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<title>National treasures</title>
<description>Are you a national treasure? How could you become one?</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Argument: Brockriede's Six Argument Characteristics</title>
<description>Here's key characteristics of arguments.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Learning: The Ignorance Trap</title>
<description>Remember to beware of the ignorance trap.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resisting: No Need</title>
<description>A way of resisting persuasion is to say 'no need'.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: Rewarding</title>
<description>Here's another way of developing and using your willpower.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Annotated Art of War: Parts 3.6-10: Fighting Strategy</title>
<description>Here's a commentary on another part of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War'.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Managing Your Online Brand in the World's Best and Worst Marketplace</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on marketing.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/online_brand.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Charismatic Leader - Diamond Performance</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Executive Coaching and Debriefing for Corporate Leadership Development Programs</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/exec_debriefing.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How To Get People To Buy Into Your Ideas</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on persuasion.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/buy_ideas.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Beethoven Goes Guerilla</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on marketing.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/beethoven_guerilla.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 5 copywriting judo moves every copywriter should know</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on copywriting.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Christmas messages</title>
<description>Do you send a Christmas message to friends? What does it say?</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1112blog/111223blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Storytelling: Story is...</title>
<description>What is story? Here's some key points.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/storytelling/articles/story_is.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Preferences: Social Styles</title>
<description>Here's an easy model of how we act.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/preferences/social_styles.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Conversion: Radicalization</title>
<description>Here's how extremists get created.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversion/radicalization.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Decisions: Incubating Decisions</title>
<description>Decision-making can be done well by using the subconscious.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/decision/incubating_decisions.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Needs: Actualizer Needs</title>
<description>A person who self-actualizes listens to a different drum...</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/needs/actualizer_needs.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Annotated Art of War: Parts 3.1-5: Avoid Battle</title>
<description>Here's a commentary on another part of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/warfare/art_war/sun_tzu_3-1.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Back to basics</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/back_basics.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 10 Ways to Realize Hidden Opportunities</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/ten_ways.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: When Do Buyers Buy?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/buyers_buy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 4 practical ways to sell without writing a sales pitch</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/without_pitch.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How to Create a Killer Sales Proposal</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/killer_proposal.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Four Cornerstones of Superior Customer Service</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/four_cornerstones.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Media, decency and success</title>
<description>Here's a tale of how decency leads to success.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1112blog/111216blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Diffusion: Synchrony</title>
<description>Here's a useful description of the value of synchrony.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/communication/diffusion/synchrony.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Learning: The Knowledge Trap</title>
<description>How do knowers know what it is like not to know?</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/learning/knowledge_trap.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Motivation: PERMA</title>
<description>Here's Seligman's key motivators.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/motivation/perma.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groups: Group Interests</title>
<description>Groups have different interests. Understand these to persuade them.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/groups/interest.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Theories: Stockholm Syndrome</title>
<description>The 'Stockholm Syndrome' occurs where captives fall for their captors.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/stockholm_syndrome.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Annotated Art of War: Parts 2.19-20: Victory not Campaigns</title>
<description>Here's a commentary on another part of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/warfare/art_war/sun_tzu_2-5.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Ophiuchus Effect</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on persuasion.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/ophiuchus.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Are you an additive person or a subtractive one?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on personality.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/additive_person.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How to Create a Year End Sales Blitz</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/sales_blitz.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Busy People Make Time!</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/busy_people.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How to inspire your team</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/inspire_team.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The power of unconditional love</title>
<description>Unconditional love is an amazing thing. Here's all about it.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1112blog/111209blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Coping: Preparation and Confirmation</title>
<description>Some people cope by never getting into action.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/behaviors/coping/preparation_confirmation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Diffusion: Earlier Adopters</title>
<description>Here's how to find people who buy things before others.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/communication/diffusion/earlier_adopters.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Power: Soft Power</title>
<description>Power doesn't have be tough. It can be very subtle.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/power/soft_power.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: Determination</title>
<description>Being determined is important to get things done.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/willpower/determination.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Annotated Art of War: Parts 2.16-18: Rewarding Troops</title>
<description>Here's a commentary on another part of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/warfare/art_war/sun_tzu_2-4.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Failure Is An Option</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/failure_option.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How To Enjoy Your Life Even When You Can't Slow Down</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on living.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/enjoy_life.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Who's in the meeting - and who's not?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/in_meeting.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Feedback: Some People Can't Handle the Truth</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/feedback_some_people.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Increase Your Sales by Mastering the Art of Follow-Up</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/increase_sales.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Say thanks</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on self development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/say_thanks.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Free (again)!</title>
<description>I've just finished a contract and am enjoying my freedom!</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1112blog/111202blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Belief: Disbelief</title>
<description>Disbelief is almost as important as belief when changing minds.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/belief/disbelief.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Happiness: Engaging Hobby</title>
<description>A common way to happiness is by taking up a hobby.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/happiness/engaging_hobby.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: Shame Thinking</title>
<description>When trying to give something up, maybe considering the shame will work.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bullying: The Persecutor-Victim Paradox</title>
<description>Persecutors and victims in bullying contexts are more than might seem.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/behaviors/bullying/persecutor_victim.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Annotated Art of War: Parts 2.8-15: Foraging</title>
<description>Here's a commentary on another part of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/warfare/art_war/sun_tzu_2-3.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Memories: Are you Making Them With Clients?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/memories_clients.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 12 Dirty Little Secrets: why buyers don't buy</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/twelve_secrets.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How to Win Visibility (and even get your story told in the press)</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/how_visibility.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: What is Your Customer's Price Tolerance Ratio?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/price_tolerance.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Growing with Change</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on change management.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/growing_change.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Black Friday, Big Deal</title>
<description>It's Black Friday! Get out your wallet!</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1111blog/111125blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Persuasion: Persuasion SPICE</title>
<description>Here's five core element of persuasion methods.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/general/overall/spice.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Preferences: Attributional Style</title>
<description>We deal with failure in four very different ways.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/preferences/attributional_style.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Evolution: Individual vs. Group</title>
<description>In evolution, there are conflicting forces between individual and group objectives.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/evolution/individual_group.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: Goal Focus</title>
<description>A way of using will is to know your goal.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/willpower/goal_focus.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bullying: Types of bullying</title>
<description>Here are the different ways people get bullied.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/behaviors/bullying/types_bullying.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Annotated Art of War: Parts 2.2-7 Brevity</title>
<description>Here's a commentary on another part of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/warfare/art_war/sun_tzu_2-2.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Mesmerized</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/mesmerized.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 30 Proven Ways to Be More Persuasive</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on persuasion.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/thirty_ways.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Why Your Sales Cycle is So Long (Hint: It's Not About Your Solution)</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/so_long.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Being "On Message" Equals Higher Sales</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/on_message.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How to get your Sales Team Motivated and Crushing Targets</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/motivated_crushing.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How CHOICE can make CLOSING Easier</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/choice_closing.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Friend or Foe?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/friend_foe.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Respectful commitment</title>
<description>To get others to do things for you requires a subtle finesse...</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1111blog/111118blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groups: Defending</title>
<description>Groups are very good at defending themselves. Here's how.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/groups/defending_group.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excuses: Moore's Causal Theory of Excuse</title>
<description>Here's an academic theory about how we make excuses.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/moore_excuse_theory.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: Refuting Excuses</title>
<description>Here's a way of building and using your willpower.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/willpower/refute_excuse.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bullying: What is Bullying?</title>
<description>Here's the low-down on bullies.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/behaviors/bullying/what_is_bullying.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Lower and Slower</title>
<description>Make yourself more credible by speaking slowly in a lower pitch.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/lower_slower.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Annotated Art of War: Part 2.1: Expense</title>
<description>Here's a commentary on another part of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/warfare/art_war/sun_tzu_2-1.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 4 Well-Intended Comments That Suck The Life Out Of People</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on living and communication.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/well_intentioned.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Provocation-based selling: proving pain does not close a sale</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/provocation_selling.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Lessons Learned from Steve Jobs</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership and life.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/lessons_jobs.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Manage Things, Lead People</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/manage_things.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: If You Have Rapport With Your Customers, They Are More Likely To .</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/if_rapport.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Use a Contest to Increase Sales and Build Morale</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/use_contest.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>11-11-11, 11:11</title>
