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	<title>Joanne's Blog of Sudden Inspiration</title>
	<link>http://joannechen.com/blog</link>
	<description>Awakening the joy of sudden inspiration through public speaking ...</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>A Random Act of Kindness</title>
		<link>http://joannechen.com/blog/2008/03/12/a-random-act-of-kindness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me take you back to grade school.  Imagine all the kids in your class laughing you just because you look different and speak differently.  That was what happened to me after my family and I first immigrated to the U.S.  The worst thing was that two of the few African-American kids in the school, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cat Got Your Tongue? – A Discussion of Key Consonants in Accent Reduction and Speech Improvement</title>
		<link>http://joannechen.com/blog/2008/03/11/the-cat%e2%80%99s-got-your-tongue-%e2%80%93-a-discussion-of-key-consonants-in-accent-reduction-and-speech-improvement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Speech Improvement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a question for all you non-native (native) speakers out there: 
Which is arguably one of the most important muscular parts in the human body for achieving good American English pronunciation?
The answer is: [drum rolls please] the tongue. The tongue is a key muscular component of proper American speech because it is used to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success Principle: Dare to Risk</title>
		<link>http://joannechen.com/blog/2008/02/28/success-principle-dare-to-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am currently reading a book, titled The Sacred Journey - A Quest for Vision: Discovering the Soul&#8217;s Destiny by Carol Hannagan (www.sacred-journeys.com).  A poem that she included in her book really moved me.  The topic is taking risks.  Whether you are trying to conquer your fear of public speaking, going through the frustration of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accent Reduction &#038; Speech Improvement For You - Plus A Do-It-Yourself Assessment Exercise</title>
		<link>http://joannechen.com/blog/2008/02/13/accent-reduction-speech-improvement-for-you-plus-a-do-it-yourself-assessment-exercise/</link>
		<comments>http://joannechen.com/blog/2008/02/13/accent-reduction-speech-improvement-for-you-plus-a-do-it-yourself-assessment-exercise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Speech Improvement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are your accent or speech habits getting between you and the top of the corporate ladder, holding you back from achieving professional success?
During the fall of 2007, I was a judge at a Toastmasters speech contest. There was one particular contestant, who impressed me. She lit up the stage with an energetic presence coupled with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Speaking Tip: The Art and Science of Pausing – a Case Study</title>
		<link>http://joannechen.com/blog/2008/01/22/public-speaking-tip-the-art-and-science-of-pausing-%e2%80%93-a-case-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Public Speaking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever struggled to smother your yawns and keep your eyelids open, while listening to a speaker who talks non-stop like a runaway train?   
The offending speaker mistakenly assumes that his audience would eagerly embrace the incessant stream of material.  Au contraire.  The amount of content shared does not matter at all if the audience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Speak for Thee: Give through Public Speaking</title>
		<link>http://joannechen.com/blog/2008/01/17/i-speak-for-thee-give-through-public-speaking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Public Speaking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was ten minutes before curtain time. I gobbled up my sandwich and hastened into the auditorium … and ran smack! into the star of the show: a celebrity author and former host of a radio show. I couldn’t believe it! After our awkward physical encounter, I found myself a seat in the second row, next to an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking Success Tip: Create Colorful Characters to Spice Up Your Stories!</title>
		<link>http://joannechen.com/blog/2008/01/15/vital-speaking-tip-create-colorful-characters-to-tell-your-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best advice I can give you is this:
Entertain, inform, and inspire your audience with stories. 
How does one tell a good story?
In a story we have several key players, the narrator and the characters. Instead of just you narrating the whole thing (which would make it ho-hum exposition), let your characters tell the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Panic to Power&#8221; Audio CD Sample Clip</title>
		<link>http://joannechen.com/blog/2007/11/04/panic-to-power-audio-cd-sample-clip/</link>
		<comments>http://joannechen.com/blog/2007/11/04/panic-to-power-audio-cd-sample-clip/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Public Speaking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Click here to listen to samples from my new CD:
&#8220;Panic to Power&#8221; Audio CD Sample Clip
Enjoy!
Yours in speaking,
Joanne Chen
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		<title>&#8220;Panic to Power&#8221; Public Speaking Success Strategies CD On Sale Now!</title>
		<link>http://joannechen.com/blog/2007/09/21/panic-to-power-public-speaking-success-strategies-cd-on-sale-now/</link>
		<comments>http://joannechen.com/blog/2007/09/21/panic-to-power-public-speaking-success-strategies-cd-on-sale-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, everyone.  I am very excited to debut my first public speaking CD.  


I currently ship the CD only to 
U.S. locations, but I am working on getting the MP3 version uploaded to the website for purchase.  Therefore, my international readers, please stay tuned!   


Below is a description of what’s on the CD:
“Panic to Power: Swift [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New &#8220;Panic to Power&#8221; CD Coming Soon!</title>
		<link>http://joannechen.com/blog/2007/08/31/new-panic-to-power-cd-coming-soon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  I recently collaborated with three former Toastmasters World Champions on a public speaking CD, titled Panic to Power.  The CD, plus a companion product, will be available for purchase around mid-September.  Stay tuned!
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