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		<title>Deaktiviert Facebook&#8217;s &#8220;Open Graph&#8221; und schützt Eure Privatsphäre</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Günther</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In diesem kurzen Tutorial möchte ich Euch zeigen, wie Ihr das neue Facebook Feature "Open Graph", welches Eure persönlichen Daten jedem x-beliebigen Website Betreiber zur Verfügung stellt, deaktivieren könnt. Tiefere Informationen zu Open Graph findet hier <a href="http://www.chip.de/news/-quot-Social-Plugins-quot-Facebook-macht-das-Web-sozial_42574862.html">hier bei CHIP</a> und hier bei <a href="http://gigaom.com/2010/04/21/facebook-gives-outside-sites-persistent-connections-to-its-users-2/">GIGAOM</a>. Ihr solltet diese Schritte unbedingt befolgen, da Open Graph per default für Euer Profil aktiviert ist.<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/deaktiviert-facebooks-opengraph-schuetzt-privatsphaere/">Deaktiviert Facebook&#8217;s &#8220;Open Graph&#8221; und schützt Eure Privatsphäre</a> is a post from: <a href="http://emendatio.org">emendatio Produktivitäts Blog</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In diesem kurzen Tutorial möchte ich Euch zeigen, wie Ihr das neue Facebook Feature &#8220;Open Graph&#8221;, welches Eure persönlichen Daten jedem x-beliebigen Website Betreiber zur Verfügung stellt, deaktivieren könnt. Tiefere Informationen zu Open Graph findet hier <a href="http://www.chip.de/news/-quot-Social-Plugins-quot-Facebook-macht-das-Web-sozial_42574862.html">hier bei CHIP</a> und hier bei <a href="http://gigaom.com/2010/04/21/facebook-gives-outside-sites-persistent-connections-to-its-users-2/">GIGAOM</a>. Ihr solltet diese Schritte unbedingt befolgen, da Open Graph per default für Euer Profil aktiviert ist.</p>
<p>Für die folgenden Schritte gehe ich davon aus, dass Eure Facebook Interface Sprache DEUTSCH ist.</p>
<p>1. Schritt: bei Facebook anmelden und oben rechts unter <strong>Konto </strong>auf <strong>Privatsphäre-Einstellungen</strong> klicken. </p>
<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/deaktiviert-facebooks-opengraph-schuetzt-privatsphaere/fb_privacy_1/" rel="attachment wp-att-782"><img src="http://emendatio.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/fb_privacy_1.jpg" alt="" title="Facebook Open Graph Privacy" width="202" height="245" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-782" /></a></p>
<p>2. Schritt: Klick auf <strong>Anwendungen und Webseiten</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/deaktiviert-facebooks-opengraph-schuetzt-privatsphaere/fb_privacy_2/" rel="attachment wp-att-784"><img src="http://emendatio.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/fb_privacy_2.jpg" alt="" title="Facebook Open Graph Privacy" width="500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-784" /></a></p>
<p>3. Schritt: Klick auf <strong>Einstellungen bearbeiten</strong> im Bereich <strong>Instant Personalization Pilot Program</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/deaktiviert-facebooks-opengraph-schuetzt-privatsphaere/fb_privacy_3/" rel="attachment wp-att-793"><img src="http://emendatio.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/fb_privacy_3.jpg" alt="" title="Facebook Open Graph Privacy" width="500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-793" /></a></p>
<p>4. Schritt: <strong>Entfernt</strong> den Haken bei <strong>Ausgewählten Partnern erlauben, ihre Angebote umgehend mithilfe meiner öffentlichen Informationen zu personalisieren, sobald ich ihre Webseiten das erste Mal besuche.</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/deaktiviert-facebooks-opengraph-schuetzt-privatsphaere/fb_privacy_4/" rel="attachment wp-att-794"><img src="http://emendatio.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/fb_privacy_4.jpg" alt="" title="Facebook Open Graph Privacy" width="500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-794" /></a></p>
<p>5. Schritt: <strong>Bestätigt </strong>den folgenden Dialog.</p>
<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/deaktiviert-facebooks-opengraph-schuetzt-privatsphaere/fb_privacy_5/" rel="attachment wp-att-797"><img src="http://emendatio.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/fb_privacy_5.jpg" alt="" title="Facebook Open Graph Privacy" width="445" height="183" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-797" /></a></p>
<p>6. Schritt: Zurück unter <strong>Anwendungen und Webseiten</strong> klickt Ihr auf <strong>Einstellungen bearbeiten</strong> bei <strong>Was Deine Freunde über Dich mit anderen teilen können</strong>!</p>
<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/deaktiviert-facebooks-opengraph-schuetzt-privatsphaere/fb_privacy_6/" rel="attachment wp-att-800"><img src="http://emendatio.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/fb_privacy_6.jpg" alt="" title="Facebook Open Graph Privacy" width="500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-800" /></a> </p>
<p>7. Schritt: <strong>Entfernt </strong> die Haken von jeder einzelnen Zeile und klickt dann auf <strong>Änderungen speichern</strong>!</p>
