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	<title type="text">Rokofsky communication &amp; training</title>
	<subtitle type="text">Communication training, consulting and writing. Learn persuasion, assertiveness, and rhetoric for any occasion. We help with conflicts.</subtitle>

	<updated>2026-01-24T20:17:08Z</updated>

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			<name>Howard</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Hara, so you don&#8217;t fall down]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.rokofsky.com/?p=8551</id>
		<updated>2026-01-24T20:17:08Z</updated>
		<published>2026-01-24T20:16:25Z</published>
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		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Hara, by Howe In ancient Japan, to say that someone ‘thinks with their head’ was an insult. Thinking was understood as something that came from a point in the belly: the Hara. You&#8217;ve heard of Hara Kiri (ritualistic suicide by stabbing one’s self in the gut). There are many other references to this special spot [&#8230;]]]></summary>

		
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		<author>
			<name>Howard</name>
							<uri>https://www.rokofsky.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Howard&#8217;s new book is here!]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.rokofsky.com/?p=3959</id>
		<updated>2023-08-09T20:01:54Z</updated>
		<published>2018-06-19T09:19:24Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://rokofsky.com" term="News" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Without further ado, I&#8217;d like to announce that my book &#8220;How to GET Great Service&#8221; is available on Amazon. Click the link below to read a free chapter, and maybe even purchase! How to GET Great Service]]></summary>

		
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		<author>
			<name>Howard</name>
							<uri>https://www.rokofsky.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[NLP &#038; Persuasion Video document]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.rokofsky.com/?p=3147</id>
		<updated>2011-03-06T18:08:45Z</updated>
		<published>2010-08-26T14:46:41Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://rokofsky.com" term="News" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Live in action at a one-day intensive training for the managers at EON-IS This session was unrehearsed and performed without a director, recorded with permission at the clients&#8217; premises in Prague. Click on the video to play and don&#8217;t worry if it&#8217;s too long; you can always click again later! More video to come:  Click [&#8230;]]]></summary>

		
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		<author>
			<name>Howard</name>
							<uri>https://www.rokofsky.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Are Czechs getting even more polite?]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.rokofsky.com/?p=1614</id>
		<updated>2015-05-06T17:47:26Z</updated>
		<published>2010-03-24T15:24:25Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://rokofsky.com" term="Articles" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[The zebra path. What a hassle. But it's simple: Look for the zebra, walk over there. Look at the driver, wait for him to stop, and cross. If you're driving, it’s the place to stop and let other people cross. It is, after all, a two way street.]]></summary>

		
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		<author>
			<name>Howard</name>
							<uri>https://www.rokofsky.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Former jobs you won’t find on my CV]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.rokofsky.com/?p=1514</id>
		<updated>2024-02-19T14:33:07Z</updated>
		<published>2010-03-23T23:46:26Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://rokofsky.com" term="Articles" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Here is a collection of some of the other jobs I've done over the years. Each experience has been educational, some more remarkably than others...]]></summary>

		
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		<author>
			<name>Howard</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[News from China 2]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.rokofsky.com/?p=1447</id>
		<updated>2010-04-30T10:53:13Z</updated>
		<published>2010-01-12T14:35:53Z</published>
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		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Today I was at a government business lunch -- it had nothing to do with my business but they invited me anyway; they like to measure my progress in the local Hainanese dialect. On the menu this time were bee larvae and turtle meat...]]></summary>

		
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		<author>
			<name>Howard</name>
							<uri>https://www.rokofsky.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[News from China 1]]></title>
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		<id>http://rokofsky.com/?p=126</id>
		<updated>2010-04-30T10:54:13Z</updated>
		<published>2010-01-11T18:46:59Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://rokofsky.com" term="Articles" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA["Every morning I maneuver my electric scooter through traffic for a 20-minute death ride. By the time I get to campus, my adrenaline is pumped in anticipation for the day ahead."]]></summary>

		
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			<name>Howard</name>
							<uri>https://www.rokofsky.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[6 Bad Habits to Ruin Your Relationships]]></title>
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		<id>http://rokofsky.com/?p=92</id>
		<updated>2010-04-30T10:54:54Z</updated>
		<published>2009-11-04T06:16:52Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://rokofsky.com" term="Articles" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Everyone knows how to improve our relationships: rapport, goodwill, honesty and EQ. You know what to do. Now, here are 6 things that you should not do! In addition you will see the best way to react when someone else is guilty of these. Read on...]]></summary>

		
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