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What “The Office” can teach us about crafting more powerful messages

Posted on November 29, 2021February 7, 2022 by Andrew Parks

In episode ten of season five of The Office, Oscar Hernandez walks into his boss Michael Scott’s office. In his hands are a series of papers stapled together. The papers break down final costs over the past year for the Scranton branch. As Michael goes through the papers, Oscar explains

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