<description>It was the war to end all wars...</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1111blog/111111blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Annotated Art of War: Part 1.26: Calculations</title>
<description>Here's a commentary on another part of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/warfare/art_war/sun_tzu_1-6.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groups: Conformance</title>
<description>How conformance is achieved in groups is critical.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/groups/conformance.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excuses: Apologia Models</title>
<description>Here's some academic models of excusing.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/apologia.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: Remembering Values</title>
<description>A way to do what you want is to remember that it is right.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/willpower/remembering_values.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Conversation: Manage the small talk</title>
<description>Manage the small talk and you can manage the conversation.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/steering/small_talk.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Preferences: Locus of Control</title>
<description>Do you see control as being inside you or outside? It can change your life.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/preferences/locus_control.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Fixing The Keyword Problem</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on job finding.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/fixing_keyword.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Why the Customer Isn't Always Right</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on customers.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/customer_isnt_right.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Compensating our sales folks</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/compensating_sales.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: To Train or Not to Train: Why Spend Money on Sales Training?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/to_train.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Lost In A Sea of Trouble</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/lost_sea.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The real reason why your dreams are not coming true</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on personal development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/real_dreams.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Management vs. Leadership</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on management.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/management_leadership.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Selling the future</title>
<description>What will the future hold?</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1111blog/111104blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Annotated Art of War: Parts 1.18-25: Deception</title>
<description>Here's a commentary on another part of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/warfare/art_war/sun_tzu_1-5.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groups: Common Fate and Cooperation</title>
<description>Cooperation in groups is related to the perception of common fate.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/groups/common_fate_cooperation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excuses: Justification and Excuse</title>
<description>When making excuses, we often try to justify what we did.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/justification_excuse.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: Changing Belief</title>
<description>When trying to stop something, a powerful way is in changing your beliefs.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/willpower/change_belief.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Conversation: Manage the process</title>
<description>Here's a way to help steer conversations.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/steering/manage_process.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How do Leaders create change that really works?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership and change.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/how_leaders_change.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Assessing Our Ability to Influence Others</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on business and influence.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/assessing_ability.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Sales Rep Who Loved, and Why You Should Be Very Afraid</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales and business.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/rep_afraid.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Overcoming Initial Resistance- We Just Want the Price</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales and business.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/initial_resistance.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Pick Your Words to Deliver a Better Customer Experience</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on business.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/pick_words.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Why not Fire your Entire Sales Force?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/fire_sales.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Red Team: A Simple But Effective Method to Improve Mission Planning</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership and teams.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/red_team.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Spectator or Sportsman</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on business.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/a%201%20DrS%20spectator_sportsman.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 'Buy on Emotion' now supported by brain scans</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/science.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Activism and happiness</title>
<description>Can you be an activist and also be happy? Does one lead to the other?</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1110blog/111028blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Annotated Art of War: Parts 1.15-17: Appreciate Advice</title>
<description>Here's a commentary on another part of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/warfare/art_war/sun_tzu_1-4.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groups: Minimum Group Size</title>
<description>When do individuals become a 'group'?</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/groups/minimum_group_size.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excuses: Schlenker's Triangle</title>
<description>Here's an academic's view of excuse-making.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/triangle.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: Refusal</title>
<description>One way of stopping doing something is simply to refuse to do it!</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/willpower/refusal.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Conversation: Initiate new topics</title>
<description>Here's a useful way of steering conversations.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/steering/initiate_topics.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Why Your Customer Doesn't Like Your Price</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/why_customer_price.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Do it Now!</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/do_now.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: So, what is Sales 2.0? ... Anyone?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/so_what.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Please Let Me Compliment Your Kid Without Ruining It</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on parenting.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/compliment_kid.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Big Marketing Power in a Little Word</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on the power of words.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/big_marketing.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: To Tell The Truth</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on truth.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/tell_truth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Do you really understand how your buyers buy?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/understand_buy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The fame curve</title>
<description>Fame in academics has the same shape as rock fame.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1110blog/111021blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Annotated Art of War: Parts 1.13-14: Seven Considerations</title>
<description>Here's a commentary on another part of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/warfare/art_war/sun_tzu_1-3.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groups: Synchrony and Cooperation</title>
<description>Here are two key factors in group operation.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/groups/synchrony_bonding.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excuses: Linkage and Valence</title>
<description>These are two important factors for understanding excuse-making.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/linkage_valence.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: Replacement</title>
<description>A way of stopping doing something is to replace it with something else.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/willpower/replacement.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Conversation: Control answering of questions</title>
<description>Here's a way of managing a conversation.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/steering/control_questions.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Conflict Resolution: Why Fighting Makes Things Better</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on conflict management.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/conflict_resolution.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Six ways to engage your entire organization</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/six_ways.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Selling doesn't cause buying</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/selling_buying.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: What "We're Not Buying Today" Really Means. Overcoming Initial Resistance in Sales</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/not_today.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Some Very Worrying Facts About Customer Service</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on service.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/some_very.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Book review: How To Click With People</title>
<description>Here's a review of a book about how to get on well with anyone!</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/books/book_reviews/how_click_people.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blog: Are long queues to pay a good thing?</title>
<description>Understand the psychology of people queueing for you and you can turn a problem to an advantage.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1110blog/111014blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Annotated Art of War</title>
<description>Here begins a commentary on the whole of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/warfare/art_war/sun_tzu_annotated.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Annotated Art of War: Parts 1.1-2: Importance</title>
<description>Here's a commentary on another part of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/warfare/art_war/sun_tzu_1-1.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Annotated Art of War: Parts 1.3-12: Five Constant Factors</title>
<description>Here's a commentary on another part of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/warfare/art_war/sun_tzu_1-2.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groups: Minimum Group Bonding</title>
<description>It's amazing how easily people will form a group.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/groups/minimum_group_bonding.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excuses: A Good Excuse</title>
<description>What makes a good excuse? Here's three factors.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/good_excuse.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: Added Cost</title>
<description>Here's another way to help develop your willpower.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/willpower/added_cost.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Theories: Self-Regulation Theory</title>
<description>This one's about how we manage our urges.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/self_regulation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: StorySelling-How to Write Mini User Stories</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/ministories.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Are Followers the Leaders of the Future?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/are_followers.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Karma: Is It Woo-Woo Or Is It Real?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/karma.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: What is a seller's priority?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/sellers_priority.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: What separates the Great Sales Pros from 'the rest'? Probably not what you first think.</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/what_separates.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Lower the pressure</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/lower_pressure.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Steve Job, Genius</title>
<description>He's gone now, but his genius lives on.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1110blog/111007blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Stress: Natural Comforters</title>
<description>A way of handling stress is to invoke natural comforters.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/stress/comforters.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groups: The Power of Minorities</title>
<description>Minorities can have amazing power within groups. Here's how it works.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/groups/power_minorities.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Unlikely</title>
<description>A way of excusing yourself when accused is to show that you are an unlikely suspect.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/unlikely.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: Interruption</title>
<description>Interrupting patterns can be a good way of stopping habits.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/willpower/interruption.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Short pauses</title>
<description>Short pauses in speeches make them more digestible for your audience.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/short_pauses.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Theories: Amplification Hypothesis</title>