<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/deaktiviert-facebooks-opengraph-schuetzt-privatsphaere/fb_privacy_7/" rel="attachment wp-att-801"><img src="http://emendatio.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/fb_privacy_7.jpg" alt="" title="Facebook Open Graph Privacy" width="500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-801" /></a></p>
<p>8. Schritt: Ihr habt es fast geschafft. Jetzt müsst Ihr nur noch die Apps der drei Partner deaktivieren, mit denen Facebook das Projekt &#8220;Open Graph&#8221; gestartet hat. Dazu beginnen wir mit der Seite der <a href="http://www.facebook.com/docs">Facebook Docs</a> App. Auf der linken Seite sucht Ihr unter dem Logo den Link <strong>Anwendung blockieren</strong> und klickt drauf.</p>
<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/deaktiviert-facebooks-opengraph-schuetzt-privatsphaere/fb_privacy_8/" rel="attachment wp-att-802"><img src="http://emendatio.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/fb_privacy_8.jpg" alt="" title="Facebook Open Graph Privacy" width="209" height="300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-802" /></a></p>
<p>9. Schritt: <strong>Bestätigt </strong>das ganze durch klicken auf <strong>Docs blockieren</strong>.</p>
<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/deaktiviert-facebooks-opengraph-schuetzt-privatsphaere/fb_privacy_9/" rel="attachment wp-att-805"><img src="http://emendatio.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/fb_privacy_9.jpg" alt="" title="Facebook Open Graph Privacy" width="445" height="118" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-805" /></a></p>
<p>10. Schritt: Wiederholt Schritt 9 für die <a href="http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=139475280761">Pandora </a>App und <a href="http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=97534753161">Yelp </a>App!</p>
<p>11. Schritt: Das war&#8217;s! Aber leider nur für den Moment, denn Docs, Pandora und Yelp sind nur die ersten drei externen Seiten, welche sich der Open Graph Daten bedienen &#8211; mit großer Sicherheit werden weitere folgen, die Ihr dann ebenfalls manuell blocken müsst. Facebook hat zu diesem Thema ein eigenes <a href="http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=17103">FAQ </a>eingerichtet, dass Ihr von Zeit zu Zeit immer mal wieder aufrufen solltet.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.simplehelp.net/2010/04/22/how-to-reclaim-your-privacy-by-disabling-facebooks-open-graph/">How to reclaim your privacy by disabling Facebook’s “Open Graph”</a> [via <a href="http://www.simplehelp.net/">Simplehelp</a>]</p>
<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/deaktiviert-facebooks-opengraph-schuetzt-privatsphaere/">Deaktiviert Facebook&#8217;s &#8220;Open Graph&#8221; und schützt Eure Privatsphäre</a> is a post from: <a href="http://emendatio.org">emendatio Produktivitäts Blog</a></p>


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		<title>15 Fragen aus Google Interviews (plus den dazugehörigen Antworten)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Günther</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Auf businessinsider.com wurden 15 Fragen aus Google Interviews mit den dazugehörigen Antworten veröffentlicht. Im Folgenden findet Ihr das ganze übersetzt, ich empfehle jedoch, sowohl Fragen als auch Antworten auch im Original zu lesen.<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/15-fragen-aus-google-interviews-plus-den-dazugehoerigen-antworten/">15 Fragen aus Google Interviews (plus den dazugehörigen Antworten)</a> is a post from: <a href="http://emendatio.org">emendatio Produktivitäts Blog</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Auf <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/answers-to-15-google-interview-questions-that-will-make-you-feel-stupid-2009-11#how-many-golf-balls-can-fit-in-a-school-bus-1">businessinsider.com</a> wurden 15 Fragen aus Google Interviews mit den dazugehörigen Antworten veröffentlicht. Im Folgenden findet Ihr das ganze übersetzt, ich empfehle jedoch, sowohl Fragen als auch Antworten auch im Original zu lesen.</p>
<p><strong>1. Wieviele Golf Bälle passen in einen Schulbus?</strong> Job: Product Manager<br />
<em>Antwort</em>: Google stellt diese Frage, um herauszufinden, ob ein Kandidat den Kern eines Problemes identifizieren kann. Einer der business.com Leser antwortete wie folgt:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Ich schätze ein Standard Schulbus ist ca. 2,5m breit, 1,8m hoch und 6m lang &#8211; diese Schätzung basiert auf meinen Beobachtungen von Schulbussen hinter denen ich, in endlosen Staus, bereits stand. Dies ergibt ungefähr 27,2 Kubikmeter (2,5 * 1,8 * 6) bzw. 27 000 000 Kubikzentimeter. Das Volumen eines Golfballs beträgt ungefähr<br />
41 Kubikzentimeter (4/3 * pi * 2,15) wobei 2,15cm der Radius des Golfballs ist. Teilt man nun also die 27 Mio cm³ durch 41cm³ ergibt das 658.536 Golfbälle. Da jedoch im Bus noch Sitze, Stangen und andere Hindernisse sind, und auch durch die Form des Balls Leerräume zwischen den einzelnen Bällen entstehen, würde ich die Menge auf 500.000 Golfbälle abrunden.&#8221;
