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	<description>Public Speaking At Its Finest</description>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Public Speaking Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Speaking Styles]]></category>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gaining undivided attention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Speaking Tips]]></category>

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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 [...]]]></description>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gaining undivided attention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Speaking Seminar]]></category>

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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 [...]]]></description>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Engineers & Public Speaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Speaking Fear]]></category>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talk to Me Not At Me</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2009/04/29/talk-to-me-not-at-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crowd Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Speaking Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I grew up in a hierarchical household.  The power structure was clearly defined from day one.  There was one golden rule:
&#8220;You are a child. You do what the adults tell you to do.&#8221;
Before I learned the true value of sitting down without a resonating sting in my butt I would often test the limits of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Law of Diminishing Returns in Public Speaking</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2009/04/13/the-law-of-diminishing-returns-in-public-speaking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Speaking Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Speaking Styles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some people talk because they have air in their lungs.  While they may cast themselves as great communicators they are really just dropping the ball.  Speaking for the sake of speaking means that you are speaking with no purpose.
To illustrate this point I will reach into the land of economics.  One of the most important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resource Links Business Directory</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2009/04/07/resource-links-business-directory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2009/04/07/resource-links-business-directory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I became a Member of the Resourcelinks Business Directory Network of Business Websites.  Click the link to check out a full assortment of helpful business men and women.
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		<title>Amplify Your Speech With Your Body</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2009/03/26/amplify-your-speech-with-your-body/</link>
		<comments>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2009/03/26/amplify-your-speech-with-your-body/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Speaking Styles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toastmasters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been inside of a vehicle with a state of the art sound system?  It is an incredible experience.  Every word is crisp, every hit of bass resonates through your body, and even the most intricate sounds dance on your eardrum.
Now compare that with a standard sound system.  The words are flat, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Speaking Style Comes Naturally to You?</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2009/03/16/what-speaking-style-comes-naturally-to-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2009/03/16/what-speaking-style-comes-naturally-to-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Speaking Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Speaking Styles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It should not be a surprise to you that there are many different speaking styles.  People communicate in a plethora of ways depending on their levels of confidence, exposure, education, and practical knowledge.
When I think of speaking styles 4 very distinct categories come to mind:

Reserved - Quiet speakers who communicate in as few words as [...]]]></description>
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