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		<title>The Importance of Thank You Letters</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have had a job interview or important networking opportunity recently, a thank you letter is a wonderful way to stand out from the crowd, make a positive impression, and restate important points as to your qualifications and/or suitability. But beyond a gracious (and explicit) &#8220;thank you,&#8221; what should a thank you letter contain? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write a Memorable Thank-You Note</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a loss for words? Writing a creative thank-you card can be easy if you just remember a few simple rules. View the original here.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[This topic must be incredibly beguiling, since so many people are searching for help with it.  Here are a few questions I have received on the art of expressing thanks: View the original here.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Expressing your gratitude to someone for his or her gifts, help, hospitality, or invitation should be personal and heartfelt.   View the original here.]]></description>
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		<title>The Key Forms of Business Writing: Instructions</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn the proper way to write instructions.]]></description>
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		<title>Want To Be Happier? Be More Grateful</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to quickly improve your happiness and satisfaction with life? Then the pen may be a mighty weapon, according to research done by Kent State University&#8217;s Dr. Steven Toepfer. With that question in mind, Toepfer enlisted students from six courses to explore the effects of writing letters of gratitude to people who had positively impacted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of the Personal Note</title>
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		<title>Are Thank-You Notes Passe in the E-Mail Age?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your mom told you to do it. &#8220;What Color Is Your Parachute?&#8221; told you to do it. Every etiquette columnist who ever cocked a pinkie on a teacup and every job-search expert worth her salt told you to do it. For centuries, it&#8217;s been the common assumption that a handwritten thank-you note &#8211; after meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laura Trice Suggests We All Say Thank You</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[About This Talk In this deceptively simple 3-minute talk, Dr. Laura Trice muses on the power of the magic words &#8220;thank you&#8221; &#8212; to deepen a friendship, to repair a bond, to make sure another person knows what they mean to you. Try it. About Laura Trice Laura Trice is a counselor and life coach. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write a Letter Home to Employees</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our world of information overload it&#8217;s easy to forget about the value of simple written communication.  A letter home from an owner, president, CEO or boss can be a powerful communications tool that reaches employees and their families. View the original here.]]></description>
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