</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>2. Wieviel würdest Du dafür verlangen, alle Fenster in Seattle zu putzen?</strong> Job: Product Manager<br />
<em>Antwort</em>: Dies ist eine der Frage, bei der der Trick ist, eine leichtere Frage parat zu haben, als es die Frage vermuten lässt. Wir würden sagen: &#8220;10$ pro Fenster.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>3. In einem Land in dem die Menschen nur Jungs möchte, bekommen die Familien so lange Kinder, bis es ein Junge wird. Wenn es ein Mädchen wird, bekommen sie noch ein Kind. Wenn sie einen Jungen bekommen, hören sie auf Kinder zu kriegen. Wie ist das Verhältnis von Jungs zu Mädchen in diesem Land?</strong> Job: Product Manager<br />
<em>Antwort:</em> Diese Frage ist recht schwierig, aber so könnte ein Lösungsweg aussehen:</p>
<ul>
<li>Stell Dir 10 Paare vor mit 10 Babies. 5 Mädchen und 5 Jungs (Babies insgesamt: 10; 5 Jungs, 5 Mädchen)</li>
<li>Die 5 Paare, die Mädchen haben, bekommen 5 Babies. Die Hälfte (2,5) sind Mädchen, die anderen Hälfte (2,5) sind Jungs. Addiere die 2,5 Jungs zu den 5 bereits geborenen Jungs, das gleiche mit den Mädchen. (Babies insgesamt: 15; 7,5 Jungs; 7,5 Mädchen)</li>
<li>Die 2,5 Paare die Mädchen haben, bekommen 2,5 Babies. Die Hälfte (1,25) sind Mädchen, die anderen Hälfte (1,25) sind Jungs. Addiere die 1,25 Jungs zu den 7,5 bereits geborenen Jungs, das gleiche mit den Mädchen. (Babies insgesamt: 17,5; 8,75 Jungs, 8,75 Mädchen)</li>
</ul>
<p>Und so weiter und so fort&#8230; erhält man ein Gleichgewicht einer 50/50 Bevölkerung</p>
<p><strong>4. Wieviele Klavierstimmer gibt es auf der ganzen Welt?</strong><br />
<em>Antwort:</em> Soviele wie der Markt verlangt. Wenn Klaviere einmal pro Woche gestimmt werden müssen, diese Tätigkeit eine Stunde benötigt und ein Klavierstimmer 8 Stunden pro Tag an 5 Tagen pro Woche arbeitet, dann schafft er 40 Klaviere pro Woche. Wir würden daher sagen: einen je 40 Klaviere.</p>
<p>In der Wissenschaft ist dies als das <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi-Problem">Fermi Problem</a> bekannt. Das klassische Fermi Problem beschäftigte sich mit der Frage &#8220;Wieviele Klavierstimmer gibt es in Chicago&#8221;, <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi-Problem">Wikipedia </a>dazu:</p>
<blockquote><p>Hier hat man zunächst weder statistische Daten, mit denen man eine Berechnung starten kann (wie etwa die durchschnittliche Anzahl der Klavierstimmer pro 1000 Einwohner), noch Erfahrungswerte aus anderen Städten, die man auf Chicago extrapolieren kann. Man weiß jedoch recht genau, wie ein Klavierstimmer arbeitet; daraus ergibt sich z. B. folgende Rechnung.<br />
Annahmen:<br />
- Ungefähr 3 Millionen Leute leben in Chicago.<br />
- Ungefähr zwei Personen leben durchschnittlich in einem Haushalt.<br />
- Ungefähr in jedem zwanzigsten Haushalt gibt es ein Klavier, das regelmäßig gestimmt wird.<br />
- Klaviere werden ungefähr einmal pro Jahr gestimmt.<br />
- Es dauert etwa zwei Stunden, um ein Klavier zu stimmen, inklusive Fahrzeit.<br />
- Ein Klavierstimmer hat einen 8-Stunden-Tag, eine 5-Tage-Woche und arbeitet 40 Wochen pro Jahr.<br />
- Daraus ergibt sich die Zahl der pro Jahr zu stimmenden Klaviere in Chicago:<br />
(3000000 Einwohner) / (2 Personen pro Haushalt) × (1 Klavier/20 Haushalte) × (1 Mal Stimmen pro Klavier und Jahr) = 75000 Mal muss in Chicago pro Jahr ein Klavier gestimmt werden.<br />
- Ein Klavierstimmer kann folgende Arbeit bewältigen:<br />
(40 Wochen pro Jahr) × (5 Tage pro Woche) × (8 Stunden pro Tag) / (2 Stunden pro Klavier) = 800 Klaviere kann ein Klavierstimmer pro Jahr stimmen.<br />
- Demnach müsste es etwa 100 Klavierstimmer in Chicago geben.
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<p><strong>5. Warum sind Kanaldeckel rund?</strong> Job: Software Engineer<br />
<em>Antwort:</em> Damit es nicht in den Kanalschacht fällt.</p>
<p><strong>6. Entwickle einen Evakuierungsplan für San Francisco</strong> Job: Product Manager<br />
<em>Antwort:</em> Hier geht es auch wieder nur darum herauszufinden, wie der Kandidat das Problem angeht. Die beste Antwort wäre eine Gegenfrag &#8220;Über was für eine Art Katastrophe reden wir?&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>7. Wie oft pro Tag überlappen die beiden Zeiger einer Uhr?</strong> Job: Product Manager<br />
Antwort: 22 mal, via <a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_times_do_a_clock%27s_hands_overlap_in_a_day">Wikianswers</a>:<br />
0:00, 1:05, 2:11, 3:16, 4:22, 5:27, 6:33; 7:38, 8:44, 9:49, 10:55, 12:00, 13:05, 14:11, 15:16, 16:22, 17:27, 18:33, 19:38, 20:44, 21:49, 22:55</p>
<p><strong>8. Erkläre die Bedeutung von &#8220;DEAD BEEF&#8221;</strong> Job: Software Engineer<br />
<em>Antwort:</em> DEADBEEF ist ein hexadezimal Wert, der früher  in Mainframe Umgebungen genutzt wurde, der leicht gefunden werden konnte, wenn bestimmte Speicherabschnitte in HEX Dumps durchsucht wurden.<br />
Wikipedia dazu:<br />
<blockquote>&#8220;0xDEADBEEF (&#8220;dead beef&#8221;) is used by IBM RS/6000 systems, Mac OS on 32-bit PowerPC processors and the Commodore Amiga as a magic debug value. On Sun Microsystems&#8217; Solaris, it marks freed kernel memory. On OpenVMS running on Alpha processors, DEAD_BEEF can be seen by pressing CTRL-T.[3]&#8220;</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>9. A man pushed his car to a hotel and lost his fortune. What happened?</strong> (diese Frage ist wahrscheinlich ein Wortspiel, daher lasse ich die auf Englisch stehen) Job: Software Engineer<br />
