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	<title>The Ideal Communicator</title>
	<link>http://www.idealcommunications.ca/blog</link>
	<description>- Bring Power to your Words</description>
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		<title>Public speaking question: &#8220;What should I do with my arms?&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question: &#8220;I know I&#8217;m not *supposed* to put my hands in my pockets or hold them behind my back when I give a speech, but most of the time I just don&#8217;t know what to do with them. What do you recommend?&#8221;   &#8211; Max, Toronto ON
Answer: How you move around depends on how you feel most comfortable. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.idealcommunications.ca/blog/public-speaking-question-what-should-i-do-with-my-arms/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;How do I get rid of the &#8220;um&#8217;s&#8221; and &#8220;uh&#8217;s&#8221; in my speeches?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question: &#8220;I&#8217;ve been told that I say the words &#8220;um&#8221; and &#8221;uh&#8221; throughout my presentation. Most of the time I don&#8217;t even notice that I say them. How do I get rid of this habit?&#8221; - Josh, Montreal QC
Answer: I&#8217;ve got good news for you &#8211; the very fact that you&#8217;re aware that you&#8217;re using these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.idealcommunications.ca/blog/how-do-i-get-rid-of-the-ums-and-uhs-in-my-speeches/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Should I really picture my audience naked?&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question: &#8220;I&#8217;ve been told that picturing the audience naked will help alleviate my nerves when I have to speak in public. Does that technique really work for some people?&#8221;    &#8211; Ryan, Burlington VT
Answer: I love this question! This is one of the great theories of public speaking, and is common advice given to new speakers as they are about to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.idealcommunications.ca/blog/should-i-really-picture-my-audience-naked/</link>
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		<title>Is it all about me &#8212; or all about you?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;IT&#8217;S ALL ABOUT YOU&#8221; Speaker
Imagine this: You&#8217;ve just left a presentation that inspired and motivated you. The speaker made you laugh one minute, and then see connections the next. You got ideas, tips, enjoyed relevant stories and examples, a great handout, and a message that inspired you. And most importantly, the speaker seemed to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.idealcommunications.ca/blog/is-it-all-about-me-or-all-about-you/</link>
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		<title>Malcolm Gladwell talks about&#8230;spagetti sauce?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink, The Tipping Point, Outliers, What the Dog Saw and others, discusses the American quest to find the perfect spaghetti sauce in this 17-minute TED video, and relates this quest to a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness. 
In his introduction, the first thing that comes across is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.idealcommunications.ca/blog/malcolm-gladwell-talks-about-spagetti-sauce/</link>
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