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	<title>Eric Feng</title>
	<link>http://www.ericfeng.com</link>
	<description>Public Speaking and Presentation Coach</description>
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		<title>Think Purple Cow!</title>
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:: Caution &#8211; This is not for the faint-hearted::
In the marketing literature, we learnt about the infamous 4Ps: Product, Price, Place and Promotion. They are important variables to a successful marketing campaign. However not long ago, Seth Godin introduced the 5th P: Purple Cow. An equally, if not more important ‘P’ to transform businesses by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ericfeng.com/main-content/think_purple_cow</link>
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		<title>Seth Godin’s Presentation: Two key takeaways</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you watched Seth Godin’s video presentation with Google? If not, you can find it here: All marketers are liars
As promised, I will share with you my thoughts on Seth’s presentation. Here are two things that he did extremely well and I would strongly recommend that you implement both of them in your next presentation!
1. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ericfeng.com/main-content/seth-godin%e2%80%99s-presentation-two-key-takeaways</link>
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		<title>Here comes Mr Murphy!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anything that can go wrong will go wrong and at the worst possible time!
Murphy lurks EVERYWHERE and if you are preparing for your speech, trust me… it will manifest itself right before you and at the worst possible time. I had to give a presentation to my program director and consulting professor a couple of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ericfeng.com/main-content/here-comes-mr-murphy</link>
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		<title>Afterword: How to make the butterflies in your stomach fly in formation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi folks! (grins) Yes, my graduation went amazingly well last night. It was an evening of fun, tears and LOTS of picture taking. We have definitely redefined speed &#8211; 500 pics per hour! No kidding.
As promised, I will do a quick review on the three tips I gave you in How to make the butterflies [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ericfeng.com/main-content/afterword-how-to-make-the-butterflies-in-your-stomach-fly-in-formation</link>
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		<title>How to make the butterflies in your stomach fly in formation?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The long awaited graduation is finally here; tonight 5pm at Downtown Club, Philadelphia. In the half an hour special segment, I will be giving a 7 mins long graduation speech. And boy am I nervous AND excited! Nervous coz’ you never know how the speech will turn out. Excited coz’ I will get to share [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ericfeng.com/main-content/how-to-make-the-butterflies-in-your-stomach-fly-in-formation</link>
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		<title>The Power of Body Language</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Body language is one of the most powerful forms of communication. Unfortunately, a lot of speakers fail to harness its power in their delivery. Not sure where to start? Simple. Videotape yourself at your next speech! Playback the video but mute it. See for yourself if your body language is helping you or detracting you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ericfeng.com/main-content/the-power-of-body-language</link>
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		<title>Start Small to Win Big</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No… this is not a betting tip although there is some truth in it! (grins)
But seriously, if you are dying to become a much more competent speaker in the most effortless way, you gotta start small to win big! Starting something &#8211; say losing weight &#8211; is always the easiest because of the initial wave [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ericfeng.com/main-content/start-small-to-win-big</link>
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		<title>(BE) Your Audience!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Knowing your audience is simply not good enough. You have to BE your audience. Get into their heads and figure out what they really want to listen. Sounds obvious? Yes but trust me, we all forget sometimes. And it can cost you. In my case, the first place trophy and a chance to get into [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ericfeng.com/main-content/be-your-audience</link>
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		<title>Things happen, pay attention!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Telling personal stories or anecdotes is one of the easiest and most effective way of connecting with your audience. It is fool-proof. You can be the most boring speaker in the entire universe but when you tell a personal story, you will automatically be forgiven. Not only do your stories build rapport with your audience, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ericfeng.com/main-content/things-happen-pay-attention</link>
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		<title>Giving an After-Dinner Speech</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the toughest kind of speeches to make is an after-dinner speech since everyone will be feeling sleepy after their meal. And worse, they may not even give you their full attention. There are many things that can go wrong and as an after-dinner keynote speaker, there are a couple of things you have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ericfeng.com/main-content/giving-an-after-dinner-speech</link>
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