<description>Align your projected attitude with theirs.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/amplification_hypothesis.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Four Step Process I Use When Probing For Pain</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/the_four_step.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 9 Sales Steps that Influence a Buying Decision</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/nine_steps.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Speaking to Buyers' Pain Points</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/pain_points.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Terrible Thing That Happened While I Wasn't Looking</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on personal development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/terrible_thing.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: StorySelling: How to get past your Buyer's defensive wall and create a need</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/storyselling.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Why is SALES such a Dirty Word?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/sales_dirty.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Book Review: The Five Percent</title>
<description>Here's a review of an excellent book on untractable problems.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/books/book_reviews/five_percent.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A pattern of change</title>
<description>When managing change, here's some thoughts on making it work.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1109blog/110930blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Happiness: Subjective Well-Being</title>
<description>This an academic view of happiness and feeling good.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/happiness/well_being.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groups: Boundary Management</title>
<description>For groups to succeed, they often need to manage their borders.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/groups/boundary_management.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Transcendence</title>
<description>Here's a good way to excuse yourself when you're in trouble.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/transcendence.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: How Will Fails</title>
<description>Will works sometimes, but how does it go wrong?</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/willpower/how_will_fails.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Models: Types of Model</title>
<description>We think in terms of the mental models we use.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/models/types_model.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 9 Easy Ways to Get Your Brand Recognized</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/brand_recognized.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Empathy and Innovation: An Unexpected Pairing That Will Solve Any Problem</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on communication.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/empathy_innovation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How Big Are You Thinking?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on thinking.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/big_thinking.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How to Gain Speed and Velocity For More Referrals (part one)</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/gain_speed_1.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How to make a Proper Cold Call from Scratch: Part Two</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/cold_call_2.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: What happens when you look at someone?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on communication.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/look_someone.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bias and imagination</title>
<description>How do you reduce bias? Imagine it. Here's how.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1109blog/110923blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Happiness: Stop Judging</title>
<description>A simple but maybe difficult way to happiness is not to judge others.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/happiness/stop_judging.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groups: Induction</title>
<description>The way people are inducted into a group is a significant social factor.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/groups/induction.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Social Priority</title>
<description>One way of making an excuse is to say you had a family emergency (or something like this).</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/social_priority.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: Willpower as Muscle</title>
<description>There is a suprisingly apt metaphor for willpower in the operation of muscles.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/willpower/willpower_muscle.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Models: Process Scripts</title>
<description>Here's a description of Kahler's process scripts that have a surprising effect on our lives.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/models/kahler_scripts.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Theories: Valence Effect</title>
<description>The valence effect is our tendency to be optimistic.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How do you buy? Steps in a buying decision</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/how_buy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: A Lesson in sales from... The British Automotive Industry</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/lesson_sales.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How To Differentiate Yourself in 1 Minute Flat</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on communication.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/differentiate_self.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Why I Study Seemingly Impossible Conflicts</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on conflict.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/study_conflict.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Only Way to Handle Price Objections</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/the_only_way.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Effects-Based Thinking Part III</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/effects_thinking_3.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How to make a Proper Cold Call from Scratch: Part One</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/cold_call_1.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Listening changes</title>
<description>How should you listen? Positively!</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1109blog/110916blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Principles: Positivity principle</title>
<description>One of the common principles in persuasion is to be positive. Here's all about it.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/principles/positivity.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groups: Types of Entry</title>
<description>Here's how people get to enter into groups in order to become members</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/groups/entry.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Restitution</title>
<description>When making excuses, it's often a good idea to offer restitution.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/restitution.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: Domination</title>
<description>Here's how to use your will to dominate others.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/willpower/domination.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Models: Scripts</title>
<description>We all have little scripts in our heads that tell us what to do.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/models/scripts.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The New World of Selling</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/new_world.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Who's in the meeting - and who's not?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on meetings.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/whos_in_meeting.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Don't Let Sleep Disorders Prevent you From Being Healthy</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on personal development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/sleep_disorder.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Social Media as a Negotiating Tool</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on negotiation and social media.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/social_media_tool.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Writing Shortcuts That Make You More Successful And Better Loved</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/writing_shortcuts.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Last, Last, Last Chance To Close The Sale</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/last_close.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Using Will</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on development and willpower.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/using_will.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>9/11: Ten years after</title>
<description>What were you doing on 9/11?</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1109blog/110911blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Presenting values</title>
<description>Here's a neat way of getting your people to agree with your values.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1109blog/110909blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groups: Group Types</title>
<description>Here's a description of many types of group.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/groups/group_types.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Provocation</title>
<description>One way of getting out of trouble is to wind up the other person.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/provocation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: What is Willpower?</title>
<description>What is it? How does it work? How can you use it?</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/willpower/what_willpower.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Willpower: Self-Control</title>
<description>You need a good will to be able to apply self control.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/willpower/self-control.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Models: Mental Models</title>
<description>'Mental Models' are schema, patterns of reality that we hold in our minds.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/models/senge_models.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Sales Skills needed in the Cloud</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/sales_cloud.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Marketing automation follows a small segment of the buying decision path</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/marketing_automation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How To Get Beyond The Gatekeepers While Job Hunting</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on job-hunting.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/how_to_get_beyond.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Purpose Vs. Perfection: Why One Makes You Happy And The Other Makes You Miserable</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on self-development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/purpose_perfection.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: What Are You Selling?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/what_selling.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The How-To Sales Guide. How to Learn How to Sell</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/learn_sell.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Today, Knowledge Really is THE Power!</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/today.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Flowing into change</title>
<description>Change management is about flowing with the organization, not fighting it.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1109blog/110902blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Happiness: Keep Busy</title>
<description>A simple way to keep happy is just to keep busy.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/happiness/keep_busy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sales: CHaR</title>
<description>Here's a remarkably powerful sales or persuasion method.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/sales/methods/char.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Needs: Berne's Six Hungers</title>
<description>Eric Berne described 'six hungers' in his work on transactional analysis. Here they are.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/needs/berne_hungers.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Theories: Ego Depletion</title>
<description>Controlling urges is exhausting, effectively 'depleting the ego'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/ego_depletion.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Conversion: Progressive Demands</title>
<description>One way that cults convert people is by increasing the requests on them a bit at a time.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversion/progressive_demands.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Mindful Presence</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on self development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/mindful_presence.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Why Salespeople Fail - a Free Sales Health Check</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/why_salespeople.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 5 Tips To Ensuring Your Resume Produces Top Results</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on job-finding.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/ensure_resume.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How To Win The Hearts And Minds Of Other People</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/hearts_minds.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Effects-Based Thinking: Part II</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/effects_thinking_2.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Lead Scoring Misses the Point</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/lead_scoring.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Change frustrations</title>
<description>Here's a tale of change that is all too familiar</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1108blog/110826blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Models: Life Scripts</title>
<description>We create scripts when we are young that shape our lives.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/models/life_scripts.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excuses: Moral Indignation</title>
<description>To excuse yourself from something, consider taking the moral high ground.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/moral_indignation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Persuasion: Using Images to Persuade</title>
<description>Images persuade. Here's how.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/general/more_methods/images_persuade.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Happiness: Single Sufficiency</title>
<description>Being sufficient unto yourself is a good way to find happiness.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/happiness/single_sufficiency.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Why Written Communication Matters More than Ever (And How to Write Well Even If You Weren't an English Major)</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on communication.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/why_written.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Leadership Formula</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/leadership_formula.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How to Encourage Sales To Think Like a CEO</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/think_ceo.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Before You Sell Anything, You Have To Sell Yourself</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/before_sell.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 5 Reasons Jobseekers Should Use Twitter</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on finding jobs.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/a%201%20TR%20reason_to_use_twitter.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How to get your Sales Team Motivated and Crushing Targets</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/crushing_targets.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Selling Tips and Techniques to Increase Your Sales Performance</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/tips_increase.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Repercussions of rudeness</title>
