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		<title>Public Speaking When the Public is Family &#8211; Sandra Zimmer Featured in Chicago Tribune</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A special contributor to The Tribune Newspapers,  writer Richard Asa, contacted me recently.  He was writing an article on fear of public speaking at family events, such as weddings and funerals. I shared some ideas that I thought might be valuable.  Public speaking when the public is family can produce anxiety for some people.  Many of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be an Outloud Thinker</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  For the umpteenth time, a client shared his story about being in a meeting, having an idea and not sharing it outloud. His point, of course, was that twenty minutes later, a co-worker voiced that same idea and everyone applauded! Do you find yourself in meetings thinking a great idea but holding it back because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing for a 60 Minutes Interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Wow!  I just read a dynamite article on how to prepare for a hard-line interview such as with 60 Minutes.  It is found on The Ammerman Experience Newsletter. I know Terri Ammerman and she runs an outstanding media training program. If you are facing a really hard interview with killer media sharks, I encourage you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking Like Your Talk – On Your Feet</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I teach people to think on their feet and speak from their hearts.  My greatest challenge as a presentation teacher is to persuade people to accept their natural ability to speak and to let it flow without expecting themselves to be perfect in their speech. Verbal communication does not require the same sentence structure that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SYNTHESIS THINKING FOR THINKING ON YOUR FEET</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Impromptu speaking or thinking on your feet is synthesis thinking not new thought thinking.  You do have to prepare to think on your feet; but then you have to let go and flow.  So it uses structure and flow at the same time.   In impromptu speaking or thinking on your feet, you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enjoy Being Yourself in Front of Others</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking to groups of people, sharing your ideas, insights and expertise can be a peak experience if you open to be yourself fully in front of others.  I found myself humming the song &#8220;I Enjoy Being a Girl&#8221; yesterday.  Who knows why that song was in my head?  As I hummed, I began to think about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perfect Speed Pacing for Presenting and Speaking to Groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach teaches us that perfect speed is being there. That means the exact right pace for any activity is the pace that allows you to be fully present for the event. In speaking to groups, presenting and public speaking, pace is a key to effective communication. If you talk too [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips that Make it Easy to Think on Your Feet</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my Telling Stories &#38; Sharing Wisdom speaking class last week, one participant wowed us with a fully fleshed-out talk about what is wrong in America today.  He was able to put together ideas and pieces of content that included a story about being with his daughter in a New York restaurant at a table [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tools for Presence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 02:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Presence is the antidote to stage fright and fear of public speaking. Cultivating a sense of presence and being present in the moment, will support highly sensitive people who are feeing stressed about presenting and performing in front of groups. &#160;   The main key to presence is getting the thinking mind out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking to Propel Yourself into the Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Zimmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fear of Public Speaking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life presents opportunities – moments that can propel us into a future of expanded experience. When the moment comes to turn the tide of life, what prepares us to catch the opportunity?  It is the ability to speak, to say yes, to say just the right thing, tell the right story, make the right point [...]]]></description>
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