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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'>I awoke with a mission: to learn from a masterful speaker. We all can.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='box-sizing: inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>I replayed Amanda Gorman's poem at the Inauguration several times this morning, each time focusing on one thing: first just her words, then the phrases, her facial expressions, her hand motions (!), her vocal intonation, and lastly, all together. Each is great. Together it was brilliant.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><br><br><span style='color:black;background:white'>Not being political here, but if you also observe and emulate the style and delivery of speakers you admire, you will appreciate her as much as I do.</span><br><br><span style='color:black;background:white'>ICYMI, the video of her poem is </span><b><span style='color:#0070C0;background:white'><a href="https://youtu.be/Jp9pyMqnBzk"><span style='color:#0070C0'>https://youtu.be/Jp9pyMqnBzk</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><br><span style='color:black;background:white'>And you know what? Her LinkedIn profile is pretty good too (</span><b><u><span style='color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'><a href="https://lnkd.in/e9xYTJj">https://lnkd.in/e9xYTJj</a></span></u></b><span style='color:black;background:white'>)!</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr'>Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr'>Marc W. Halpert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:red'>Gotham’s LinkedIn laureate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:black'>We exceed expectations.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:black'>connect2collaborate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:black'>Fairfield, CT 06825<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#002060'><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marchalpert/"><span style='color:#002060'>linkedin.com/in/marchalpert</span></a></span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#002060'><a href="https://www.connect2collaborate.com/"><span style='color:#002060'>connect2collaborate.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#002060'><a href="mailto:marchalpert@connect2collaborate.com"><span style='color:#002060'>marchalpert@connect2collaborate.com</span></a></span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:black'>203-373-0875 Office<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:black'>203-218-8288 Cell</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img border=0 width=721 height=110 style='width:7.5083in;height:1.15in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01D6EFC3.69D5F8A0"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#1F3864'>Author of “LinkedIn Marketing Techniques for Law & Professional Practices,” published by <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#1F3864'>American Bar Association at <a href="http://www.shopaba.org/"><span style='color:#1F3864'>www.shopaba.org</span></a>, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble<b>. 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O</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#002060'>rder at <a href="https://connect2collaborate.wordpress.com/nonprofitcourse/"><span style='color:#002060'>https://connect2collaborate.wordpress.com/nonprofitcourse/</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#1F3864'>Now available: “LinkedIn for Baby Boomers (and other encore career changers),” an <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#1F3864'>online e-course package of materials. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#1F3864;background:white'>More details/order: </span><span style='font-family:Resagokr;color:#1F3864'><a href="https://wp.me/PT2tC-6kU"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F3864;background:white'>https://wp.me/PT2tC-6kU</span></a>.</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#1F3864'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#1F3864'>JUST RELEASED: “Your First Career Position: Best In Class Program” a 4+ hour video course <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#1F3864'>I co-wrote designed for college grads to win that all important first job: best techniques in<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#1F3864'> resumes, cover letters, Linkedin profile, interviewing, and networking, for branding success <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#1F3864'>in the recent #newnormal job market: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#1F3864'><a href="https://thebestinclass.thinkific.com/courses/program"><span style='color:#1F3864;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>https://thebestinclass.thinkific.com/courses/program</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#1F3864;background:white'>.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Resagokr;color:#1F3864'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>