<description>Witnessing rudeness is bad for you, research shows...</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1108blog/110819blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Trust: Self-Control and Trust</title>
<description>If you show self-control, people will trust you more.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/trust/self-control_trust.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Happiness: Satisfy Needs</title>
<description>A simple way to happiness is to satisfy basic needs.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/happiness/satisfy_needs.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Persuasion: Persuade by Pride, Not Shame</title>
<description>Using the other person's pride is more effective in persuasion than appealing to their shame.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/general/more_methods/persuade_pride.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Theories: Fatigue</title>
<description>What happens when we get tired.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/fatigue.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Misunderstanding</title>
<description>One way of excusing yourself is to claim a misunderstanding.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/misunderstanding.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Types of speech</title>
<description>There are a range of different types of speaking engagement that need different approaches.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/articles/types_speech.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Strategic Planning and Effects-Based Thinking: Part 1</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on planning.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/effects_thinking_1.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: New Sales Techniques are Required in Today's Economic Climate</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/new_sales.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Me? In La-La Land?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/me_lala.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: What, exactly, is a Relationship Manager?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/relationship_manager.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 9 of the Best Sales Tips For High Performing Sales People</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/nine_best.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 7 Ways to Have a Great Life</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on living.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/great_life.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Persuasion Principles: Getting People To Do What You Want</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on persuasion.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/persuasion_principles.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Becoming fearless</title>
<description>One way of managing and removing fear is to tinker with the memory. Here's some research on this.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1108blog/110812blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Evolution: Evolution and Cooperation</title>
<description>It is often realized, but cooperation is a key evolutionary factor.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/evolution/evolution_cooperation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Decisions: Decision Points</title>
<description>To manage decisions of others, understand their decision points.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/decision/decision_points.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Waiting table: Managing Mistakes</title>
<description>When you are waiting table, here's tips about managing your mistakes.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/tipping/waiting_table/managing_mistakes.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Perception: Invariance</title>
<description>In Gestalt theory, 'Invariance' is a key principle. Here's details.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/perception/gestalt/invariance.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excuses: Minimization</title>
<description>A way of making an excuse for yourself is to make errors seem small.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/minimization.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Speaker Credibility</title>
<description>If you are speaking in public, do take care to manage your credibility.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/articles/credibility.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Change management and sales: influencing the buying decision path</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/decision_path.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Commission Only a Zero Sum Game</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/zero_sum.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Activity Based Planning Leads to More Consistent Results</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on planning and sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/activity_based.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Recruit Your "Champions" to Help Spread the Word About Your Organization</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on PR and sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/recruit_champions.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Moving politicians</title>
<description>Politicians take note: how you move changes how people think about you.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1108blog/110805blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sales: Rationing</title>
<description>A strange way you can sell more is to limit how many customers ca buy.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/sales/articles/rationing.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Relationships: Status</title>
<description>Status is a critical and common factor in social relationships.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/relationships/status.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Emotion: Warmth and Competence</title>
<description>Warmth and competence are personality characteristics that lead to specific emotions.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/emotions/warmth_competence.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Perception: Multistability</title>
<description>In Gestalt theory, multistability is a key principle. Here's details.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/perception/gestalt/multistability.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Illness</title>
<description>A classic excuse is feigning illness. Here's how.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/llness.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Presentation and Learning Style</title>
<description>Presentation style when speaking should match learning style.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/articles/presentation_learning.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The How-To Sales Guide. How to Learn How to Sell, </title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/how_guide.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Why People Become Extremists During Arguments</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on conflict.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/why_extremist_argument.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Winning Is All About Influencing</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on persuasion.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/winning_is.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 5 Reasons Why Recruiters Are Using Twitter for Recruitment - and why jobseekers should take notice!</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on job finding.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/reasons_why_recruiters.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The buyer's buying process vs. the sales model: two divergent roads</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/two_roads.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Don't rain on the parade</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/dont_rain_parade.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Brown eyed dominance</title>
<description>Are brown-eyed men dominant? Yes and no. Read on...</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1107blog/110722blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Theories: Mere Thought Effect</title>
<description>The 'Mere Thought Effect' describes how just thinking about something can lead to polarized attitudes.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/mere_thought.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tipping: Ask, Don't Tell</title>
<description>When you're in a service position, it's more effective to ask when you want your customer to do something.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/tipping/articles/ask.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fallacies: Appeal to Flattery</title>
<description>A way of making a false argument that may work is to flatter your subjects.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/argument/fallacies/appeal_flattery.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Perception: Reification</title>
<description>In Gestalt theory, reification is a key principle. Here's details.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/perception/gestalt/reification.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Good Intention</title>
<description>When excusing yourself for failure, you can say you meant well.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/good_intention.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Audience-Centered Speaking</title>
<description>When you speak, think of how you can truly engage with your audience.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/articles/audience_centered.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Customer Alchemy - Creating Better Customer Relationships</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/customer_alchemy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: A Powerful Sales Technique Courtesy of Honest Abe</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/a_powerful_abe.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Go Ahead and Fire Your Customer</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/fire_customers.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Don't Settle for Good Enough</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/dont_settle.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Tune into others</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on personal development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/tune_others.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fruit looking good</title>
<description>Here's how to get your kids to eat more fruit, backed up with research.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1107blog/110715blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Personality: Patterns in Personality Disorders</title>
<description>Personality disorders have similarities and differences. Here's a discussion of these.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/personality/disorders/patterns_disorders.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resistance: Attack Negativity</title>
<description>When resisting persuasion you can sometimes accuse the other person of being negative.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/resisting/attack_negativity.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Forgetting</title>
<description>One way of making excuses is to claim that you forgot.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/foirgetting.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Perception: Emergence</title>
<description>In Gestalt theory, 'Emergence' is a key principle. Here's details.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/perception/gestalt/emergence.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Benefits of Public Speaking</title>
<description>You can gain a lot from public speaking - here's some of the benefits.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/articles/benefits_speaking.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: The Fear of Public Speaking</title>
<description>It's a common fear - public speaking - but it doesn't have to stay that way.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/articles/fear_speaking.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Achieve Your Sales Goals Using the Power of the Mind</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/achieve_goals.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Should You Be a Big Fish in Two Ponds?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/big_fish.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Why Avoiding Conflict Keeps You Trapped In It Forever</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on managing conflict.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/avoiding_conflict.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article:  The Killer Sales App</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/killer_app.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Remember The Big Things</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on self development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/remember_big_things.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Crisis reactions</title>
<description>What happens in a crisis? What would you do? Here's some research results.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1107blog/110708blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lying: Why we lie</title>
<description>Why do we lie? Here are many reasons why.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/behaviors/lying/why_lie.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Happiness: Find Religion</title>
<description>One way people find happiness is through religion.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/happiness/find_religion.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Perception: Regularity</title>
<description>In Gestalt theory, regularity is a key principle. Here's details.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/perception/gestalt/regularity.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excuses: External forces</title>
<description>When making excuses, a popular way is to blame external forces.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/external_forces.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Understanding Regulations</title>
<description>When doing presentations, training, etc. do remember to follow regulations.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/at_venue/understanding_regulations.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Walls or Windows: An Active Approach to a Superior Work Environment</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on working.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/walls_windows.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Where does the buy-cycle start?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/where_buy_cycle.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Networking as Your Sole Marketing Vehicle</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on marketing.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/networking_vehicle.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Have You Got the Courage to Ask?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/courage_to_ask.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Book review: Successful Change</title>
<description>Here's a review of David Miller's book on business change.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/books/book_reviews/successful_change.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Is showing qualifications boasting?</title>
<description>If you are well-qualified, should you show others your qualifications? Will it impress them?</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1107blog/110701blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Happiness: Positive Nostalgia</title>
<description>A way to be happy is to look back with rosy glasses.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/happiness/positive_nostalgia.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resistance: Wrong Reason</title>
