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		<title>Analysis: 2012 State of the Union Address</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Watkis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, President Obama delivered what could be his last &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; address. As I stated in my last blog post, I&#8217;m not going to express my feelings about his policies or discuss politics. My goal is to analyze the elements within the speech. Here are my observations: Length: Let&#8217;s get this one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Challenge to Professional Communicators</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Watkis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a challenge for my colleagues who proudly use the title &#8220;Professional Communicator&#8221; to describe their occupation. Tonight, as you&#8217;re watching the State of the Union address, put your personal and political feelings aside and do a professional critique. Can you do that? I&#8217;m issuing this challenge because I&#8217;m tired of reading the bull [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Herman Cain: In Search of Ethos</title>
		<link>http://www.wellwrittenwellsaid.com/successfulspeechesblog/2011/11/30/herman-cain-search-ethos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Watkis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the plot thickens for Herman Cain, his credibility grows thinner. Each new allegation brings a slip in the polls and makes it less likely he&#8217;ll be able to win the Republican nomination. His &#8220;ethos&#8221; is shot. Aristotle argued that there are three forms of persuasion when using the spoken word: Ethos &#8211; the character [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s the most wonderful time of the year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Watkis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though the holidays are just around the corner, that&#8217;s not what I&#8217;m referring to when I mention the most wonderful time of the year. Truth is, what I&#8217;m most excited about doesn&#8217;t happen every year. What am I talking about? I&#8217;m talking about election time. With the debates now in full swing, I&#8217;m licking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Steps to Writing a Successful Speech: Webinar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Watkis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you: Write speeches? Edit Speeches? Give Speeches? Contribute to speeches? If you do, I&#8217;m inviting you to join me for a 75-minute webinar on &#8220;7 Steps to Writing a Successful Speech&#8221;. You can find all the details about the webinar here.]]></description>
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		<title>41 Reasons Good Speakers Give Bad Speeches</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Watkis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, I didn&#8217;t even think about it. Well, I did think about it, but I didn&#8217;t think about doing it. If you subscribed to my newsletter more than a year ago, then you know what I&#8217;m referring to. On my birthday, I usually attempt to do the number of push ups that equals my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orlando IABC Public Speaking Event</title>
		<link>http://www.wellwrittenwellsaid.com/successfulspeechesblog/2011/01/29/orlando-iabc-public-speaking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Watkis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a professional communicator who works in the Orlando, FL area, I&#8217;m inviting you to join me and the Orlando chapter of IABC for lunch on Wednesday, February 2, 2011. This video will explain it all. I look forward to meeting you on February 2nd.]]></description>
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		<title>Public Speaking: What is Speaking from the Heart &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.wellwrittenwellsaid.com/successfulspeechesblog/2010/11/10/what-is-speaking-from-the-heart-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Watkis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last post, I included a video of Stacey Kramer giving  a 3-minute speech at a TED conference. In her speech, Kramer recounted how a life-threatening condition can turn out to be a gift. If you haven&#8217;t watched it yet, make sure to check it out after you&#8217;ve read this post. Kramer&#8217;s speech answered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sad News for Speechwriters: Theodore C. Sorensen Dies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Watkis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest names in American speech writing has passed on. Theodore C. Sorensen, the speechwriter who penned the speeches for JFK, died as a result of complications he suffered from a stroke. Sorensen was 82. If you&#8217;re not familiar with Sorensen&#8217;s work, the following article in The Washington Post serves as a good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Speaking Commentary: The Third Era?</title>
		<link>http://www.wellwrittenwellsaid.com/successfulspeechesblog/2010/08/18/public-speaking-commentary-the-third-era/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Watkis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read a post by Olivia Mitchell called &#8220;Are You Ready for the Third Era in Presenting?&#8221; In the post, Mitchell makes some sweeping claims that still have me scratching my head. The first claim she makes refers to great orators of the past and the era of the orator in general. She claims: [...]]]></description>
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