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		<title>13 Things to Learn for 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been a while since we have had a simple list post. Here is one to get you thinking about new skills you could start working on. I am a fan of goals when learning new skills, which is why this is 13 things to learn befor the new year. I would suggest just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clownusability.com/2010/08/30/13-things-to-learn-for-2011/</link>
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		<title>Take Notes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Todays post comes directly from my starting days. When I first started this was my number one tool to becoming a better clown. You may notice that this one says &#8220;New Clown Notebook&#8221;, that is because the original one go destroyed when I left it in the yard and the sprinklers got it. This is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clownusability.com/2010/08/20/take-notes/</link>
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		<title>5 Steps to Better Clowning: Execute</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is finally time to finish this series off. We have covered everything from the importance of simplifying everything, practicing, marketing and planning; now we need to coer the final and most difficult step: Executing the plan! Please go back and reread the previous posts and make sure have completed everything in those posts. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clownusability.com/2010/08/13/5-steps-to-better-clowning-execute/</link>
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		<title>Alright Folks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Usable Clown is here to beg your forgiveness. He screwed up. He has spent to much time lately worrying about money and decided to try to charge you guys for your email subscription. Talk about a lame plan. Like most plans of this lame-nitude, it has failed. I am giving up on that and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clownusability.com/2010/08/10/alright-folks/</link>
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		<title>Battling Up Hill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I am sure everyone has noticed, the economy is still in the toilet and as such people are not hiring entertainers with the gusto of previous years. What to do with all this free time? Redesign, Re-invent and Reconnect. Redesign- This could be the perfect opportunity to try a new clown face, develop a new character [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clownusability.com/2010/06/27/battling-up-hill/</link>
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		<title>Lets Talk About Talking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the hardest parts of being a professional entertainer is learning to communicate your abilities through talking. When you are talking to a client, potential client or just some guy in the street it can be hard to get across what exactly you do. How do you explain your amazing juggling routine to someone [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clownusability.com/2010/06/26/lets-talk-about-talking/</link>
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		<title>What do you do?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I performed at an event as a juggler. No clowning, just me my juggling props and a 30 minute show. I was hired by another entertainment company to do the job since they don&#8217;t have any jugglers on staff and they paid my standard rate for a juggling show. Overall I had a really [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clownusability.com/2009/07/29/what-do-you-do/</link>
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		<title>Travels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Something to consider when starting out as a clown is how far from home you would like to travel to entertain. A lot of clowns choose to limit the area in which their services are availible to the public. What is a better idea then saying that you aren&#8217;t availible in an area is to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clownusability.com/2009/02/19/travels/</link>
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		<title>13 Tips to a Better Looking Clown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we are going to look into common mistakes new and old clowns make with their makeup. Nose is to Big: We have all seen these clowns, heck for a couple of years I was guilty of this. While a big red nose is the trademark of a clown a smaller nose will make you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clownusability.com/2008/08/04/13-tips-to-a-better-looking-clown/</link>
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		<title>5 Steps to Better Clowning: Marketing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Advertising is usually the most costly part of having your own business. Luckily for you clowning is almost self advertised once you get it started, this means that if you have a well put together show and hand a card to every single person that sees you, there is very little left for you to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clownusability.com/2008/08/01/5-steps-to-better-clowning-marketing/</link>
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