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		<title>There is Something Divine about Networking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Though I frequently bump (virtually) into other Certified Management Consultants, I always take note when I meet one who approaches the realm of networking like I do.  This week, I came across a blog post from Baldwin H. Tom CMC that underscored the magic that often comes along with networking.  He was happy for me to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://networking-2020.com/2010/09/there-is-something-divine-about-networking/</link>
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		<title>On the Theme of Just-in-Case Networking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an excellent piece from Salary.com on the warning signs that your job is about to get obsoleted: &#8220;In our unstable economic times, there are few employees who feel absolutely sure their job will still be here tomorrow. But it&#8217;s not productive to be distracted by needless worry every day. So how do we know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://networking-2020.com/2010/09/just-in-case-networking-for-employees/</link>
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		<title>The Time to Develop Your Professional Network is Before You Need It!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Networking 20/20 is all about helping you be more comfortable and confident in getting connected. Since I can&#8217;t possibly have the market cornered on good information in this arena, I wanted to share an e-book I came across: specifically on networking opportunities while one is employed]]></description>
		<link>http://networking-2020.com/2010/08/when-is-it-time-to-develop-your-professional-network/</link>
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		<title>Learning from one&#8217;s Periodic Outreach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Practicing what I preach, I sent a number of email messages out to people on my keep-in-touch list this week. One came back via autoreply, which was so unusual I had to share it. &#8220;Thank you for writing me. I am on retreat for the month of August and not checking email. To keep from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://networking-2020.com/2010/08/learning-from-ones-periodic-outreach/</link>
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		<title>LinkedIn tip for Artists/Designers/Creatives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think I started using LinkedIn in 2003 (when people asked why I would put my personal information on a web site &#8212; look how far we&#8217;ve come with Facebook!) LinkedIn is definitely the most &#8220;professional&#8221; of the FLITY [Facebook/LinkedIn/Twitter/Youtube] social media gorilla sites, but it is also fairly text-heavy &#8212; especially for my creative [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://networking-2020.com/2010/08/linkedin-tip-artists-designers/</link>
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		<title>Business Card FAIL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Networking 20/20 readers do everything possible to generously befriend a new acquaintance. This is exactly the opposite. Why did I post it? It was so extremely silly that I thought it was actually worth a laugh &#8212; what do you think?]]></description>
		<link>http://networking-2020.com/2010/07/business-card-fail/</link>
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		<title>Is Your Business Card Memorable, or Just Like Everyone Else&#8217;s?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Watch these people get hyper about each other&#8217;s cards in this lip-synched, remade scene from the movie classic, American Psycho** . ** Made by film students Nicolas Robitaille, Nicolas&#8217;s brother as Patrick Bateman, Jeremy Gold as Luis Carruthers, Clayton Allenbright as David Van Patten, and Tavis McKenzie asTimothy Bryce]]></description>
		<link>http://networking-2020.com/2010/07/is-your-business-card-memorable-or-just-like-everyone-elses/</link>
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		<title>Great Networkers Speak English &#8212; or the Appropriate Local Tongue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re communicating for a reason, to be understood, so don&#8217;t rely on jargon. In fact, a good way to know whether or not they&#8217;re even &#8220;in the same neighborhood&#8221; is to ask how much they know about, say, Organizational Development or Urban Planning.]]></description>
		<link>http://networking-2020.com/2010/06/great-networkers-speak-english-or-the-appropriate-local-tongue/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Card Trick&#8221; to Impress New Acquaintances</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always been impressed with good magicians but was never much into magic myself. This, however, caught my eye.  Note it only works if you have single-side business cards! How To Give Your Business Card If you have seen, attempted, or actually use similar techniques, please share below!]]></description>
		<link>http://networking-2020.com/2010/05/card-trick-for-business-cards/</link>
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		<title>Eliminate this &#8220;nonsense&#8221; with Networking 20/20</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many theories on love and business; why should networking be any different? I trust you&#8217;ll see that we don&#8217;t subscribe to Betty&#8217;s friends&#8217; theories &#8212; please add comments below!]]></description>
		<link>http://networking-2020.com/2010/04/eliminate-this-nonsense-with-networking-2020/</link>
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