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	<description>In this blog we will share with you a lot of tools, tips and techniques that will help you achieve greater efficiency, productivity and success. This blog has evolved through the success of ST Training Solutions public workshops and our Success Skills series of books.</description>
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		<title>10 Tips for Conflict Resolution in the Workplace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Communication is all about bringing people together and understanding each other. With so many different people and personalities in our workplace, it&#8217;s no wonder there&#8217;s sometimes conflict. If conflict is not handled constructively and positively, the results could be very damaging. But it doesn&#8217;t need to be that way. Here are some tips to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shirleytaylortraining.com/blog/10-tips-for-conflict-resolution-in-the-workplace/</link>
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		<title>Writing for Business – Keep it Simple and Clear!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The typical executive today spends approximately 20-25 per cent of their time writing. Yet, writing is one of the last skills that people seem to want to work on. With the amount of email that you probably send out each day, it is vital that you know how to write intelligently. Here are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want To Win The Pitch? Then Prepare Yourself to Speak without Fear</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#39;Article contributed by Tina Altieri&#39;&#160; When was the last time you crafted your presentation to specifically persuade, convey credibility and pack a punch? Imagine what we could achieve in business (and in life in general) if we could speak without fear and sell our ideas convincingly every time? Imagine being able to speak confidently at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shirleytaylortraining.com/blog/want-to-win-the-pitch-then-prepare-yourself-to-speak-without-fear/</link>
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		<title>Speak to People, Not Machines!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; In this era of Facebook, Twitter and email, crucial face-to-face communication skills have been lost or put aside indefinitely. There has been a sharp decline in face-to-face communication in favour of instant contact overload. Because of this, people are losing vital opportunities to connect and network. &#160;Face-to-face communication can give some of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shirleytaylortraining.com/blog/face-to-face-communication/</link>
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		<title>Just a Few More Common Blunders in Business Writing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Needless to say&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Three words&#160;that should&#160;not be used!&#160;If it&#39;s needless to&#160;say,&#160;then why say it? &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Please find/Please see My gripe about these phrases is that the active verbs are find and see. But you don&#8217;t want the reader to see or find. After all, it&#8217;s not lost! This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shirleytaylortraining.com/blog/just-a-few-more-business-writing-bloopers/</link>
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		<title>Time Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Time is money, so save your money I&#8217;ve known people who roll their eyes when someone mentions &#8216;time management,&#8217; and mutter under their breath, &#8220;I don&#8217;t have TIME to worry about time management.&#8221; The problem with that attitude is that good time management doesn&#8217;t have to take much time or effort at all. The changes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Common Blunders in Business Writing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fill up To fill up means filling up something that is empty with something else, like filling up a glass with water. If you are referring to a form, you fill in a form (British English) or fill out a form (American English). Grammar Too many people still spell this word as grammer. There is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shirleytaylortraining.com/blog/more-common-blunders-in-business-writing/</link>
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		<title>Common Blunders in Business Writing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot So many people write a lot as one word instead of two.&#160; If you do this, ask yourself if you would write alittle or afew. Of course not, right? So please don&#39;t write alot!&#160; For example: There are a lot of blunders in this blog. A lot of people will attend the event. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shirleytaylortraining.com/blog/common-blunders-in-business-writing/</link>
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		<title>Annoying Habits on Email</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you get annoyed when reading emails in your inbox? Do you feel frustrated when the writer rambles on and doesn&#8217;t get to the point? Do you feel confused when the writer doesn&#8217;t use paragraphs? Do you have to read messages several times to decipher what the reader is trying to say?&#160; If so, you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shirleytaylortraining.com/blog/annoying-habits-on-email/</link>
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		<title>Making Assumptions During Communication</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(You know what they say about &#8216;assume&#8217;!) Visualise it: you&#8217;re in a meeting, discussing the budget for the Security Division. You begin to state your idea regarding an issue with cyber security, &#8220;The biggest problem I see is&#8230;&#8221; and suddenly the gentleman down the table interrupts, &#8220;Yes! The biggest problem is the way the pens [...]]]></description>
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