<em>Antwort:</em> He landed on Boardwalk.</p>
<p><strong>10. Du willst prüfen, ob Dein Freund Bob Deine richtige Telefonnummer hat, Du kannst Ihn jedoch nicht direkt fragen. Du musst die Frage auf eine Karte schreiben und diese Eva geben. Eva wiederum trägt die Karte zu Bob und bekommt von Ihm die Antwort, die sie zu Dir bringt. Was musst Du auf die Karte schreiben, neben der Frage, um sicherzustellen, das Bob die Nachricht so verschlüsseln kann, dass Eva Deine Telefonnummer nicht lesen kann?</strong> Job: Software Engineer<br />
<em>Antwort:</em> Du könntest Bob bitten Dich zu einer ganz bestimmten Uhrzeit anzurufen, ODER Du verlangst von Bob eine Prüfsumme. Bitte Bob alle Ziffern Deiner Telefonnummer zu addieren, die Summe auf der Karte zu hinterlassen und Dir diese zu übermitteln.</p>
<p><strong>11. Du bist Kapitain auf einem Piratenschiff und Deine Crew darf darüber abstimmen, wie das Gold aufgeteilt wird. Wenn weniger als die Hälfte der Piraten mit Dir übereinstimmen, stirbst Du. Wie würdest Du das Gold aufteilen, so dass Du noch immer einen guten Anteil der Beute bekommst, aber überlebst?</strong> Job: Software Engineer<br />
<em>Antwort:</em> Du verteilst die Beute gleichmäßig zwischen den oberen 51% der Besatzung.</p>
<p><strong>12. Du hast 8 Bälle von gleicher Größe, 7 von ihnen haben das gleiche Gewicht, nur einer wiegt etwas mehr. Wie kannst Du feststellen, welcher ball der schwerere ist, wenn Du nur eine Waage zur Verfügung hast, die Du lediglich zwei Mal benutzen darfst?</strong> Job: Product Manager<br />
<em>Antwort:</em> Nimm 6 der 8 Bälle und pack jeweils 3 auf jede Seite der Waage. Wenn der schwerere Ball nicht unter diesen 6 Bällen ist, weißt Du, dass er unter den übrigen 2 ist und du kannst diese beiden wiegen und den schwereren finden. Wenn der schwerere Ball unter den 6 anderen ist, weißt Du nun in welcher 3er Gruppe er ist. Aus diesen drei Bällen wählst Du 2 aus und wiegst sie ein zweites Mal. Ist der schwerere Ball dabei, siehst Du es jetzt, zeigen beide Bälle das gleiche Gewicht, ist es der übrig gebliebene.</p>
<p><strong>13. Du bekommst 2 Eier. Du bekommst Zugang zu einem 100-stöckigen Gebäude. Die Eier können SEHR hart oder SEHR empfindlich sein, das heißt es kann sein, es zerbricht beim kleinsten Fall, es kann aber auch sein, dass es einen Sturz aus dem 100. Stock übersteht, Du weißt es nicht. Du sollst herausfinden, welcher der höchste Stock dieses Gebäudes ist, aus dem ein Ei geworfen werden kann, ohne dass es zerbricht. Die Frage ist, wieviele Versuche du brauchst um diese festzustellen, Du darfst während dessen jedoch maximal 2 Eier zerbrechen. </strong> Job: Product Manager<br />
<em>Antwort:</em> Bei einem 100-stöckigen Gebäude benötigt man maximal 19 Versuche. Zuerst lässt Du ein Ei alle 10 Stockwerke fallen, also auf Etage 10, 20, 30 und so weiter. Im schlechtesten Fall zerbricht es erst im 100. Stock, was 10 Versuche ergibt. Dann lässt Du das zweite Ei in jedem einzelnen Stockwerk fallen, ausgehend von 10 weniger dem Stockwerk, wo das erste zerbrach, also: Etage 91,92,93 und so weiter, bis es zerbricht. Im schlechtesten Fall geht das bis Etage 99, Du hast dann also noch einmal 9 Versuche gebraucht, macht ingesamt 19 Versuche.</p>
<p><strong>14. Erklär eine Datenbank in 3 Sätzen Deinem 8 jährigen Neffen.</strong> Job: Product Manager<br />
<em>Antwort:</em> Die Idee hinter diese Frage ist es festzustellen, ob der Kandidat auch Komplexe Themen leicht und verständlich darstellen kann. Wie wäre es damit:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Eine Datenbank ist eine Maschine die sich viele Informationen über viele Dinge merken kann. Die Menschen nutzen diese Maschinen um sich besser an solche Informationen erinnern zu können. Und jetzt geh raus, spielen!&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>15. Du wirst auf die Größe eine Cent Stücks geschrumpft, deine Masse verändert sich dabei proportional, um Deine ursprüngliche Dichte beizubehalten. Du wirst dann in einen leeren Mixer geworfen, die Klingen werden in 60 Sekunden anfangen sich zu drehen. Was tust Du?</strong> Job: Product Manager<br />
<em>Antwort:</em> Hier geht es einzig und allein um eine kreative Antwort. Wie wäre es damit zu versuchen, den Motor zu sabotieren?</p>
<p>&#8230; und wem das jetzt noch nicht reicht, der findet hier noch <a href="http://blog.seattleinterviewcoach.com/2009/02/140-google-interview-questions.html">140 weitere Google Interview Fragen</a> (in Englisch).</p>
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		<title>Gute und schlechte Email-Absendernamen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Zimmermann</dc:creator>
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Genau über dieses Thema hat Kollege Promny in seinem Blog geschrieben. Da er mir  die Worte ziemlich genau aus dem Mund nimmt, möchte ich an dieser Stelle nicht viel mehr schreiben und nur auf den Post Gute und schlechte Email-Absendernamen verweisen.
