Irresistible Communication
By Dr. Michael Gerharz
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Description
How can you communicate with such a level of clarity that it becomes irresistible? Using words you truly believe in about the things you truly believe in? Words that resonate so strongly that you can make the impact that your ideas deserve?
In this super short podcast, we explore what great communication looks like and how great leaders use it to make change happen.
Each episode gives you one idea. My goal is to give you a pause, pay attention to a little things, and reflect on how you can apply them to boost your impact.
All of that in 2 minutes. That’s shorter than it takes most other podcast to even get past the intro. Perhaps, that’s the reason why listeners from 90+ countries love this podcast.
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Is persuasion for cowards?
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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This will open many doors for you
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Is eloquence a superpower?
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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The Power of Strategic Silence
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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How some leaders always seem to find the right words
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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That’s beautiful
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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You can’t hug a machine
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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4 leadership basics you might ignore
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Why you aren’t cutting through the noise
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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When clarity feels dangerous
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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How to deliver hard truths
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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A special gift for you
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Are you wasting time on placebo progress?
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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What to say when every stakeholder insists their piece is important
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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The AHA-Effect Explained (Special Episode)
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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The Story Hijack
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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How to Lead with Clarity in a System That Won’t Let You
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Why your meeting is going in circles
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Never have confusing messages again
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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The most underrated part of a message
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Is it lonely at the top?
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Are you too eloquent?
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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The conductor’s confidence
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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The PATH to Strategic Impact
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Leading through storms
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Be silent to listen better
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Apple’s use of words
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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How confident are you as a speaker?
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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How does it feel to be persuaded?
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May 27, 2024 |
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The right kind of simple
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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What they don’t tell you about storytelling
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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The sound of aha
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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The only one
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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What do you want to be known for?
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Open their eyes
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Attention to detail
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Startup culture
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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A silent saboteur
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Getting from vision to execution
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Profoundly simple
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Just okay or exceptional
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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The Tipping Point
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Beyond leading with vision
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Making a leap in 2024
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Where to find great stories
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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The space they need
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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A special gift
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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How to stand out
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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How to make choices
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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An outburst of laughter
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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The motivation gap
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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The year’s end race
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Choosing the right track
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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The “We” Overload
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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When it’s time for a pause
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Overcorrection
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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How to become an outstanding speaker
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Steering conversations with a quiet authority
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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The double-sided aha effect
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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The Appeal of the Dark Side of Marketing
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Dare to make bolder promises
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Summer break
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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What customers want
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Changing your mind
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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When rational hits emotional
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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The real reason your product is superior
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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The clarity river
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May 29, 2023 |
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Time’s up
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May 18, 2023 |
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A quick point
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May 15, 2023 |
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Right in the middle
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May 11, 2023 |
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Your favorite movie
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May 08, 2023 |
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The next big thing
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May 04, 2023 |
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How can anyone still want to lead a tobacco company?
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May 01, 2023 |
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The misuse of stories
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Existential threats
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Leave out the boring parts
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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The special ones
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Storytelling lessons from Rocky
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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How is clarity to be achieved?
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Super focused communication
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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The truth about cars
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Most storytelling is selfish
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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The brilliance of coaches
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Can you draw it?
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Trigger the prediction machine
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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The Pareto trap
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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In love with an idea
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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How to out-compete bullshitters
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Let’s face the truth
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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No time for this
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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When people should care but don’t
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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An unfair advantage
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Why is finding clarity so hard?
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Caring for the cause is not enough
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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The right idea in the wrong meeting room
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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The mission to distract you
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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The blank stare
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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A new name
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Bold promises
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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All eyes are on you
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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The clarity habit
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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8 million
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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I think, therefore I am right
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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What perfectionists care for
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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What you say vs. how you say it
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Who’s in the driver’s seat?
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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The real goal of a pitch
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Would they come back?
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Judging from the first impression
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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The indifference of PowerPoint
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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The polite audience (and why you should avoid it)
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Better sales pitches
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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How to deliver bad news
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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A tough decision
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Juggling multiple priorities
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Objectively better!
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Pitching in online meetings
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Knock, knock! Here’s your passion!
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Making your best decision
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Drawing your audience in
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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The difference between bad and good leaders
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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A speech begins long before you say the first word
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Simplifying decision making
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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When you care deeply
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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What’s your pass-along-phrase?
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Who gives a damn?
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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An important lesson from David Bowie
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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On the surface
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Speaking up on their behalf
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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I’ll just wing it (or do you?)
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Avoiding your audience’s autopilot
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Don’t persuade harder, resonate stronger!
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Afraid of failing
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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The not-so-rational argument
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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The practice drug
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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All successful marketing works the same
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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You better pay attention
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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The complete picture
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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5 new clients every week?
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Sweating the details
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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How to avoid decision overload
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Don’t oversell, satisfy
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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5 ways to get rid of boring meetings
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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A fun game with stories
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Bad resistance, good resistance
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Good intentions gone wrong
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Error without consequence
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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How to become known as a person others can trust
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Will your audience pass your message along?
