While Mattrick's words are sure to stick in more than one craw, they reflect the reality of the market.

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Powerpoint is the obvious presentation tool, but it can be clunky if you stick to text bullet points that simply regurgitate your words.

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In other words, the stick that is supposed to force lawmakers to act is mostly sawdust.

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Seriously? 14 days to compose a few hundred words and stick it in the website?

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The origins of the pencil date to the ancient Romans, who used to write with a device known as a stylus--a metal stick, usually lead, which was used to scratch words onto papyrus.

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Stick with those that pay you to own them, in other words, those with good dividend yields.

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In other words, a no vote from an advisory panel is likely to stick, but a yes vote does not mean the product will be approved.

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