Gute und schlechte Email-Absendernamen is a post from: emendatio Produktivitäts Blog


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<li><a href='http://emendatio.org/optimize-your-email-output/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Optimize your email output.'>Optimize your email output.</a></li>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://emendatio.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/email_symbol.jpg" alt="e-mail symbol" title="e-mail symbol" width="311" height="300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-608" /></p>
<p>Genau über dieses Thema hat Kollege Promny in seinem Blog geschrieben. Da er mir  die Worte ziemlich genau aus dem Mund nimmt, möchte ich an dieser Stelle nicht viel mehr schreiben und nur auf den Post <a title="Gute und schlechte Email-Absendernamen" href="http://blog.thomas.promny.de/archiv/2009/07/20/gute-und-schlechte-email-absendernamen/" target="_blank">Gute und schlechte Email-Absendernamen</a> verweisen.</p>
<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/gute-und-schlechte-email-absendernamen/">Gute und schlechte Email-Absendernamen</a> is a post from: <a href="http://emendatio.org">emendatio Produktivitäts Blog</a></p>


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		<title>So geht es richtig: Händeschütteln.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Günther</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vor zwei Wochen war in den Staaten der Nationale Tag des Händeschüttelns (&#8220;National Handshake Day&#8221;) und obwohl wir so etwas in Dtl. nicht haben, ist der Handschlag hier doch nicht minder wichtig. Zu diesem Thema habe ich auf Lifehacker.com dann auch einen kleinen Beitrag gefunden, der ein kurzes Video zeigt und auf wikihow.com verlinkt, wo [...]<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/so-geht-es-richtig-handeschutteln/">So geht es richtig: Händeschütteln.</a> is a post from: <a href="http://emendatio.org">emendatio Produktivitäts Blog</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vor zwei Wochen war in den Staaten der Nationale Tag des Händeschüttelns (&#8220;National Handshake Day&#8221;) und obwohl wir so etwas in Dtl. nicht haben, ist der Handschlag hier doch nicht minder wichtig. Zu diesem Thema habe ich auf Lifehacker.com dann auch einen kleinen Beitrag gefunden, der ein kurzes Video zeigt und auf wikihow.com verlinkt, wo genau beschrieben wird, wie man sich einen &#8220;<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Have-a-Persuasive-Handshake">überzeugenden Handschlag</a>&#8221; zulegt. Beides sehens- und lesenswert.</p>
<p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bCWU3BUeQqg&#038;color1=0xb1b1b1&#038;color2=0xcfcfcf&#038;hl=en&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bCWU3BUeQqg&#038;color1=0xb1b1b1&#038;color2=0xcfcfcf&#038;hl=en&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>
<p>via: <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5302490/use-your-handshake-to-communicate-your-message">Lifehacker </a>&#038; <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Have-a-Persuasive-Handshake">wikihow.com</a></p>
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		<title>What could go wrong when starting up with a friend.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Günther</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend recently showed me a great article about things that could go wrong when you start a company with a (close) friend. The idea itself sounds just great, actually I wouldn&#8217;t start a company at all with someone I didn&#8217;t know for some time. But while this sounds like a perfect arrangement, there are [...]<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/what-could-go-wrong-when-starting-up-with-a-friend/">What could go wrong when starting up with a friend.</a> is a post from: <a href="http://emendatio.org">emendatio Produktivitäts Blog</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A friend recently showed me a great article about things that could go wrong when you start a company with a (close) friend. The idea itself sounds just great, actually I wouldn&#8217;t start a company at all with someone I didn&#8217;t know for some time. But while this sounds like a perfect arrangement, there are some unspoken assumptions and hopes, hence something could be left unclear and unspoken of.</p>
<p><a href="http://danieltenner.com">Daniel Tenner</a> tells a story from his own experience, of unspoken promises and vague agreements. He advises his readers to be, even though working with a close friend, very specific on any kind of agreement, discuss the bad stuff that might happen and, most important of all, write it all down.</p>
<p>At the end of the article you even get your typical &#8220;things you have to do&#8221; list. When you read the article make sure you go through the comments as well. Lot&#8217;s of good stuff in there.</p>
<p><a href="http://danieltenner.com/posts/0005-starting-up-with-a-friend.html">Daniel Tenner &#8211; Starting up with a friend</a></p>
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		<title>100 Weblications for Organizing your Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maik Preßler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Online College Block is a very useful list of weblications and online apps for brainstorming, mind mapping, listing, organizing or just get ridd of too much mess.
