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Your Self-publishing Style -- DISCover It
Each of us has a comfortable, natural way of behaving and communicating with others and ourselves. Knowing your style helps you capitalize on your strengths and minimize your limitations. Knowing that same information about others increases your effectiveness interpersonally as it reduces conflict and improves relationships.Read more…Boost Your Speaking Career by Developing Books
Is there a proven method for attracting new clients, building your professional reputation, and boosting your bottom line? You bet! The key is identifying your special knowledge, then packaging it in book form.Read more…Top 10 Common English Goofs by Web Authors
In reviewing and browsing web sites over the years, I have compiled a list of the most common misuses of English by web authors. Here they are in Letterman (reverse) order.10.Read more…Top Ten Writing Mistakes Made By New Children's Writers
Okay. So I’m not David Letterman. But I doubt if he’d know much about the top 10 mistakes made by new children’s writers anyway.Read more…Get Published: The Nuts and Bolts of English, and How to Impress a Publisher (2)
The tiniest things can be so useful when you come to consider the nuts and bolts of writing. The comma is one of them. No, don't go away: it's a useful device that's often used badly -- or ignored altogether.Read more…Seven Important Lessons for Experts Who Want to Get Published
At first, I noticed that I could have written many of the articles that appeared in Instructor magazine. Having earned a B.A.Read more…Comma Usage Made Simple
Don't they drive you nuts?You can visit all the rules of style you want, and you can read all the books and articles you want. You'll still be confused.Read more…Learning How To Write
As a student of Spanish, my goal was to think in Spanish. Skip the word-by-word translation so I'd have the necessary speed to speak and listen. I know words in Spanish that I'd be hard pressed to translate.Read more…New Author's Publishing Options
All your publishing options are as follows:--Conventional publishing--Vanity or subsidy publishing--Print-on-demand publishing--Self-publish yourself--Get help with self-publishingLet's compare the publishing options.How to get in the publishing process and how long will it take to see your book printed?Conventional publishing optionIt is a very long and difficult process to get a publisher even if it is at all possible for a new author.Read more…Finish Your Book Already!
I owe the completion and success of my book to a big cardboard box that saw me through the entire process. I found this box and filled it with any and all information I could find on my topic ‘advanced presentation skills for speakers and business presenters.’ I printed out articles I had written, listened to tapes and read every single book on presentation skills that has ever been published.Read more…How to Write Articles, Reports, and Books Quickly
Do you have trouble getting your thoughts and ideas down into an article? Do you find it difficult to put 'pen to paper' to get your book started? Do you sit facing a blank screen struggling to find the words to write?Read more…Best Writing Advice I Ever Got
I’ve been in the communications business a long time…over 25 years. During that period I’ve gathered writing suggestions from all over, and put much of it in my new book “Words That Stick.”In the next few paragraphs, I’ll give you some of the best advice I’ve received.Read more…Zany Ideas That Increase Writing Productivity And Quality
Welcome to the zany ideas of a productive writer. My students keep reminding me of my unusual tools and how helpful they have been for them. I also thank my students for their concept testing and refinement.Read more…Top 5 Rules of English Grammar
Communication is effective when we follow certain rules. These rules make the written words understood. A writer should make the reader's job easier by communicating what he or she wants to communicate.Read more…Using Technology to Improve Your Final Draft
One Saturday afternoon, I sat in a packed conference room with about 150 other would be writers, listening to a conference instructor tell us the keys to self-editing our manuscripts. The number of people in the room spoke to how important it is to make sure your work is crisp, and as close to publishable as possible. Of course, the numbers also told me how many of us don’t feel completely sure of our editing abilities.Read more…Writing Dialogue That Make Your Characters Come Alive
Characters in a good novel really carry the story along more than any other concept in writing. A problem I too often see in my clients' writing is stale dialogue; the kind that sounds like every character is the same person.Have you ever listened to people while at a party or in a crowd at the store?Read more…How to Relax Your Writing
Q. My writing sounds stiff and stilted. Help!Read more…Five Tips to Find More Time for Your Writing Life
When I asked new ezine subscribers, "What is your Number One writing question?" the answer came back loud and clear: "Time!"How do I find time to write?Read more…Tips For Better Writing
It is certainly true that we don't get a second chance to make a first impression. As the impression we make on the Internet is almost always with the written word, is it unfortunate that there is so much poor writing bouncing around in cyberspace. The following tips are intended to help you make a better first impression.Read more…How to Pitch a Story
Ever wonder why we refer to convincing an editor a story is worthy by “pitching a story?” I have. I’m a baseball enthusiast, and it makes a lot of sense to me.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Speaking category
- Five Surefire Effective Communication Techniques - By: Crizza Reyes
There are many skills and techniques you must master to bean effective communicator and instructor. Many of these skills you already possess, all that is required is that you use them to their best advantage. - Eight Most Frequent Mistakes People Make in Front of an Audience - By: Suzanne Bates
Everyone makes mistakes in public speaking. The key is to identify a lesson learned and try to correct it your next time out. Knowing these eight common mistakes will help you to avoid such gaffes. - 6 Speed Reading Myths Debunked - By: Ed Caldwell
There is so much misinformation about speed reading that as a user for over 30 years, and as an instructor of tens of thousands of learners from all walks of life and all levels of education, I feel compelled to debunk some of the most prevalent and popular myths. - Speak and Touch the Heart - By: Balwinder Singh
Presentations and seminars become all too familiar in the business world. Jim Speaker is there with the overhead projector and PowerPoint slides-each with four of five points. Hours later the seminar is over. Seminars are informative but can be deadly. Just give me the handout and I'll read it at home! - Interviewing Your Characters - By: Sonu Kumar
One of my favorite techniques for getting into the head of my characters is, interviewing them. This relies heavily on rapid writing, so be sure you fully understand that concept first. If you don't, you can read my article "Rapid Writing" on my den. Interviewing characters is exactly how it sounds. You sit down with your characters and interview them, just like you would if you were a reporter. - From You v. Me to We: Seven Strategies to Talk to Your Communication Opposite - By: Meryl Runion
Research concerning communication style uncovers four different communication styles that are determined by two factors - pace and people-orientation. - The Changing Role of Language Interpretation - By: Nate Rodnay
Interpreting involves the orally rendering the meaning of dialog which is spoken in one language into another language while retaining its essence. Interpretation is often thought of as an extension of translation, which is the other basic language service. - The Company Identity - By: Nawaz Lakho
A company Identity is a simple, well formulated and designed, yet self expressing logo or signage, which is the company’s visual identity, it is also called Company brand or Brand Identity. Company Identity designing is a visual aspects of any organization. - Three Explosive Ways to Grab Your Audience’s Attention and Keep It - By: Arvee Robinson
Your goal as a presenter is to grab your audience’s attention and keep it. Although there are numerous ways to open a presentation, I have found three methods to be the most effective, especially when making business presentations. - 9 Secrets to Better Speaking - By: Arvee Robinson
These are just a few of the secrets that professional speakers use to deliver powerful presentations. By using these simple techniques, you too can command your audience’s attention, keep their interest, and move them into action.
