Assertiveness is an important means for communicating your needs in a way that is fair to both yourself and to others.

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DeKalb County police said Tuesday they hope the public will be able to help locate a 13-year-old girl who has been missing since December 10. Andrea Lois Key, 13, was last seen at her house on Audubon Drive in December.

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3 Key Steps to Resolving Personal Issues

Imagine an everyday situation. You are at a party or reception, network or gathering, with your spouse or partner. Everything is going well for the first hour or so. But then, gradually, you begin to feel uncomfortable.

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Rumors, Gossip, and the Truth

Recently I had the honor of reading Ron C. Baker Sr's Rumors: The Ugly Side of Small Towns and Smaller Minds, in which he details his unfortunate and ugly experience of being a victim of a vicious rumor in his small town.

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Over the years, millions have chosen the written word to reveal their deepest emotions. But now, it seems, we have fallen out of love with the letter when it comes to communicating with our sweethearts.

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An old newsroom saying goes: Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story. It's an irreverent quip, but it also can mean that a feature narrative can be unduly disrupted by having to attribute each and every fact.

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1. Explain what you're doing. 2. Get rapidly to demo. 3. Better a narrow description than a vague one. 4. Don't talk and drive. 5. Don't talk about secondary matters at length. 6. Don't get too deeply into business models. 7. Talk slowly and clearly at the audience. 8.

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