<description>One way of resisting persuasion is to argue for the wrong reason being used.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/resisting/wrong_reason.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Perception: Pragnanz</title>
<description>In Gestalt theory, pragnanz is a key principle. Here's details.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/perception/gestalt/pragnanz.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Distraction</title>
<description>One way of handling a calculation is to distract the other person.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/distraction.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Explaining</title>
<description>One way of making excuses is just to explain it all away.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/explaining.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Preparing the room</title>
<description>When speaking or presenting, think about how you prepare the place where you will speak.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/at_venue/preparing_room.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Let's Talk Leadership: Give More to Get More!</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/lets_talk_leadership.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Why giving everyone a trophy dumbs down the country</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on motivation.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/why_giving_trophy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: What are we paying our sales folks to do?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/what_are_we_paying.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: What did you learn from the last sale you lost?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/what_did_you_learn.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The loneliness of the internal change agent</title>
<description>Working on change in an organization may sound like fun, but it can be a rather isolated position.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1106blog/110624blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lying: Research Observations About Lying</title>
<description>Here's the results of a cross-study review of lying.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/behaviors/lying/common_observations.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Evolution: Plutchik's Ten Postulates</title>
<description>Here's one person's view on key aspects of evolution.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/evolution/plutchnik_postulates.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resistance: Hidden Agenda</title>
<description>If someone is trying to subtly persuade you, you can accuse them of having a hidden agenda.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/resisting/hidden_agenda.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Counterattack</title>
<description>One way of handling criticism is to attack back.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/counterattack.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Deflection</title>
<description>A way of handling criticism is to deflect it elsewhere.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/deflection.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Seating Arrangements</title>
<description>When speaking or presenting, think about how the delegate seats are arranged.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/at_venue/seating_arrangements.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Putting a Lid on Cold Calling</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/lid_cold.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Engage Your Prospect's Learning Style</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/engage_your_prospect.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: An Easy Fix: Getting Rid of Cliches Will Make Your Organization's Communication More Effective</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on communications.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/easy_fix.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Three techniques of top performers</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on performance.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/three_techniques.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>In the press</title>
<description>It's tricky when a failure means front-page castigation. Here's something that happened around me.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1106blog/110617blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Evolution: Imitation</title>
<description>Imitation is a key principle in evolution theory.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/evolution/imitation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Happiness: Positive Reversal</title>
<description>A way of becoming happy is to see things backwards. Here's how.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/happiness/positive_reversal.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Meaning: Threat Assessment</title>
<description>How we handle threats is important for our survival.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/meaning/threat_assessment.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Bolstering</title>
<description>One way of excusing yourself is by getting support.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/bolstering.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Common Practice</title>
<description>A common escuse is to say other people do it too.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/common_practice.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Perception: Common Fate</title>
<description>In Gestalt theory, 'Common Fate' is a key principle. Here's details.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/perception/gestalt/common_fate.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Catering Arrangements</title>
<description>When speaking in your company, you may need also to arrange coffees, snacks, etc.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/at_venue/catering_arrangements.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 14 Signs You are a Sales Zombie</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/sales_zombie.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 3 Ways To Get Out of a Sales Slump Fast</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/sales_slump.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Are Your Communication Strategies Really Engaging Employees?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on communications.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/are_your_comms.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Not Selling? Might Be Your Attitude!</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/not_selling.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How to evaluate the individuals in your network to strengthen/broaden your network</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on networking.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/how_to_evaluate.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Expect positive negotiations</title>
<description>If you have positive expectations of the other side, then you can also expect a better result from your negotiations.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1106blog/110610blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fallacies: Appeal to Spite</title>
<description>One way of persuading is to appeal to the person in a way that attacks one of their enemies.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/argument/fallacies/appeal_spite.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resistance: Trivializing</title>
<description>One way of resisting persuasion is to trivialize what is said.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/resisting/trivializing.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Acceptance</title>
<description>Sometimes when you've erred, it's good to accept the blame.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/acceptance.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excusing: Accident</title>
<description>It's an excuse to say it was an accident.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/excusing/accident.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Meet the Staff</title>
<description>When speaking somewhere, do get to know the people there.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/at_venue/meet_staff.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Explore The Venue</title>
<description>When speaking at a venue it's a good idea to get around the place first.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/at_venue/explore_venue.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Happiness: Self-Compassion</title>
<description>A great way to become happy is to have compassion -- for yourself.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/happiness/self-compassion.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Perception: Symmetry</title>
<description>In Gestalt theory, symmetry is a key principle. Here's details.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/perception/gestalt/symmetry.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Lessons from the Sales Field</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/lessons_sales_field.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Relax, You've Arrived</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on you.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/relax_arrived.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: My thoughts about life trials and fate</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on life.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/my_thoughts.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: First Contact: what to do, why, and how to get better results</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/first_contact.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Happiness is an option</title>
<description>Do you want to be happy? You can choose to be so.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1106blog/110603blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Negotiation: Invoke Rules</title>
<description>Here's a good tactic when negotiating with others.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/negotiation/tactics/invoke_rules.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Power: Power Corrupts</title>
<description>It is very easy for people in power to be seduced by it all.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/power/power_corrupts.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Emotions: Disgust</title>
<description>Disgust is one of the primary emotions.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/emotions/disgust.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Warfare: Six Elements of Special Operations</title>
<description>Here's how </description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/warfare/articles/six_elements.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Happiness: Take A Break</title>
<description>One way to get a little happiness is to take a quick break from stressful activities.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/happiness/take_break.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Perception: Similarity</title>
<description>In Gestalt theory, similarity is a key principle. Here's details.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/perception/gestalt/similarity.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Sales Habits</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/sales_habits.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Don't Shoot from the Hip, Use a Script</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/use_script.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Help Buyers Choose the Buying Decision Team: a case study</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/choose_team.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Have a heart, youngster!</title>
<description>How old you live depends what you think about old people -- so be careful!</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resistance: Untried</title>
<description>Here's an approach to resisting persuasion where you say the suggestion is unproven.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/resisting/untried.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Persuasion: Heart, Head, Hands</title>
<description>Here's a way of persuading, using the sequence of emotion, cognition and then action.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/general/sequential/heart_head_hands.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Working the Diagonals</title>
<description>When speaking in public, here's a way to speak personally to many people at once.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/working_diagonals.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Walking On Stage</title>
<description>When speaking or presenting, walking on stage is itself something to be careful about. Here's hints and tips for you on this.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/walking_stage.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Personality: Narcissistic Personality</title>
<description>The narcissistic personality is one who seeks constant recognition and who can be quite toxic.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/personality/disorders/narcissistic_personality.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Perception: Closure</title>
<description>In Gestalt theory, 'Closure' is a key principle. Here's details.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/perception/gestalt/closure.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Perception: Proximity</title>
<description>In Gestalt theory, 'Proximity' is a key principle. Here's details.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/perception/gestalt/proximity.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Is Selling an Art or a Science?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/selling_science.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Discounting to Create Cash Flow? Be Careful.</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on business and sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/discounting_flow.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Does Your Manager Have Leadership Skills? How Do You Know?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/leadership_skills.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How to Handle Unsolicited Feedback</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on handling feedback.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/unsolicited_feedback.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Connecting with celebs
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<description>Here's a story of celebrity persuasion.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1105blog/110520blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resistance: Inadequate</title>
<description>One way of resisting persuasion is by rejecting ideas as inadequate.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/resisting/inadequate.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fallacies: Reification</title>
<description>'Reification' is a fallacy where concepts are 'made real'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/argument/fallacies/reification.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Principles: Simplicity Principle</title>
<description>A key principle in persuasion is to keep things simple.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/principles/simplicity.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Evolution: Young Male Syndrome</title>
<description>Young men misbehave, but mostly because they have evolved that way.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/evolution/young_male_syndrome.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Perception: Figure-Ground</title>
<description>In Gestalt theory, Figure-Ground is a key principle. Here's details.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/perception/gestalt/figure_ground.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Perception: Continuation</title>
