| June is reality check month. Lots of the
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| | but something that has a broad based
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| resolutions have been made and most are
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| | appeal. Look for a topic that will elicit
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| already broken. It's time to take a hard
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| | a response. Just pull a few ideas from
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| look at where you are going in 05 and
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| | recent news: spelling bee winner, final
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| beyond. One of the most important things
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| | episodes (TV). Get the picture?First
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| you can do for yourself is to update all
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| | impressions count! Have you heard someone
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| your personal credentials including your
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| | speak that you thought was a total dork?
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| bio & your resume.Have you done your
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| | What turned you off? Did they look
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| spring cleaning (professional) yet? Do
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| | slovenly or unkempt? Were they dressed
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| you have solid career plans for the
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| | appropriately? Did they
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| balance of 05? Why are you waiting to get
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| | sound incoherent with poor speech
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| started improving your career?Ask
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| | patterns? Appearance is one benchmark
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| yourself these questions:How dated is the
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| | that will immediately determine how
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| material that you have been using to
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| | receptive the listener is to what you
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| present your skill sets? Is the language
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| | have to say. Do you have colleagues and
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| professional? Are you using current,
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| | associates that either turns you off or
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| contemporary lingo in your materials?
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| | on when they speak? Pay attention to
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| When was the last time you spent time
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| | their style of speaking and mannerisms.
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| assessing your personal portfolio? I know
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| | What attributes do you like? Are they
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| it's hard to think about those aspects of
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| | funny? Humor always has a way of breaking
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| your career, but believe me its time well
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| | the ice or diffusing an uncomfortable
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| spent.Look at your resume, does it seem
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| | moment.If, in a chance meeting, you run
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| "dated." The resume today is nothing like
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| | into someone you consider to be
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| those of the past. So if it's not
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| | important, do you sound like a bumbling
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| current, it will immediately present a
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| | fool? It's easy to prepare yourself to
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| negative connotation about your
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| | put your best foot forward. All it takes
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| "contemporary-ness"Have you ever seen a
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| | is practice. If you are not sure how
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| celebrity on TV who sounds illiterate?
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| | professional you will seem, practice now.
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| They are stars, so people over look how
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| | Find a friend or colleague and engage in
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| dumb they appear to be. That is not going
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| | dialogue. Don't talk to them about work,
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| to work for you. You will be evaluated by
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| | but in general conversation ask them to
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| both your verbal and written skills. Can
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| | critique what you said. Were you
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| you put together a coherent sentence
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| | interesting? Were you engaging? Did you
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| without using the word LIKE? If not, you
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| | talk too long or sound boring? Did they
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| better begin to practice your pitch.
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| | want to keep the conversation going?
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| Start with a written a paragraph about
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| | Establish a comfort level with your words
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| what you have accomplished, what do you
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| | and speaking style. Adapt it to what you
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| have to offer. Write it down and then
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| | are like and don't imitate anyone. Create
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| read it over and over. Does it make
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| | you own unique personal speaking
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| sense? Does it grab your attention? Does
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| words you plan to use in your pitch.
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| | once you know the ropes and begin to
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| | utilize her insider's secrets. She shows
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| words, don't start now.Are you good at
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| | you step by step how to increase your
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| small talk? This is a great way to open a
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| | visibility, credibility and marketability
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| dialogue or keep one going. The best
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| | with easy to use tutorials and
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| method for small talk is to find
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| | templates.It is time to get started
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| something in the news (not political),
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| | "Packaging Yourself.
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