed this past January
for the Voices of Experience CD series for
National Speakers Association.
During the interview, I talked about a couple of
my clients who were doing some fresh things in
their speech and in their marketing. (Like Scott
Klososky who bought the cow on stage and Steve
Little who has a cool, interactive website).
From [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laptop Dies, But Speaker Doesn&#8217;t</title>
		<link>http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/47/laptop-dies-but-speaker-doesnt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Booking Speeches</category>
	<category>Presentation Skills</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine it&#8217;s three minutes until you go on  stage
and your brand new laptop dies and takes your
slide show and presentation with it.
Then, you are introduced.
You walk onto the stage, close the laptop lid, and
say &#8216;apparently, we&#8217;ll be doing something
different today&#8217;.
That&#8217;s exactly what my client June Cline did last
week when her technology failed.
And you know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do cows have to do with risks in speaking?</title>
		<link>http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/46/what-do-cows-have-to-do-with-risks-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Presentation Skills</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago one of my clients, a technology
futurist named Scott Klososky took a risk during
his presentation.
While speaking to a group of CEO&#8217;s, he was making
the point that we all need to do more to give back
to the world and that technology makes it easier
than ever.
He then went on to purchase a cow live [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A keynote is just a workshop on steroids, isn&#8217;t it?</title>
		<link>http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/41/a-keynote-is-just-a-workshop-on-steroids-isnt-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/41/a-keynote-is-just-a-workshop-on-steroids-isnt-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Presentation Skills</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A keynote is just a workshop on steroids, isn&#8217;t it?
The answer to that question is a resounding, &#8216;NO&#8217;!
A keynote has completely different elements than a
workshop (or training or seminar).
Many trainers would like to make the transition
and earn more as a keynote speaker. Many keynoters
would like to make their speech better so that
they get booked more!
Join [...]]]></description>
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