<description>In Gestalt theory, Continuation is a key principle. Here's details.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/perception/gestalt/continuation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Importance of Customer Service</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/importance_service.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Cross-Selling Takes Teamwork</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/cross_teamwork.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 17 Best Practices of Top Performing Sales People</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/best_practice_sales.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Buyers don't sit and wait for sellers</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/buyers_dont_wait.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Connecting with your audience</title>
<description>Here's how to connect with your audience like a millionaire rock star!</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1105blog/110513blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Persuasion: Final Request</title>
<description>Asking for 'one more thing' can be powerful in persuasive situations.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/general/more_methods/final_request.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Coaching: Humanism and coaching</title>
<description>Humanistic approaches have a very useful place in coaching methods.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/coaching/schools/humanism.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resisting: Bad Idea</title>
<description>When resisting persuasion, you can say 'bad idea...'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/resisting/bad_idea.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Diffusion: Early Knowers</title>
<description>Some people get to find out about things before others. So what?</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/communication/diffusion/early_knowers.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lying: Distraction and Lying</title>
<description>Liars will sometimes try to distract you. Here's how.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/behaviors/lying/distraction_lying.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Lessons from a Shopping Mall</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on business.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/Lessons%20from%20a%20Shopping%20Mall.doc</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Tips To Inspire The Sales Team</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/tips_inspire.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Conceive, Believe and Achieve!</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/conceive_believe.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How to Master a 30 Minute Sales Meeting</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/master_meeting.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Buyer's Decision Path: why it's important to sellers</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/buyers_decision.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Consultants and wagging the dog</title>
<description>Using consultants in business can be good but it also has its dangers.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1105blog/110506blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Trust: The Benefits of Trusting</title>
<description>There are some very good reasons why you should trust people.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/trust/benefits_trust.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resisting: Penny and Bun</title>
<description>Sometimes you can resist by seeking the everything.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/resisting/penny_bun.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Questions: Echo Questions</title>
<description>Here's a type of question where you repeat what the other person says.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/questioning/echo_questions.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Emotions: Contempt</title>
<description>Contempt is a hazardous emotion. Here's all about it.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/emotions/contempt.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Shock Opener</title>
<description>One way of opening a presentation is with a shock of some kind.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/parts_presentation/shock_opener.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Complexity: The Execution Challenge You Don't See</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on business.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/complexity_expert.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Dog Ate My Resume-How to Justify Work History Gaps</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on job finding.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/dog_ate_resume.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Sales Techniques and a Consultative Selling Guide for Today's Marketplace</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/consultative_today.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How To Run An Effective Meeting</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales and business.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/effective_meeting.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Why Aren't Our Prospects Buying: the problem sales can't solve</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/why_not_buying.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Royal wedding exhaustion</title>
<description>It's the royal wedding today and about time too. I'm worn out with teh hype.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1104blog/110429blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Motivation: Social Desirability</title>
<description>What others think is a critical aspect of how many of us are motivated.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/motivation/social_desirability.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Persuasion: Incremental Persuasion</title>
<description>In persuasion, incrementalism can be a useful way of getting what you want.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/general/more_methods/incremental.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Meaning: Three Levels of Interpretation</title>
<description>Here are three ways that meaning is created.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/meaning/three_levels.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resisting: Too Much</title>
<description>One way of resisting persuasion is to say that the person is asking or offering too much. Here's details.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/resisting/too_much.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Questions: Dodging the Question</title>
<description>Here's ways of not answering questions that people ask you.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/questioning/dodging_question.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Personalisation Opener</title>
<description></description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/parts_presentation/personalisation_opener.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Sales Management Process: How to Improve Your Sales Team's Effectiveness in a "Reset" Economy</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/effectiveness_economy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Sweeping the Corners</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/sweeping_corners.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How Not to Work Evenings and Weekends</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on getting a work/life  balance.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/how_not_to_work.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How To Deal With Criticism From Your Sales Manager</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/criticism_manager.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chatting up men</title>
<description>When chatting up men, women can be more successful by being unsubtle. Like men.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1104blog/110422blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rapport: Seek Advice Rather Than Opinion</title>
<description>This is a subtle way to get closer to other people</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/conversation/rapport/advice_opinion.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resistance: Gotcha</title>
<description>Here's a little trick that people use when they are resisting being persuaded.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/resisting/gotcha.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Language: Experiential Language</title>
<description>Here's a way of speaking persuasively by talking about what you have personally experienced.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/persuasive/experiential_language.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Personality: Psychopathic Personality</title>
<description>Psychopaths are people you should really avoid. Here's how to recognize them.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/personality/disorders/psychopath.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Amplification Opener</title>
<description>When presenting or speaking in public, here's one method you can use during your opening.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/parts_presentation/amplification_opener.htm</link>
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<title>Questioning: Closed Questions</title>
<description>Closed questions are great for guiding and getting short answers. Here's how to use them.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/questioning/closed_questions.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Questioning: Open Questions</title>
<description>Open questions are great for finding more about the other person. Here's how to use them.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/questioning/open_questions.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Status Quo: How to help the Buyer change?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/status_quo.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Are you giving away your profit?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/giving_away_profit.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Secrets Of Inspirational Leadership</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/inspirational_leadership.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Sales Recruiting: A Talent Acquisition That Works</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/sales_recruiting.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Sales Management: How to Find The Right Talent</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/find_right_talent.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Government, health, trust, knights and knaves</title>
<description>Why do governments get it wrong? Why can't they understand trust? The UK opposition is so near, but maybe so far.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1104blog/110408blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Evolution: Rules of Evolution</title>
<description>Evolution is a force that still affects us. Here's some of the rules we should take note of.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/evolution/rules_evolution.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Language: Future Language</title>
<description>One way of being persuasive is to engage the future in your language.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/persuasive/future_language.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resistance: Propagate Problem</title>
<description>Here's an approach to resisting persuasion where you talk about how the problem will get worse.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/resisting/propagate_problems.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Personality: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality</title>
<description>Here's a description of the Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/personality/disorders/obsessive-compulsive_personality.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Puzzle Opener</title>
<description>One way of starting a presentation is to pose a puzzle. Here's how.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/parts_presentation/puzzle_opener.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Rediscovering Our Passion For Selling</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/rediscovering_passion.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: "What Side of the Ball Do You Want to Play On?" The Importance of Listening</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on listening.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/what_side.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How To Quicken The Customer Buy Cycle</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/quicken_cycle.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How To Improve Sales Negotiation Skills</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/negotiation_improve.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Refresh your Lead Generation Process in 3 Easy Steps</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/refresh_your_lead.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: What Leadership Was And What Leadership Has Become</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/leadership_was_will_become.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Why April Fool's</title>
<description>What's April Fool's day all about -- friendship, perhaps?</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1104blog/110401blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Repetition: Limits to Repetition</title>
<description>Repetition is a useful persuasion method, but it does have its limits.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/general/repetition/limits_repetition.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Evolution: Beauty</title>
<description>What is 'beauty'? Evolution has an answer.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/evolution/beauty.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resistance: Complicated</title>
<description>One way of resisting persuasion is to claim a complicated situation.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/resisting/complicated.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Relationships: Relationship Development Stages</title>
<description>Here's stages of development that relationships may go through.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/relationships/development_stages.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Personality: Dependent Personality</title>
<description>Here's a description of the 'Dependent Personality'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/personality/disorders/dependent_personality.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Watch the Audience</title>
<description>When speaking in public do take care to keep your eyes on your audience to judge how well you're going down.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/watch_audience.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Best Information Comes From Short Questions</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/the_best_information.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 30 Minutes To Closing More Sales- Part 2</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/minutes_closing2.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Benefit of Safety Debriefing - Developing a Culture of Learning through Lessons Learned</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/the_value_of_debriefing.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How to Gain Higher Profits with Customer Service</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on business service.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/gain_higher_profits.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blog: Chewing on stress</title>
<description>Chewing gum is good for stress. Well how about that!</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1103blog/110325blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Language: Possibility Language</title>
<description>Using 'Possibility Language' is a trick when speaking to be more persuasive.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/persuasive/possibility_language.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Reasoning: Residue Reasoning</title>
<description>'Residue Reasoning' is about removing that which is not valid. Here's how to use it.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/argument/types_reasoning/residue_reasoning.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>General: AAB Pattern</title>
<description>The 'AAB Pattern' is a useful method of persuasion in many contexts. Here's details.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/general/more_methods/aab.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Relationships: Knapp's Relational Development Model</title>
