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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="/media/15676/i+j_220x159.jpg"  width="220"  height="159" alt="J+I" style="float: left;"/&gt;The Bulletin is our blog,
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          Re The Perfect Pitch... by Sally Booth</title><link>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2011/9/27/the-perfect-pitch.aspx#comment-12</link><pubDate></pubDate><guid>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2011/9/27/the-perfect-pitch.aspx#comment-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ What a refreshing read! Oh, the 'presentation voice' that we so often hear- yeuch! Great comment. And the 'I'm going to talk for an hour' etc - you are right, it is indeed torture.How can one not speak for 5 mins let alone 60??! For me, the killer is 'Today I'm going to talk about....' in any intro that we make, even without the time allocation. Usually it implies that we are in for some sort of punishment! The powerpoint branding turns me off too. In fact, if I'm honest, so does powerpoint itself (but that's another story and I know it is important on occasion) The more we can show we are 'bothered' about the people in front of us, rather than what we know or are, the better! Thank you for a really great article. Sally ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>
          Re How do I manage my boss? by Sally Booth</title><link>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2011/9/19/how-do-i-manage-my-boss.aspx#comment-11</link><pubDate></pubDate><guid>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2011/9/19/how-do-i-manage-my-boss.aspx#comment-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Really practical and engaging reading. Love these 'how to' articles that you put together! Thank you ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>
          Re Britain and the USA: 2 Nations divided by a common language? by sally booth</title><link>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2012/4/15/britain-and-the-usa-2-nations-divided-by-a-common-language.aspx#comment-15</link><pubDate></pubDate><guid>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2012/4/15/britain-and-the-usa-2-nations-divided-by-a-common-language.aspx#comment-15</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ oh I love this. Scarily accurate!! ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>
          Re Moving customer conversations from “Price” to “Value” by richard</title><link>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2010/10/19/moving-customer-conversations-from-“price”-to-“value”.aspx#comment-3</link><pubDate></pubDate><guid>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2010/10/19/moving-customer-conversations-from-“price”-to-“value”.aspx#comment-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Great post Ian]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>
          Re The adventures of our globetrotting colleagues…. by Friedl Ferdinand Friedrich</title><link>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2011/11/21/the-adventures-of-our-globetrotting-colleagues….aspx#comment-14</link><pubDate></pubDate><guid>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2011/11/21/the-adventures-of-our-globetrotting-colleagues….aspx#comment-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Cross-cultural communication is not always easy. The meaning between the lines often gets lost. Britons often get taken aback by the directness of Germans. And there are Germans, Swiss or Austrians living in the UK who get really annoyed when British people and Americans in an effort to appear friendly, say things they don't really mean. Some even call this "lying". These little nuances between the lines are particularly important in the field of translation.<a href=”http://www.rosettatranslation.com/”>Translation-companies</a>  work with linguists who are familiar with both the culture of the target and the source language.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>
          Re Negotiation Series - never concede, always trade by Tony Hill</title><link>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2011/3/8/negotiation-series-never-concede,-always-trade.aspx#comment-9</link><pubDate></pubDate><guid>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2011/3/8/negotiation-series-never-concede,-always-trade.aspx#comment-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Ian,<br/>
<br/>
I'm really impressed with your article on negotiation and am sure it will be useful for me when talking to our price driven clients and prospects.<br/>
<br/>
Hope to catch up at Footy in near future.<br/>
<br/>
Kind Regards Tony]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>
          Re Becoming a Trusted Advisor by Sergio Pereira</title><link>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2011/3/9/becoming-a-trusted-advisor.aspx#comment-7</link><pubDate></pubDate><guid>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2011/3/9/becoming-a-trusted-advisor.aspx#comment-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Great article. and very timely, as I am leaving on a business trip to deliver a Sales Seminar to a client....Thanks for sharing it.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>
          Re Becoming a Trusted Advisor by John McEachen</title><link>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2011/3/9/becoming-a-trusted-advisor.aspx#comment-10</link><pubDate></pubDate><guid>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2011/3/9/becoming-a-trusted-advisor.aspx#comment-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ A very well structured and thought provoking article.<br/>
The opening (indicators of trusting relationships) and the close (5 mistatkes) are particularly useful markers for honest self-assessment. <br/>
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          Re Cautionary Tales for Managers - No 1:  Samantha, who refused to delegate and was ‘disappeared’ by Sally Booth</title><link>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2011/12/21/cautionary-tales-for-managers-no-1-samantha,-who-refused-to-delegate-and-was-‘disappeared’.aspx#comment-13</link><pubDate></pubDate><guid>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2011/12/21/cautionary-tales-for-managers-no-1-samantha,-who-refused-to-delegate-and-was-‘disappeared’.aspx#comment-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ I loved this, Phil. A pleasure to read and how scarily true!! Well done! S x   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>
          Re Christmas Insights.... by Simon Teale</title><link>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2010/11/25/christmas-insights.aspx#comment-6</link><pubDate></pubDate><guid>http://www.thegreenbankpartnership.co.uk/greenbank-bulletin/2010/11/25/christmas-insights.aspx#comment-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ And if your loved one is at one of life's crossroads - redundancy, career change, university options - how about buying them a respected personality based profiling analysis? You can see the appeal for any colour type:  Red's will like the practical suggestions, blues will like the academic rigour, greens will like the personalisation and yellows?  'Well, it's all about ME!']]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>