As there are 100 tipps, here are my 3 favorite ones:

delicious: everytime access to my bookmarks for me and my friends
digg: worth a look everytime
bubble.us: graphics and flows, [...]<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/100-weblications-for-organizing-your-ideas/">100 Weblications for Organizing your Ideas</a> is a post from: <a href="http://emendatio.org">emendatio Produktivitäts Blog</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At <a title="Online College Block" href="http://www.online-college-blog.com" target="_blank">Online College Block</a> is a very useful<a title="100 Applocations for Organizing Your Ideas" href="http://www.online-college-blog.com/index.php/uncategorized/100-powerful-web-tools-to-organize-your-thoughts-and-ideas/" target="_blank"> list of weblications and online apps for brainstorming, mind mapping, listing, organizing or just get ridd of too much mess</a>.</p>
<p>As there are 100 tipps, here are my 3 favorite ones:</p>
<ul>
<li><a title="delicious" href="http://delicious.com" target="_blank">delicious</a>: everytime access to my bookmarks for me and my friends</li>
<li><a title="digg" href="http://digg.com" target="_blank">digg</a>: worth a look everytime</li>
<li><a title="bubble.us" href="http://bubble.us" target="_blank">bubble.us</a>: graphics and flows, on the fly</li>
</ul>
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		<title>Download The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Audiobook for Free</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Günther</dc:creator>
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I bet you know the great book &#8220;The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People&#8221; by Stephen R. Covey, a great book on productivity and self-improvement. Now you can download the entire audiobook for free:
What are the habits all successful people share? In this audio presentation, Stephen R. Covey answers that question and teaches you how [...]<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/download-the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people-audiobook-for-free/">Download The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Audiobook for Free</a> is a post from: <a href="http://emendatio.org">emendatio Produktivitäts Blog</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://blogs.southworks.net/mszklanny/files/2008/06/sevenhabitsofhighlyeffectivepeople.png" alt="The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" /></p>
<p>I bet you know the great book &#8220;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_habits">The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People&#8221;</a> by Stephen R. Covey, a great book on productivity and self-improvement. Now you can download the entire audiobook for free:</p>
<blockquote><p>What are the habits all successful people share? In this audio presentation, Stephen R. Covey answers that question and teaches you how to make the Seven Habits a part of your life. Each audio system is designed to help you create an empowering center of correct paradigms from which you can effectively solve problems, maximize opportunities, and continually learn and integrate principles of effectiveness in an upward spiral of growth.</p></blockquote>
<p>Download it here: <a href="http://www.audible.com/adbl/entry/offers/productPromo2.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&#038;productID=FR_COVE_000032">The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People</a><br />
<br />[via <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5137252/download-the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people-audiobook-for-free">Lifehacker </a>via <a href="http://www.labnol.org/internet/download-free-audiobook-7-habits/6719/">Digital Inspiration</a>]</p>
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		<title>Learn how to speak to strangers.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Günther</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part of job being is a Sales rep is a very uncomfortable thing called hunting. It&#8217;s so unpleasent for me because it means picking up the phone, dialing a number and talking to a complete stranger. When I started in Sales this seemed to me completely undoable, I was in deep fear of rejection, of [...]<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/learn-how-to-speak-to-strangers/">Learn how to speak to strangers.</a> is a post from: <a href="http://emendatio.org">emendatio Produktivitäts Blog</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Part of job being is a Sales rep is a very uncomfortable thing called hunting. It&#8217;s so unpleasent for me because it means picking up the phone, dialing a number and talking to a complete stranger. When I started in Sales this seemed to me completely undoable, I was in deep fear of rejection, of not finding the rights word and finally making a fool out of myself. Over time I realized I had to get into the ring and win the fight, either against my ego/ fear or against my boss. I realized that it might be easier to conquer my fear and started looking for a solution.</p>
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<p>I noticed that I the entire idea of being rejected or of losing a deal was just an issue in my head, a consequence of a different problem: I felt uncomfortable talking to strangers. And I realized something else: it was quite easy to overcome once identified. As always your good old friend, the internet, held a great collection of tips and guides. This is a summary of what I&#8217;ve collected so far, but I bet there is tons of other stuff I missed so far:</p>
<p>A great place to start is wikiHow, the talented people over there wrote some great articles on <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Conversation-with-a-Stranger">How to start a conversation</a> and <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Talk-to-Strangers">How to talk to strangers</a>; they even explained <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Go-from-Introvert-to-Extrovert">How to go from introvert to extrovert</a> and <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Look-Approachable">How to look approachable</a>.</p>
<p>David Funk vom accociatecontent.com wrote a good article on <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/195061/how_to_talk_to_strangers_in_business.html">How to Talk to Strangers in Business</a>. The Socyberty blog explains <a href="http://www.socyberty.com/Sociology/7-Reasons-Why-You-Should-Talk-to-Strangers.66377">7 Reasons Why You Should Talk to Strangers</a>.</p>
<p>Scott H. Young explains <a href="http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/06/social-courage-how-to-meet-new-people/">How to Meet New People</a>, <a href="http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/16/how-to-improve-your-social-skills/">How to Improve your Social Skills</a> and goes even further to explain <a href="http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/18/how-to-overcome-fear/">How to Overcame Fear</a> in general.</p>
<p>Finally, set a bit apart from the original topic, there&#8217;s a great article in the Freakonomics blog which has been published just a few days ago. In it Stephen J. Dubner talks about <a href="http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/the-cost-of-fearing-strangers/">The Cost of Fearing Strangers</a> and it&#8217;s definitely worth reading.</p>
<p>What is your experience on this topic? Are you a natural or did you learn how to speak to strangers?</p>
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		<title>10 Tips for More Effective PowerPoint Presentations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Zimmermann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Oh no! Not another boring PowerPoint presentation! My eyes, my eyes…!!!”
How much does it suck to be in the audience for yet another drawn-out, boring, lifeless slideshow? Worse yet, how much does it such to be the one giving it?
