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		<title>Technology is too Wimpy for Teamwork</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cassie Willis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my recent grad school assignments required that I work collaboratively with a group of my classmates. In a traditional classroom setting, a group project would most likely be completed in a series of in-person meetings. But I’m enrolled in an online academic program. I’ve never met my classmates in person. The only reason [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cassiewillis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2229753&amp;post=22&amp;subd=cassiewillis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Try POST Strategy: People, Objectives, Strategy, Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cassie Willis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To be completely honest, I created this blog several years ago as an experiment. I wanted to see if I could maintain it. As you can see, that didn’t work out. I also wanted to see if blogs really work. I’m still not sure. As a marketing communications professional, I see more value in blogs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cassiewillis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2229753&amp;post=19&amp;subd=cassiewillis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Pursuit: Master of Arts in Managerial Communication</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cassie Willis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[21st Century Communication Technologies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As you can probably tell, I am not a consistent blogger. Although I find this social media technology fascinating and I read other people&#8217;s blogs, I haven&#8217;t found the time (or the inspiration) to put my own musings out there for everyone to see&#8230; yet. Now that I&#8217;m pursuing a Master of Arts in Managerial [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cassiewillis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2229753&amp;post=17&amp;subd=cassiewillis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PowerPoint is Not a Crutch</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cassie Willis</dc:creator>
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		<title>Caucus Communication</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cassie Willis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been counted.. finally! I&#8217;ve lived in Iowa all of my life but I&#8217;ve never had the chance to participate in the Iowa Caucuses. Every four years when the big event comes around, I have to watch from the sidelines. Journalists report what happens. Ethically, they can&#8217;t participate. Not this year! Now that I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cassiewillis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2229753&amp;post=14&amp;subd=cassiewillis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let Me Hear It</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cassie Willis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Noisy Newsrooms I used to work in a newsroom. Actually, I&#8217;ve worked in five different radio and television newsrooms in Iowa. Newsrooms are loud, obnoxious working environments&#8230;  especially when it&#8217;s close to air time. I thrive on all that activity &#8211; the talking, the screaming, the running and the panic. If you work in a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cassiewillis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2229753&amp;post=13&amp;subd=cassiewillis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yes, S.I.R.!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cassie Willis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you need to brief your boss in person or in writing, consider using the S.I.R. technique. I found this great business communication tip on www.sideroad.com. When Richard Fouts sits down to write, he organizes his work according to S.I.R. or Situation, Impact and Resolution. Fouts writes: S.I.R. &#8220;was given to me by a former [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cassiewillis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2229753&amp;post=12&amp;subd=cassiewillis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Email vs. Voice Mail</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cassie Willis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like many of you, when my &#8220;to do&#8221; list is long I rely on email to do the communication work for me. It&#8217;s so much easier to email my co-workers than to talk to them in person. Even voice mail takes longer than typing a quick message. But I run the risk of losing that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cassiewillis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2229753&amp;post=11&amp;subd=cassiewillis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Make it Easy to Read</title>
		<link>http://cassiewillis.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/make-it-easy-to-read/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cassie Willis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite writing coaches is Ann Wylie. Ever since I attended her workshop in 2003, I&#8217;ve subscribed to her free newsletter and read her workbooks. Most of her tips are related to magazine writing, marketing communications and promotional copywriting. But I think the following excerpt on &#8220;Cut Through the Clutter&#8221; also applies to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cassiewillis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2229753&amp;post=10&amp;subd=cassiewillis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Professional Emails</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cassie Willis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s get started with the most-used business communication tool: email. The emails you send at work are not like the ones you send in your personal life. Every time you send an email from your work account, you&#8217;re making an impression on a prospect, vendor, customer or future employer. Use the WHY Technique I found [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cassiewillis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2229753&amp;post=8&amp;subd=cassiewillis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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