<description>Here's a useful model of how relationships change over time.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/relationships/knapp_stages.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Personality: Avoidant Personality</title>
<description>Here's a description of the Avoidant Personality Disorder.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/personality/disorders/avoidant_personality.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Job-finding: Resume / CV Broadcasting Tips</title>
<description>When producing you resume/CV, here's how to get it noticed.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/job-finding/resume/broadcasting_tips.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Voice Roll</title>
<description>Using the 'voice roll' is a hypnotic technique for entrancing audiences.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/voice_roll.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: It's Better to Be Different than It Is to Be Better</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/its_better_different.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Einstein's Kids Never Asked Him for Help With Their Math Homework</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/einsteins_kids.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Effective Sales Management: The Importance of Sales Intelligence</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/sales_intelligence.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Your Customer's PIR: Price Investment Ratio</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/your_customer_pir.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Being nice is good for you</title>
<description>I was nice to people this week. And they were nice to me. Good thing, methinks.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1103blog/110318blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Propaganda: Slogans</title>
<description>Slogans are often used in progaganda situations. Here's notes about their use.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/propaganda/slogan.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resistance: Not Now</title>
<description>Here's an approach to resisting persuasion where you say 'not now'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/resisting/not_now.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Relationships: Devito's Relationship Stages</title>
<description>Here's Devito's stages through which a relationship may go.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/relationships/devito_stages.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Personality: Histrionic Personality</title>
<description>Here's a description of the Histrionic Personality Disorder.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/personality/disorders/histrionic_personality.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Using Questions</title>
<description>When public speaking, you can use questions to good effect. Here's how..</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/using_questions.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Using Props</title>
<description>When speaking in public, using props can be very helpful. Here's how.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/using_props.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Self-Programming For Leadership</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/self-programming_leadership.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Sales Techniques: Do You Want To Be A Million Dollar Sales Representative?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/million_dollar.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Qualities of a Sales Manager: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership - Part 2</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/sales_ei_2.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Top 10 Ways To Stay Motivated In Sales</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/stay_motivated.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blog: Judging eye-witness accuracy</title>
<description>Eye witnesses are famously not accurate. Here's some research on the topic.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1103blog/110311blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sales: Sales Body Language</title>
<description>Here's some tips on how to use body language in selling.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/sales/articles/sales_body_language.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Evolution: Mutation</title>
<description>Mutation is a core part of evolution that is also of interest in times of change.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/evolution/mutation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Evolution: Natural Selection</title>
<description>Natural selection is a key process in evolution that also applies to organizations and change.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/evolution/natural_selection.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Job-finding: References / Referees</title>
<description>When looking for a job, here's how to utilize referencesa dn referees.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/job-finding/resume/reference.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Personality: Borderline Personality</title>
<description>Here's a description of the Borderline Personality Disorder.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/personality/disorders/borderline_personality.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Using Your Voice</title>
<description>When speaking in public, here's notes on using your voice to good effect.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/using_voice.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Using Flipcharts</title>
<description>When doing presentations, here's notes on how to use flipcharts.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/how_use_flipcharts.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Who Protects Your Greatest Vulnerability?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/who_protects.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Sales Trends: The New Norm</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/new_norm.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 30 Minutes to Closing More Sales- Part 1</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/minutes_closing.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The cheapest cure for feeble Mindedness: a dose of Madness</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/feeble_madness.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Qualities of a Sales Manager: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership - Part 1</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/sales_ei.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Multiculturalism or integration</title>
<description>What is best? Multiculturalism or integration?</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1103blog/110304blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Happiness: Stroke a Dog</title>
<description>To be happy, try stroking or hugging a dog or other pet.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/happiness/stroke_dog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Job-finding: How to Get Your Resume/CV Noticed</title>
<description>When writing you resume/CV, here's how to get it noticed by recruiters.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/job-finding/resume/get_resume_noticed.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Personality: Antisocial Personality</title>
<description>Here's a description of the Antsocial Personality Disorder.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/personality/disorders/antisocial_personality.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Resistance: Too Hard</title>
<description>Here's an approach to resisting persuasion where you claim the work is too hard.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/resisting/too_hard.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Use Technology</title>
<description>In doing presentations, make good use of technology.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/use_technology.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Using Your Body</title>
<description>When speaking in public, do try to make good use of body language.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/speaking_body.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Moving The Focus Away From The Leaders To The Followers</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/focus_followers.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Top 10 Sales Coaching Tips To Improve Your Listening Skills</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/coaching_tips_improve.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: How to Confrontt Without Conflict</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on conflict managmen.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/conflict_confront.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Book review: Out of the Box Marketing</title>
<description>Here's a review of a neat book on marketing for SMEs.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/books/book_reviews/out_of_box_marketing.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Revolution, change and disappointment</title>
<description>Revolution in the Middle East is raising hopes, but how realistic are they?</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1102blog/110225blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Personality: Schizotypal Personality</title>
<description>Here's a description and discussion of the 'Schizotypal Personality'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/personality/disorders/schizotypal_personality.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Happiness: Hug Somebody</title>
<description>If you want to be happier, just hug somebody. That's all. It's really good for you (and them).</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/happiness/hug_somebody.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Body language: Hugging</title>
<description>Here's lots of information about hugging.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/body/hugging.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Job-finding: Personal Information</title>
<description>When writing you resume/CV, here's how to complete the 'Personal Information' section.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/job-finding/resume/personal.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Amplification</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Amplification'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_amplification.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Distortion</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Distortion'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_distortion.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Emotion</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Emotion'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_emotion.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Excess</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Excess'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_excess.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Falsehood</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Falsehood'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_falsehood.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Grammar</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Grammar'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_grammar.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Hidden Meaning</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Hidden Meaning'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_meaning.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Humor</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Humor'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_humor.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Omission</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Omission'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_omission.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Questioning</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Questioning'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_questioning.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Rearrangement</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Rearrangement'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_rearrangement.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Reasoning</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Reasoning'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_reasoning.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Reduction</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Reduction'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_reduction.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Reference</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Reference'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_reference.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Repetition</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Repetition'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_repetition.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Reversal</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Reversal'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_reversal.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Sound</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Sound'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_sound.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Substitution</title>
<description>Here's a set figure of speech classified as 'Substitution'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/figures_substitution.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Transitioning</title>
<description>One of the small but important aspects of speaking in public is transitioning from one item to another.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/transitioning.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Change management - a failure of structure and denial</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on change.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/change_denial.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: 20 Tips From A Sales Coach To Increase Sales Productivity</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/twenty_tips.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Nature Of Successful Leadership</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/successful_leadership.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Using Consultative Sales Techniques to Win Business Faster</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/consultative_faster.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Banishing blushing</title>
<description>Do you blush? Ever? Want to be able to control it? Here's how.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1102blog/110218blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Personality: Paranoid</title>
<description>Here's a description of the Paranoid Personality Disorder.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/personality/disorders/paranoid_personality.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Personality: Schizoid</title>
<description>Here's a description of the Schizoid Personality Disorder.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/personality/disorders/schizoid_personality.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hypnotism: Fixing attention</title>
<description>Here's how to fix a person's attention in hypnosis.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/hypnosis/techniques/fixing_attention.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Job-finding: Activities</title>
<description>When writing you resume/CV, here's how to write the 'Activities' section.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/job-finding/resume/activities.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Zeugma</title>
<description>Here's a definition and discussion on the figure of speech known as 'Zeugma'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/zeugma.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Signpost</title>
<description>When speaking to people, putting 'signposts' in your talk can be helpful.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/signposts.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Speaking don'ts</title>
