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	<title>&#34;No-Choke Zone&#34; Blog by Speech Coach &#38; Successworks CEO, Sue Gaulke</title>
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		<title>SpeakersTrainingCamp® adds Sessions in 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are just a few reasons why people have named the SpeakersTrainingCamp® as the fastest and easiest way to become a fantastic and fearless presenter:
1. Learn to prepare a presentation in 5 minutes or less
2. Become twice as energized and dynamic
3. Discover how to rivet your audience (no more snooze button)
4. Cut those nerves in half
5. Have a great time learning, trying, and improving
2012 sessions will be held:
March 20-21 Portland, OR/Columbia Gorge
July 22-23 Washington, DC
October 9-10 Portland, OR/Columbia Gorge
Click here for more information and registration
The SpeakersTrainingCamp® is also available on-site.
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		<link>http://www.successworksusa.com/2012/01/30/speakerstrainingcamp%c2%ae-adds-sessions-in-2012/</link>
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		<title>Ditch That Script and Get Real!</title>
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My husband and I were waiting for our lunch at Harry Caray&#8217;s (famous Chicago Cubs baseball announcer) at the Chicago Midway airport when a man came in and caught my eye. His suit jacket was camel cashmere. Using my best professional guessing calculator I imagined that he was a doctor &#8211; a businessman would never wear a jacket like that. He sat down, ordered some ice tea, and then pulled out a thick stack of papers. It looked like a PowerPoint® presentation, and it looked like he was reading over his script word for word.
Yikes! I had to consciously restrain ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.successworksusa.com/2011/11/06/ditch-that-script-and-get-real/</link>
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		<title>Steve Jobs: iPresenter</title>
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I&#8217;m often asked who some of my favorite presenters are. Steve Jobs is always one that I mention. Here&#8217;s why:
1. Always conversational
2. He took 100% of his personality into each and every presentation. Steve, the presenter, was the same Steve you would meet on the street.
3.His PowerPoint slides were incredibly vivid and simple
4.He usually had some sort of creative surprise for the audience: pulling a floppy disk out of his pocket as though he were a magician, sitting on a living room chair as he was demonstrating the iPad&#8230;..
5.He cared &#8211; through his voice and through his expression, there was ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.successworksusa.com/2011/10/06/steve-jobs-ipresenter/</link>
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		<title>Quick Tips: Telling Great Stories in Business Presentations</title>
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Not just any story &#8211; what makes a really really great story? Here are the critical elements:
1. Use material that speaks to you. Almost any area of your life can be a source for a story &#8211; a trip, an adventure, a family gathering, a success, a failure, etc.The important thing is that it should ignite emotion within. You have to &#8220;feel&#8221; the story in order to tell it well.
2. Set the scene.Describe the details in three dimensions: help your audience to see the story as though it&#8217;s happening right now, help them to experience the story through descriptive words, ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.successworksusa.com/2011/10/01/quick-tips-telling-great-stories-in-business-presentations/</link>
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		<title>Best Sales Tip Ever!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am very excited today, because I have just finished an enormous project. I&#8217;ve just shipped (well-emailed) my popular Sales Presentations Training Camp to Ireland. Soon it will become available to the other Certified Instructors in the US and around the World. I really enjoyed plunging into the depths of sales and researching the question,&#8221;why do people buy?&#8221;. 
There is one secret that pops out &#8211; people buy for their reasons, not yours. So the key is to ask the #1 question: &#8220;What are your top-two priorities for choosing this product/service?&#8221; Then, in an interactive discussion, address those top-two priorities. ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.successworksusa.com/2011/07/27/best-sales-tip-ever/</link>
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		<title>Presentation Skills Training: How to Unleash Your Voice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I often find that my trainees have their voices in a cage, and they need lots of help to put emotion and energy into the vocal part of their presentations. Here are three tips that will help:
1. Practice going from a low level of energy to a high level. Think of something that you do not like (maybe you don&#8217;t like cats), and practice speaking about that topic in a very flat, soft, uninteresting voice. Then think of something that you are wild about (maybe a certain sports car). Speak about it in a very loud, energetic voice with lots ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.successworksusa.com/2011/07/11/presentation-skills-training-how-to-unleash-your-voice/</link>
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		<title>Quick&#8230;. Best&#8230;..</title>
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My husband, Scott, and I recently returned from a fabulous vacation in Italy. Every time we return from a trip we play the &#8220;best&#8221; game: best gelato&#8230;. best hotel&#8230; best dinner&#8230;. best day&#8230;.etc. The ultimate &#8220;best&#8221; this year was not a place or a restaurant; it was Lorenzo. Lorenzo was our wonderful B&#038;B owner who was so special that we voted him the &#8220;very best&#8221; award from our three-week adventure. He personally met us on the streets of Venice to guide us through the maze of tiny walkways to our temporary home. He went way beyond just recommending great places ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.successworksusa.com/2011/06/01/quick-best/</link>
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		<title>Nervousness Advice from Beyonce&#8217;</title>
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On a recent American Idol show Beyonce, the super mega-star gave the singing contestants advice. Surprisingly she described herself as a somewhat shy person who has to really work at being confident on stage. She explained that what she does is some positive self-talk, &#8220;I&#8217;m worth it, I deserve to be here, I&#8217;m a diva.&#8221; This works great for speakers and presenters too. Next time you feel unworthy of being up in front of a group, have a serious talk with yourself &#8211; convince yourself that you deserve to be there &#038; that you know more about your topic than ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.successworksusa.com/2011/05/19/nervousness-advice-from-beyonce/</link>
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		<title>SpeakersTrainingCamp® Coming to DC</title>
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I am very excited to announce that the SpeakersTrainingCamp® will be coming to Washington, DC on July 9-10 and September 24-25. People have been asking me for years to do more East Coast sessions. The workshops are hosted by The Protocol School of Washington. I have been training for the School for over 15 years, and they offer world-class training in protocol and etiquette. Everything they do is fabulous, including the location, the attention to detail, and even the snacks are the best! When you attend a workshop all day and work hard &#8211; those snacks really help to maintain ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.successworksusa.com/2011/03/21/speakerstrainingcamp%c2%ae-coming-to-dc/</link>
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		<title>SpeakersTrainingCamp® Heads to South America</title>
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One of the most exciting things in my business is when I add a new country to the growing list of areas where the SpeakersTrainingCamp® is available. As of March 4th, there is a new, very talented instructor based in Lima, Peru. 
On the last day of the certification program I discuss business success, marketing, and sales. It is my intention to inspire the new instructors to maintain the same level of customer excellence that has made the SpeakersTrainingCamp® famous for over 30 years. I encourage them to:
1. Embrace feedback &#8211; find out what customers and clients love, and also ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.successworksusa.com/2011/03/13/speakerstrainingcamp%c2%ae-heads-to-south-america/</link>
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