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	<title>onPoint Communication &#124; Connie Dieken &#187; Barack Obama</title>
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		<title>How to Hijack Your Own Influence during Q&amp;A</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Executive communication coach and author of Talk Less, Say More, Connie Dieken shares how to handle tough, off-topic questions in today's loosey-goosey world of Q&#038;A. If you do presentations, this advice can prevent you from losing influence. It will prepare you to maintain control of your message. If only President Barack Obama had followed this advice at last week's prime time news conference...]]></description>
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		<title>Are You a Communicator-in-Chief?</title>
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		<title>3 Habits Led Obama to the White House</title>
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Like you, I&#8217;ve paid close attention to Barack Obama.  As a communication coach, I&#8217;ve specifically zeroed in on his ability to get his points across and move people to action.
From a communication perspective, Obama won the race because he successfully applied 3 habits. They&#8217;re simple, but profound habits:  He connected. He conveyed.  He convinced.
These habits [...]]]></description>
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