<description>When speaking in public, there are some things you should avoid like the plague.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/speaking_donts.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Secret Power of Commitments-Part 2</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/power_commitment_2.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Leadership--Some Thoughts About Greatness</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on leadership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/leadership_thoughts.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Fifty Cent . Not the Musician, the Deal Breaker</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/fifty_cent.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blog: Sensitivity and rapport</title>
<description>Being sensitive to other people is the first step towards leading them.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1102blog/110211blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Propaganda: The Big Lie</title>
<description>In promoting your ideas, it is surprising how a 'big lie' can be successful.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/propaganda/big_lie.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Warfare: Force Multiplication</title>
<description>Here's how to multiply the power of your resources in warfare.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/warfare/articles/force_multiplication.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Persuasion: Double Bind</title>
<description>Here's how the 'double bind' persuasive process works.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/general/more_methods/double_bind.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Job-finding: Professional Membership</title>
<description>When writing you resume/CV, here's how to complete a section on Professional Membership.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/job-finding/resume/professional.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Tricolon</title>
<description>Here's a definition and discussion on the figure of speech known as 'Tricolon'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/tricolon.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Speak Expressively</title>
<description>When speaking in public or in presentations, remember to add expression to your voice.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/speak_expressively.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Use Sensory Language</title>
<description>When speaking in public, use language that appeals to the senses.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/sensory_language.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Top 5 Tips to Craft a Persuasive Argument</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on persuasion.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/top_tips.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Roberta Matuson's Top 10 Tips for Managing Down</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on management.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/managing_down.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Secret Power of Commitments</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/power_commitment.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Healthy Living Is a Prerequisite for Success</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on success.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/healthy_success.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blog: The absent persuader</title>
<description>When persuading other people, your very presence can change what the other person decides, says and does.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1102blog/110204blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Language: Perceptual language</title>
<description>When speaking, it can be powerful to talk about your perceptions.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/persuasive/perceptual_language.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Persuasion: Kelman's Process of Opinion Change</title>
<description>Here's an early but effective way of persuading.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/general/overall/kelman_opinion.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Persuasion: Pre-thanking</title>
<description>When asking for something, try thanking the person before you are given the item.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/general/more_methods/pre-thanking.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Job-finding: Awards</title>
<description>When writing you resume/CV, here's how to complete the section on awards.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/job-finding/resume/awards.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Tmesis</title>
<description>Here's a definition and discussion on the figure of speech known as 'Tmesis'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/tmesis.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Set the Tone</title>
<description>When presenting or speaking, set the tone of your speech early and then be consistent with this.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/set_tone.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Show You Care</title>
<description>When speaking in public, do show you care about your audience - they will warm to you much quicker.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/show_you_care.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Where's Waldo? He's in Texas Along With Your Sales Career</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/wheres_waldo.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Five Reasons Why Nothing Has Changed in Your Organization</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on change.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/five_reasons.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: What Jordan Can Teach You About Selling</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/jordan_selling.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The second oldest profession</title>
<description>Consultancy is an interesting profession and does not always do what it says on the tin.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1101blog/110128blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Theories: Theory of Mind</title>
<description>We tend to guess what others are thinking and react accordingly.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/theory_of_mind.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Change: Addressing Concerns</title>
<description>To help people change, ensure you address their concerns.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/change_management/creating_change/addressing_concerns.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sales: Buying Process Management</title>
<description>When selling, do help your buyer persuade internally.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/sales/articles/buying_alignment.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Job-finding: Education</title>
<description>When writing you resume/CV, here's how to complete the 'education' section.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/job-finding/resume/education.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Tautology</title>
<description>Here's a definition and discussion on the figure of speech known as 'Tautology'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/tautology.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Reference Other Speakers</title>
<description>When speaking at a conference, try to include material from other speakers.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/reference_others.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Repeat Key Phrase</title>
<description>When speaking in public, repeating key phrases helps them stick.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/repeat_phrase.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Top 10 Tips For Managing Up in a Top Down World</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on management and influence.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/managing_up.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: A sale: objective or outcome?</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/objection_outcome.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Transforming our self-critical voice in our head into becoming a support</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on self-development.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/transforming_voice.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Competition, performance and cheating</title>
<description>Competition increases the chance of cheating, research shows.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1101blog/110121blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Leadership: How Successful Businesses Fail</title>
<description>Here's how you can succeed and then fail, dramatically.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/leadership/articles/success_failure.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Storytelling: Interrupted Routine</title>
<description>Here's a device used in storytelling to create interest and tension.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/storytelling/devices/interrupted_routine.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lying: Paraverbal Indicators of Lying</title>
<description>There are many indicators of a person possibly lying. Here we look at non-lingual sounds.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/behaviors/lying/paraverbal.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Subreption</title>
<description>Here's a definition and discussion on the figure of speech known as 'Subreption'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/subreption.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Memorize Key Points</title>
<description>When speaking in public or making a presentation, a useful tip is to ensure you can easily remember key points.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/memorise_key.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Think Generously</title>
<description>To improve how people appreciate your public presentations, think generously about them and give them something to really value.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/think_generously.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Sales questions are hot now</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/hot_questions.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Stop Taking It Personally</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on improving your life.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/stop_personally.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Harness the Power of Your Customers' Testimonials </title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/harness_power.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>How cats persuade</title>
<description>Cats use an interesting method to get what they want. You can do it too.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1101blog/110114blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Analysis: Churchill and the Salt Cellar</title>
<description>Here's a story of how Winston Churchill avoided an international incident over a salt cellar.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/analysis/churchill_salt.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Diffusion: Four Components of Diffusion</title>
<description>Diffusion of ideas can be viewed through four lenses, as described here.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/communication/diffusion/four_components.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Brain: The neuroscience of financial bubbles</title>
<description>How do financial bubbles appear in the brain? Here's how!</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/brain/articles/brain_bubble.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Job-finding: Work Experience</title>
<description>When writing you resume/CV, here's how to complete a secion on work experience.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/job-finding/resume/experience.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Spoonerism</title>
<description>Here's a definition and discussion on the figure of speech known as 'Spoonerism'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/spoonerism.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Managing Attention</title>
<description>Managing the attention of your audience is of course important. Here's some tips to help you.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/managing_attention.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Managing Mistakes</title>
<description>Mistakes happen when you are speaking in public sometimes. Here's how to gracefully get around them.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/managing_mistakes.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Why your Dentist is named Dennis, not James</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on psychology and sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/dentist_dennis.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Selling Refrigerators to Eskimos</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/selling_refrigerators.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: In praise of Socrates, mediocrity, and stability with a nod to where Plato was coming from</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on philosophy.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/praise_socrates.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Persuasion God</title>
<description>Who is the god of persuasion? Don't know? Interesting, huh?</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/blog/1101blog/110107blog.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Persuasion: Truth by Association</title>
<description>What is truth? You can create it by linking to an accepted truth.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/general/more_methods/truth_association.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Negotiation: Go For A Walk</title>
<description>Here's a simple thing you can do to help stuck negotiations.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/negotiation/tactics/go_walk.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Happiness: Evolution and Pleasure</title>
<description>There's evolutionary reasons why we get happy. Which can help you find happiness.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/explanations/emotions/happiness/evolution_pleasure.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Job-finding: Objective</title>
<description>Here's tips on writing objective statements in a CV/resume.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/job-finding/resume/objective.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Job-finding: Skills Summary</title>
<description>Here's tips on doing a skills summary for your resume/CV.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/disciplines/job-finding/resume/skills_summary.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Figures of Speech: Synonymia</title>
<description>Here's a definition and discussion on the figure of speech known as 'Synonymia'.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/figures_speech/synonymia.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Keep It Simple</title>
<description>When speaking in public, beware of losing them through complex subject-matter, material or presentation style.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/keep_simple.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking: Listen to the Audience</title>
<description>When speaking in public, pay constant attention to your audience.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/techniques/speaking/speaking_tips/listen_audience.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: Um Hi</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on optimism.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/um_hi.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: The Heart of Sales</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on sales.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/heart_sales.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guest article: DiSC categories</title>
<description>Here is a guest article on the DISC personality instrument.</description>
<link>http://changingminds.org/articles/articles11/disc2.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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