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		<title>What NOT to wear, Dilbert style</title>
		<link>http://www.millswyck.com/2012/05/what-note-to-wear-dilbert-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 01:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I wrote a newsletter article (not subscribed?  You can here) about what NOT to wear.  I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wow, 2.4%!  (Is that a lot?)</title>
		<link>http://www.millswyck.com/2012/04/wow-2-4-is-that-a-lot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today at church they presented the new fiscal year budget by way of public announcement.  It was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You could cause a revolution through your speaking</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, the family and I took in Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. There is lots to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your customers don&#8217;t really care about your policies</title>
		<link>http://www.millswyck.com/2012/02/your-customers-dont-really-care-about-your-policies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twice in recent days I&#8217;ve had the &#8220;opportunity&#8221; to contact Customer Support at some large service vendors.  You&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of the (Speaking) Start</title>
		<link>http://www.millswyck.com/2012/02/the-art-of-the-speaking-start/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found a free webinar that interested me.  An expert in an area I&#8217;m weak would give me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State of the Union &#8212; Built to Last</title>
		<link>http://www.millswyck.com/2012/01/state-of-the-union-built-to-last/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication skills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I did something tonight I haven&#8217;t done in probably over a decade.  I watched an entire State of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slow down when you answer the phone</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I called a potential client the other day, expecting to get a direct answer (or voicemail) from my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fail early, fail often</title>
		<link>http://www.millswyck.com/2011/11/fail-early-fail-often-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Efficiency]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Philosophical]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the really cool things about the coaching and teaching I do is the interaction with clients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I hope you get something out of this</title>
		<link>http://www.millswyck.com/2011/11/i-hope-you-get-something-out-of-this/</link>
		<comments>http://www.millswyck.com/2011/11/i-hope-you-get-something-out-of-this/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication skills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just heard it from a presentation leaking out the door across the hall from me. It&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have your message ready BEFORE you are asked to speak</title>
		<link>http://www.millswyck.com/2011/10/have-your-message-ready-before-you-are-asked-to-speak/</link>
		<comments>http://www.millswyck.com/2011/10/have-your-message-ready-before-you-are-asked-to-speak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication skills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been asked to submit a proposal for a keynote to a conference. The inquiry was accompanied [...]]]></description>
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