The truth is, bad PowerPoint happens to good people, and quite often the person giving the [...]<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/10-tips-for-more-effective-powerpoint-presentations/">10 Tips for More Effective PowerPoint Presentations</a> is a post from: <a href="http://emendatio.org">emendatio Produktivitäts Blog</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Oh no! Not another boring PowerPoint presentation! My eyes, my eyes…!!!”</p>
<p>How much does it suck to be in the audience for yet another drawn-out, boring, lifeless slideshow<a id="KonaLink0" class="kLink" href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/10-tips-for-more-effective-powerpoint-presentations.html#" target="undefined"></a>? Worse yet, how much does it such to be the one <em>giving</em> it?</p>
<p>The truth is, bad PowerPoint happens to good people, and quite often the person giving the presentation is just as much a victim as the poor sods listening to her or him.</p>
<p>Here are ten tips to help you add a little <em>zing!</em> to your next presentation. They are, of course, far from comprehensive, but they’re a start. Feel free to share your own tips in the comments.</p>
<h2>1. Write a script.</h2>
<p>A little planning goes a long way. Most presentations are written in PowerPoint (or some other presentation package) without any sort of rhyme or reason.</p>
<p>That’s bass-ackwards. Since the point of your slides is to illustrate and expand what you are going to say to your audience. You should know what you intend to say and then figure out how to visualize it. Unless you are an expert at improvising, make sure you write out or at least outline your presentation before trying to put together slides.</p>
<p>And make sure your script follows good storytelling conventions: give it a beginning, middle, and end; have a clear arc that builds towards some sort of climax; make your audience appreciate each slide but be anxious to find out what’s next; and when possible, always leave ‘em wanting more.</p>
<h2>2. One thing at a time, please.</h2>
<p>At any given moment, what should be on the screen is the thing you’re talking about. Our audience will almost instantly read every slide as soon as it’s displayed; if you have the next four points you plan to make up there, they’ll be three steps ahead of you, waiting for you to catch up rather than listening with interest to the point you’re making.</p>
<p>Plan your presentation so just one new point is displayed at any given moment. Bullet points can be revealed one at a time as you reach them. Charts can be put on the next slide to be referenced when you get to the data the chart displays. Your job as presenter is to control the flow of information so that you and your audience stay in sync.</p>
<h2>3. No paragraphs.</h2>
<p>Where most presentations fail is that their authors, convinced they are producing some kind of stand-alone document, put everything they want to say onto their slides, in great big chunky blocks of text.</p>
<p>Congratulations. You’ve just killed a roomful of people. Cause of death: terminal boredom poisoning.</p>
<p>Your slides are the <em>illustrations</em> for your presentation, <em>not</em> the presentation itself. They should underline and reinforce what you’re saying as you give your presentation — save the paragraphs of text for your script. PowerPoint and other presentation software have functions to display notes onto the presenter’s screen that do not get sent to the projector, or you can use notecards, a separate word processor document, or your memory. Just don’t put it on the screen – and for goodness’ sake, if you do for some reason put it on the screen, don’t stand with your back to your audience and <em>read</em> it from the screen!</p>
<h2>4. Pay attention to design.</h2>
<p>PowerPoint and other presentation packages offer all sorts of ways to add visual “flash” to your slides: fades, swipes, flashing text, and other annoyances are all too easy to insert with a few mouse clicks.</p>
<p>Avoid the temptation to dress up your pages with cheesy effects and focus instead on simple design basics:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Use a sans serif font for body text.</strong> Sans serifs like Arial, Helvetica, or Calibri tend to be the easiest to read on screens.</li>
<li><strong>Use decorative fonts <em>only</em> for slide headers, and then <em>only</em> if they’re easy to read.</strong> Decorative fonts –calligraphy, German blackface, futuristic, psychotic handwriting, flowers, art nouveau, etc. – are hard to read and should be reserved only for large headlines at the top of the page. Better yet, stick to a classy serif font like Georgia or Baskerville.<strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>Put dark text on a light background.</strong> Again, this is easiest to read. If you must use a dark background – for instance, if your company uses a standard template with a dark background – make sure your text is quite light (white, cream, light grey, or pastels) and maybe bump the font size up two or three notches.<strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>Align text left or right. </strong>Centered text is harder to read and looks amateurish. Line up all your text to a right-hand or left-hand baseline – it will look better and be easier to follow.<strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>Avoid clutter.</strong> A headline, a few bullet points, maybe an image – anything more than that and you risk losing your audience as they sort it all out.<strong></strong></li>
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<h2>5. Use images sparingly</h2>
<p>There are two schools of thought about images in presentations. Some say they add visual interest and keep audiences engaged; others say images are an unnecessary distraction.</p>
<p>Both arguments have some merit, so in this case the best option is to split the difference: use images only when they add important information or make an abstract point more concrete.</p>
<p>While we’re on the subject, absolutely <em>do not<span style="underline;"> </span></em>use PowerPoint’s built-in clipart. Anything from Office 2003 and earlier has been seen by everyone in your audience a thousand times – they’ve become tired, used-up clichés, and I hopefully don’t need to tell you to avoid tired, used-up clichés in your <span class="kLink"><span style="static;">presentations</span></span>. Office 2007 and non-Office programs have some clipart that isn’t so familiar (though it will be, and soon) but by now, the entire concept of clipart has about run its course – it just doesn’t <em>feel</em> fresh and new anymore.</p>
<h2>6. Think outside the screen.</h2>
<p>Remember, the slides on the screen are only <em>part</em> of the presentation – and not the main part. Even though you’re liable to be presenting in a darkened room, give some thought to your own presentation manner – how you hold yourself, what you wear, how you move around the room. <em>You</em> are the focus when you’re presenting, no matter how interesting your slides are.</p>
<h2>7. Have a hook.</h2>
<p>Like the best writing, the best presentation shook their audiences early and then reel them in. Open with something surprising or intriguing, something that will get your audience to sit up and take notice. The most powerful hooks are often those that appeal directly to your audience’s emotions – offer them something awesome or, if it’s appropriate, scare the pants off of them. The rest of your presentation, then, will be effectively your promise to make the awesome thing happen, or the scary thing <em>not</em> happen.</p>
<h2>8. Ask questions.</h2>
<p>Questions arouse interest, pique curiosity, and engage audiences. So ask a lot of them. Build tension by posing a question and letting your audience stew a moment before moving to the next slide with the answer. Quiz their knowledge and then show them how little they know. If appropriate, engage in a little question-and-answer with your audience, with <em>you</em> asking the questions.</p>