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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If marketing was a bakery
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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How to become a great boss
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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How Steve Jobs’ reality distortion field worked
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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The real importance of the first impression
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Don't be boring
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Getting more applause
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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The shift in smart leadership
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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What’s wrong with how social media measures relevance?
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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How much preparation you need …
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Brain 2 brain
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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2 kinds of businesses
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Lazy empathy
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Changing the world, one life at a time
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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The house is on fire
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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The lazy designer
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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A great way to get attention
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Do you start at the beginning?
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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The problem with politeness
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Are you strong enough for PowerPoint?
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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The Bay effect of marketing speak
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May 30, 2022 |
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A magic confidence potion
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May 26, 2022 |
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Thank god, it’s Monday
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May 23, 2022 |
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The Curse of Knowledge
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May 19, 2022 |
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The key to your audience‘s attention
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May 16, 2022 |
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I’m sorry
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May 12, 2022 |
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Sales deck? No, thanks!
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May 09, 2022 |
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The show is part of the substance
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May 05, 2022 |
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Mastering complexity
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May 02, 2022 |
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Dealing with bullshit
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Great communication fixes your product
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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The fear of finishing
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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What if the others are right?
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Sales presentations that work
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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What’s her job?
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Contagious behaviour
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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How to serve your audience well
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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The Leaders Light the Path Manifesto
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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The loooong pause
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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What was the question again?
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Tell me only one thing
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Hard work and despair
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Thoughts on authenticity
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Thanks for confirming my opinion
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Know it all, know it quick!
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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It’s their time
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Top of mind
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Hard choices (and why you should seek them out)
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Changing the rules of pitching
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Just 3% better
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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It’s the hero we look at …
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Presenting against Netflix
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Who’s gonna decide?
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Fixed worldviews (and how to deal with them)
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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What kind of yes are you seeking?
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Two kinds of remarkable
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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What to do when people don’t get your message
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Opinionated leadership
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Why people feel uncomfortable with their story
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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So you want to shine
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Two kinds of suspense
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Empowerment
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Play fast, but practice slowly
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Enough is not enough
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Embracing weaknesses
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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The gift of speaking (X-mas episode)
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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In the middle of the night
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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What are presentations for?
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Why you shouldn’t use busy slides
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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What customers want
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Happily undistracted
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Wouldn’t it be great
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Great communicators make you feel smarter
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Using more natural language
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Complexity sells better
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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The role of special effects
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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What do you hear when you listen?
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Hoping that something sticks
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Living a life worth telling
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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What to do when you can’t nail your message
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Brilliant time wasters
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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The decision to focus
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Let’s assume your marketing works …
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Good and bad is still alive in marketing
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Don’t get killed!
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Cute and clever is a trap
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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If time runs out …
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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How to not crush your team
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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A respectful approach to marketing
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Clarity is the leader’s job
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Speaking with confidence
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Why messages spread?
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Super prepared but headed for failure
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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How to become more quick-witted
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Keeping your audience hooked?
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Communicating risk
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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A better approach to “about us” pages
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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I’m hooked. Now what?
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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A different perspective on price
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Saying what we mean
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Faking authenticity
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Does complexity sell better?
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Any given day
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Showing up as a human
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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A third kind of marketing
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Wow vs. Aha
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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The purpose of fear
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Speakers of Destruction
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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The best presentation award
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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It’s still story first
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Blind to your own brilliance
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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The Servant Speaker
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Conquer the fear of public speaking
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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The biggest stage you’ve ever been on
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Keeping the best for last
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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The evolution of leadership
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Fixing our audience
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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The forbidden Star Wars opening
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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When Howard Schultz ran a meeting
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Managed dissatisfaction
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Glued to your lips
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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The trap of irony
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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The broken promise of attention
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Getting your audience to pay attention
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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A gift for your audience
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May 31, 2021 |
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It’s pronounced creativity but it’s spelled differently
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May 27, 2021 |
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What’s important to know about your product?
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May 24, 2021 |
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The joy of figuring things out
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May 20, 2021 |
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How to do your best on stage
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May 17, 2021 |
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Born to pitch
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May 13, 2021 |
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Fancy is overrated
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May 10, 2021 |
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The real purpose of preparation
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May 06, 2021 |
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The only feedback that matters
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May 03, 2021 |
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Eliminating boring presentations
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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What’s behind the facts?
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Interview: The principles of organisational excellence (Kathy Letendre)
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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A new perspective
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Leaders who struggle in front of a crowd
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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The most overlooked reason why pitches succeed
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Why so many mission statements fail
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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The right way to tell your story
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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A precious gift
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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A Hitchhiker’s perspective on questions and answers
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Interview: Unleashing the potential of leaders and their teams (Annette Liebau/Allianz)
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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How to get seen and heard
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Audiences don’t care for quick answers
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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How to get people moving
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Do you care enough?
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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It’s a pure joy to be around these people
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Meetings that make sense
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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The limitless joy of tricking people into a deal
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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10 different versions of the same story
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Feb 25, 2021 |