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		<title>Are You Boring or Fascinating?</title>
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		<title>How to Prevent Brain Freeze in Public Speaking</title>
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		<title>The Magnetic Power of Being Real</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Dieken</dc:creator>
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		<title>How to Be a Global Influencer (Even When Language is a Barrier)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Dieken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keynote speaker and executive coach Connie Dieken shares 3 quick tips on how to influence a global audience- even when language is a barrier.]]></description>
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		<title>Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Dieken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Executive coach Connie Dieken interviews bestselling author Tim Sanders about his new book "Today We Are Rich" and explains how to develop unshakable confidence to be more influential and make things happen.]]></description>
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		<title>Reconsider Confidence &#8211; It&#8217;s Not What You Think</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Do You Resonate?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Dieken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you make your ideas resonate in presentations? The country's most trusted presentation and speech coach Connie Dieken interviews Nancy Duarte, author of "Resonate" and "Slide:ology" on how to present ideas that transform audiences.]]></description>
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		<title>Les McKeown: Are Passion &amp; Authenticity Over-Rated?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Dieken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this edition of The Influential Leader, executive coach Connie Dieken interviews Les McKeown, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller, 'Predictable Success' on why he thinks passion and authenticity are over-rated. Les reveals the "Kim Kardashian effect," along with his take on Steve Jobs and others who have a following in the 21st century.]]></description>
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		<title>Stand Out Like a Shell on the Beach</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Dieken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Executive speech coach Connie Dieken discusses how communicators in chief stand out like a shell on the beach.]]></description>
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		<title>Carol Roth on &#8216;Be Bold &#8211; Ask Yourself Tough Questions&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
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