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		<title>Conversation Killer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wondering why your conversations don&#8217;t last long when networking? Perhaps you are talking about the wrong topic for just a bit too long. I have been asked several times recently when I planned on creating another YouTube video after having a couple of thousand hits on the &#8220;I don&#8217;t know anyone survival basics” video. So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>QR Codes: Rules, Response Rates, and Opportunity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently began testing the use of QR (Quick Reference) Codes in an effort to see how they could be leveraged as a new marketing tool. I have scanned these square barcode style codes using my smart phone plenty of times before, but usually when reading an advertisement or brochure in an effort to learn [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cofebuz.com/2011/10/19/qr-codes-rules-response-rates-and-opportunity/</link>
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		<title>What TO DO when networking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago we took a look at what not to do when networking. I thought it only appropriate to follow-up this week with a couple of helpful hints about what to do when networking: Don&#8217;t stress out. Networking is just building relationships, and the easiest way to do that is to help [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cofebuz.com/2011/09/12/what-to-do-when-networking/</link>
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		<title>Under-appreciated people, networking, and relationships</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you were to open my top left desk drawer you would find two things in it, a bottle of wine and a bottle of champagne. I don&#8217;t keep them in my drawer because they were left over from last years&#8217; holiday party; they are there to thank others for their help making us successful. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cofebuz.com/2011/08/29/under-appreciated-people-networking-and-relationships/</link>
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		<title>Space Mountain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past week I had the privilege of taking my oldest son Evan on his first roller coaster: Space Mountain at Disney World. It was one of those great moments in life when you get to re-live and pass along the feeling and experiences of growing up. I loved watching my boy in line as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cofebuz.com/2011/08/22/space-mountain/</link>
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		<title>What NOT to do when networking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was at a networking function the other day and was reminded of the humorous and not-so-humorous things that people do when they are at networking events. Here is a quick list of things that you should avoid the next time you are out at a networking event: Talking about the traffic or weather is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cofebuz.com/2011/08/08/what-not-to-do-when-networking/</link>
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		<title>Live One Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the turn of this year I wrote a little three word note that I thought was going to be a simple objective for the year: Live One Life. It was fairly straightforward when I wrote it down; I just want to be myself regardless of who I am with and what is going on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cofebuz.com/2011/04/25/live-one-life/</link>
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		<title>Why Introverts are Great at Networking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For years I have watched with astonishment as many of my introvert friends have excelled at social/business networking. If you read most books on networking, (there are hundreds of thousands of them) you continually see information that is geared towards extroverts: how to work a room, how to effectively meet new people, and what to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cofebuz.com/2011/02/04/why-introverts-are-great-at-networking/</link>
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		<title>How can I help you?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As 2010 comes to a close I have been thinking about the lessons learned since I began Cofebuz almost 3 years ago. You, my friends here on Cofebuz and throughout the world in the Design and Construction Network, have been such a great part of my life.  It has been during this time that I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cofebuz.com/2010/12/28/how-can-i-help-you/</link>
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		<title>Your approach matters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning I received an email from “Mark” (his real name will remain anonymous) requesting approval to join the Design and Construction Network (the 10,000+ person networking group I founded early last year). While I receive these emails all the time the content of this email had me taking a second look, it simply said [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cofebuz.com/2010/09/15/your-approach-matters/</link>
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