Take the ticket, and practice saying two little words in German.

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In consequence, says Ms Wilkerson, who uses the words coloured, Negro and black in line with the practice of the day, by 1980 half of America's blacks lived outside the southern states.

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Practice the language of trust in both explicit words and deliberate behavior, and your personal brand will be the better for it.

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The more you practice a presentation out loud the more you internalize the words and the content.

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We now have a generation of adults who believe that posting information, words, and photographs regarding their activities, likes, and location is normal practice.

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In other words, learning to negotiate requires empowerment and support and lots of it, as well as practice, and lots of it.

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Since choosing to leave a 25-year litigation practice by starting a mediation career six years ago, I have spilled thousands of digital words and spoken to, trained and lectured thousands of men and women about the folly of zero-sum games.

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