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        <issuerName>TALKPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TLKP</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>FIREBRAND FINANCIAL GROUP INC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>600 THIRD AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>33RD FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10016</rptOwnerZipCode>
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Stock</value></underlyingSecurityTitle><underlyingSecurityShares><value>105000</value></underlyingSecurityShares></underlyingSecurity><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>See footnote</value><footnoteId id="F16"/></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></derivativeHolding></derivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">Held by Dalewood Associates, L.P.  Reporting Person is the majority stockholder of EarlyBirdCapital.com, Inc. (&quot;EBC.com&quot;).  EBC.com wholly owns Dalewood Associates, Inc. and EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (&quot;EBC&quot;)   Dalewood Associates, Inc. is the general partner of Dalewood Associates, L.P.  Additionaly, Reporting Person is the sole shareholder of GKN Securities Corp. (&quot;GKN&quot;).  Reporting Person disclaims ownership of the shares held by Dalewood Associates, L.P. and EBC, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote><footnote id="F2">Unit Purchase Option for the purchase 52,800 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 52,800 shares of common stock, each warrants exercisable at $20 per share.</footnote><footnote id="F3">Held by EBC.  See Footnote No. 1.</footnote><footnote id="F4">Held by EBC.  See Footnote No. 1.</footnote><footnote id="F5">Held by EBC.  See Footnote No.  1.</footnote><footnote id="F6">Held by EBC.  See Footnote No.  1.</footnote><footnote id="F7">Held by EBC.  See Footnote No.  1.</footnote><footnote id="F8">Held by EBC.  See Footnote No.  1.</footnote><footnote id="F9">Held by Dalewood Associates, L.P.  See Footnote No.  1.</footnote><footnote id="F10">Held by Dalewood Associates, L.P.  See Footnote No.  1.</footnote><footnote id="F11">Held by Dalewood Associates, L.P.  See Footnote No.  1.</footnote><footnote id="F12">Held by Dalewood Associates, LP.  See Footnote No.  1.</footnote><footnote id="F13">Held by Dalewood Associates, L.P.  See Footnote No.  1.</footnote><footnote id="F14">Held by Dalewood Associates, L.P.  See Footnote No.  1.</footnote><footnote id="F15">Unit Purchase Option for the purchase of 63,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 42,000 shares of common stock, each warrant exercisable at $33 per share.</footnote><footnote id="F16">Held by GKN. See Footnote No.  1.</footnote></footnotes><remarks/><ownerSignature><signatureName>Firebrand Financial Group, Inc., by David  M. Nussbaum, President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-10-23</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