<h2>9. Modulate, modulate, modulate.</h2>
<p>Especially when you’ve done a presentation before, it can be easy to fall into a drone, going on and on and on and on and on with only minimal changes to your inflection. Always speak as if you were speaking to a friend, not as if you are reading off of index cards (even if you are). If keeping up a lively and personable tone of voice is difficult for you when presenting, do a couple of practice run-throughs. If you still can’t get it right and presentations are a big part of your job, take a public speaking course or join Toastmasters.</p>
<h2>10. Break the rules.</h2>
<p>As with everything else, there are times when each of these rules – or any other rule you know – won’t apply. If you know there’s a good reason to break a rule, go ahead and do it. Rule breaking is perfectly acceptable behavior – it’s ignoring the rules or breaking them because you just don’t know any better that leads to shoddy boring presentations that lead to boredom, depression, psychopathic breaks, and eventually death. And you don’t want that, do you?</p>
<p>Reblogged from <a title="Stepcase Lifehack" href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/10-tips-for-more-effective-powerpoint-presentations.html">Stepcase Lifehack</a>.</p>
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		<title>Why listening is the ultimate (business) skill.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Günther</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wondered what&#8217;s the most important skill in your daily business is, no matter whether you&#8217;re a construction worker, a lawyer or a sales guy like me: its listening! Listening to your customers, your colleagues, your boss and even your belly. Now you might say that these are different kinds of listening skills, but I [...]<p><a href="http://emendatio.org/why-listening-is-the-ultimate-business-skill/">Why listening is the ultimate (business) skill.</a> is a post from: <a href="http://emendatio.org">emendatio Produktivitäts Blog</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever wondered what&#8217;s the most important skill in your daily business is, no matter whether you&#8217;re a construction worker, a lawyer or a sales guy like me: its listening! Listening to your customers, your colleagues, your boss and even your belly. Now you might say that these are different kinds of listening skills, but I dare to say they are not. Listening is so very important as it maximizes effectiveness of aural business communication, no matter who you&#8217;re talking, err listening to.</p>
<p>Why is listening so vitally important for good communication? Because we think at a much faster rate than we listen. Which means that although we might listen to someone talking to us, our mind is working on the words it is processing on a much faster rate. Our brain will take whatever word it hears and construct new words, ideas and thoughts around this. Very often we tend to literally get lost inside this process and stop listening and following the conversation. Therefore listening is not only about asking the right questions, but more importantly about stopping yourself from &#8220;thinking too fast&#8221; and forcing yourself to focus on the conversation.</p>
<p>The best way to stop yourself from dwelling away is practicing it. Whenever you are in a conversation and you notice that your thoughts are drifting, force yourself to stop. You can only think about one thing at the same moment, therefore you have to focus. The <a href="http://lifecoachesblog.com/2008/09/30/tune-in-give-the-gift-of-listening/">lifecoaches blog </a>suggest the following little exercise to train this ability:</p>
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Take a moment and think about where you would like to go on your next vacation. What would you like to do? How much fun would you have? Okay, so you got the dream vacation? Now, what do you have to accomplish at work or home tomorrow? What did you notice took place when you went from thinking about your dream vacation to work or home? What happened in your mind? Did you switch gears from vacation to work? You were so focused on creating that dream vacation and then you easily began focusing on work or home. This exercise is what we must practice when having conversations with people. It will help us to stay focused on what the individual is saying.</p></blockquote>
<p>This will be the first and most important skill for improving your listening skills. Force yourself to focus on what’s being said, focus on not letting your mind drift away. In a next step you should fine-tune your listening skills, here are a few methods how to do it:</p>
<ol>
<li> <strong>Learn to &#8220;listen ahead&#8221;:</strong> By &#8220;listening ahead&#8221;, trying to anticipate where a discussion is leading to, during the dialogue, determining the conclusion in advance of your required response allows you to relax and improve information absorption. This might sound contrary to what I&#8217;ve said above, but it means that your mind should focus on the conversation, not on anything else.</li>
<li><strong>Learn to periodically validate communicated information:</strong> By mentally striving to validate the accuracy and completeness of information points made by the prospect, especially during pauses in the dialogue, (which can be achieved with note taking), you can allow yourself to absorb more information easier, especially information forthcoming in the continued dialogue.</li>
<li><strong>Utilize &#8220;Active Listening&#8221; techniques:</strong> By periodically, mentally summarizing the major points communicated by the prospect and voicing, reaffirming your interpretation of the points made back to the prospect you add a tremendous amount of clarity to the information exchanged thus far.</li
<li><strong>Strive to understand versus &#8220;Judging&#8221;:</strong> By working to consciously understand what the prospect is saying versus the natural tendency of judging &#8211; approving or disapproving what is said will allow you to absorb what is actually said more than any other listening development technique.</li>
<li><strong>Use your eyes to &#8220;get the rest of the story&#8221;:</strong> By listening with your eyes, paying attention to the prospect&#8217;s body language, their nonverbal facial and body movements or hand gestures you can see what the whole body is trying to tell you, not just the mouth!</li>
<li><strong>Maintain a mental repertoire of common responses:</strong> By mentally developing and rehearsing how you are going to strategically respond to common sales prospect purchase objections, for example, in advance of a sales call, allows you to listen more effectively. A comprehensive mental inventory of common responses will also give you more confidence in any selling situation.</li>
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<p>Listening is the most effective way to build trust, establish a strong relationship, maximize your time by properly disqualifying dead end opportunities and protecting your own and your company&#8217;s resources. When you listen with interest, you encourage communication. This allows another person to open up to you. If they feel safe, they will trust you. Encourage communication by showing interest in what someone shares with you by nodding when they speak. You don&#8217;t have to agree. You&#8217;re just showing that you&#8217;re listening. Don&#8217;t interrupt when someone is speaking just so that you can have your turn.</p>
<p>Good listening skills are directly connected to good questioning skills. I will talk about them in one of the next posts here. Meanwhile I&#8217;d like to recommend <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=sales+skill+listen&#038;ie=utf-8&#038;oe=utf-8&#038;aq=t&#038;rls=org.mozilla:de:official&#038;client=firefox-a">googling </a>for more information on listening skills, there are tons of stuff on the intertubes.</p>
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