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		<title>Appearance on Big Talk for Small Business</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2010/04/26/appearance-on-big-talk-for-small-business/</link>
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		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I appeared on Big Ideas to Transform Small Business with Janice Albokai.  Janice&#8217;s show can be heard at the following link:  Big Ideas to Transform Small Business.  I appeared on the 4/21/2010 show.



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		<title>A Conversation with Friends</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2010/04/21/a-conversation-with-friends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love my clients.  They provide me with entertainment, knowledge, and stories to share.  In the past few weeks I&#8217;ve had the pleasure of coaching several diverse people in public speaking.  Their backgrounds vary (2 college students and 1 full time professional) but their central issue is the same.  When it comes to presentations they [...]


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		<title>Why Training Budgets Should Not Be Cut</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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The majority of my K-12 years were spent in Cordele, GA. The educational system there leaves much to be desired.  The teachers try very hard, but they are restricted by a lack of resources.  The highest level math course available was Pre-Calculus.  There was no Glee Club, Debate Team, Model United Nations, French Club, or [...]


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		<title>My Unbiased Review of Network Marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Companies that fall under the Multi-Level Marketing umbrella are sprouting up like weeds every day.  They  have a ridiculously bad reputation in the business community.   Over the years I&#8217;ve been heavily recruited by several network marketing entities.  I&#8217;ve been told that I fit the bill as a &#8220;top performer&#8221;.  I&#8217;m  athletic, intelligent, articulate, I [...]


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		<title>How to Deliver a Difficult Message</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2010/03/25/how-to-deliver-a-difficult-message/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gaining undivided attention]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delivering difficult messages is a part of life.  For simplicity&#8217;s sake difficult will be defined as anything that will create animosity within your audience.  Gut wrenching situations such as engineering a layoff, breaking up a relationship, or denying service to a customer come to mind.  These situations are uncomfortable for all parties involved.
When forced to [...]


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		<title>New Roads Video Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2009/07/05/new-roads-video-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will appear on New Roads Video tonight in a live interview.  Point your browser to www.newroadsvideo.com at 7 pm to view the action.


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		<title>My Most Popular Content</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2009/06/08/my-most-popular-content/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 22, 2008 my first official article was published.  Since then I have published a grand total of 44 articles.  These articles have covered creativity, crowd control, speaking expert interviews, public speaking fear, and a myriad of other topics.
In this article I am providing links to the 5 most popular articles that  I have [...]


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		<title>The Tipping Point</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2009/05/26/the-tipping-point/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 01:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was the start of a nightmare.  A painstaking presentation was taking place.  I was trying everything known to man to stay awake.  For 5 minutes I scrolled through my blackberry looking for distractions.  When that proved to be futile I began thumbing through my notebook looking for an interesting story or factoid.  In a [...]


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		<title>Angels and Demons</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2009/05/18/angels-and-demons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 02:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your life is a summation of well over a million experiences.  You participate in common events like eating, sleeping, breathing, working, exercising,  reading, learning, and driving several times in a day.  Those are all basic actions of human survival.
You experience emotions with the same regularity as the actions listed above.  At some point your emotions [...]


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		<title>The Audacity of Hope</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2009/05/07/the-audacity-of-hope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 02:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something that separates an average communicator from a good one, a good one from a great one, and a great one from an incredible one.  What do you think it is?

Practice?
Research?
Statistics?
Clever wordplay?
Experience?

No one in their right mind would head into a speech or interview without at least a little bit of practice.  Many [...]


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