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		<title>How to tell a story to persuade</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Psychology Today reveals how storytelling helps persuasion.
Peter Guber writes (excerpt):
[T]elling purposeful stories is certainly the most efficient means of persuasion in everyday life, the most effective way of translating ideas into action . . . .
. . . Stories, on the other hand, are state-of-the-heart technology—they connect us to others. They provide emotional transportation, moving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To fault or to no-fault: That is the question</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 10:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times covers the topic of divorce lawyers discovering evidence from social networking sites.  Included is a comment about the role of fault in a no-fault divorce.
Nadine Brozan writes (excerpt):
“No-fault does not mean that fault is irrelevant,” said Kenneth P. Altshuler, a lawyer in Portland, Me., and the president-elect of the American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Identifying a need: Persuasion Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 12:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Financial Post offers four steps to effective persuasion focused on identifying a problem facing the other person that you can help solve.
Sandra Folk writes (excerpt):
Clearly identify your goal. . . .
Determine your approach. [reason, logic, and facts; values and emotions; credible studies or spokespersons]
Be prepared with evidence. . . .
Use compelling language. . . [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips on how to give a great speech or presentation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Persuasion/Advocacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BNET highlights 5 tips for improving public speaking from a Harvard Business Review blog entry by Dan Pallotta (who offers 8 more tips).
Dave Johnson writes (excerpt):
Know the goal of the speech. . . .
. . . Memorize your speech word for word. Because only then can you add emotion and emphasis to it. . . [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maximum impact: How to organize your trial evidence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ABA&#8217;s McElhaney on Litigation suggests replacing chronology with groups of vivid word pictures. 
Jim McElhaney writes (excerpt):
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/give_chronology_a_timeout
McElhaney on Litigation
“. . . Tell them the story. . . .  [P]ut together a series of verbal snapshots that you create out of the evidence. . . .
“Then show them word pictures again in your case-in-chief [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Persuading the stubborn: How to get through to someone who won&#8217;t listen to you</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Persuasion/Advocacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[PowerHomeBiz.com reveals 5 powerful and persuasive moves for getting through a person&#8217;s mental defenses based on the work of Mark Goulston, the author of JUST LISTEN.  The 5 tips include:
“Do you really believe that?”
The Power of Hmmm . . .
The Stipulation Game
The Impossible Question. [“What would make it possible?”]
The Power Thank You. [1: a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The first to make the facts come alive: Gaining the advantage in bench trials</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ABA&#8217;s McElhaney on Litigation reminds us of how to persuade a judge.
Jim McElhaney writes (excerpt):
“You are talking directly to a fellow human being about the ‘gut stuff’ of life. What’s right and what’s wrong. Fair and unfair. Just and unjust. This is all about the power of a story to grab the heart of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Persuading without fake sincerity: The truth behind effective public speaking</title>
		<link>http://domesticdiversions.com/index.php/persuading-without-fake-sincerity-the-truth-behind-effective-public-speaking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Persuasion/Advocacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Courtroom Performance&#8217;s new book, The Lawyer’s Winning Edge: Exceptional Courtroom Performance highlights four aspects of persuasion.
Lisa L. DeCaro and Leonard Matheo write (excerpt):
Remember these four important truths, and filter all advice through them:
1. Every speaker is different. . . . Be honest with yourself, and with your audience, at all times.
2. Never try to “be” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A really good story = persuasive closing argument</title>
		<link>http://domesticdiversions.com/index.php/a-really-good-story-persuasive-closing-argument/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABA Journal&#8217;s McElhaney on Litigationshows how to make your closing argument ring true. 
Jim McElhaney writes (excerpt):
Cabbages and Insance Goats
“Thirty years ago, the late Craig Spangenberg of Cleveland said, ‘The greatest weapon in the arsenal of persuasion is the analogy, the story, the apt comparison to something the jurors know from their own experience to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The power of explanation: how to be a great communicator</title>
		<link>http://domesticdiversions.com/index.php/the-power-of-explanation-how-to-be-a-great-communicator/</link>
		<comments>http://domesticdiversions.com/index.php/the-power-of-explanation-how-to-be-a-great-communicator/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg shows how persuasion requires explanation and gives 3 tips for becoming a more effective communicator. 
John Baldoni writes (excerpt):
Define what it is. The purpose of an explanation is to describe the issue, the initiative, or the problem. . . .
Define what it isn&#8217;t. Here is where the leader moves into the &#8220;never assume mode.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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