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Writing and Public Speaking
David Quin -- 2010-08-02 03:10
It's odd how many people, once they become corporatized or bureaucratized, lose their powers of strong, effective, colorful speech. Here's an interesting exchange of letters. It's from a few years back, but it's worth recalling because it illustrates the difference between two kinds of communication. In one kind, it's not considered odd to refer to...
David Quin -- 2010-08-02 03:08
Writing a press release and getting published is an almost unrivaled way of gaining publicity. The media highlight your product or service, but they do not do so out of the goodness of their heart. They do so because you have given them something of interest to their readers or audience. Before you write, remind yourself of what exactly a press rel...
Celia Webb -- 2010-08-01 00:38
Many of us are called upon to provide reviews of documents written by others as part of our job or academic program. If conducting a professional-level editing job was not part of your training, follow the procedures described here to provide valuable feedback to an author. Ask who the intended reader is. As an editor you will need to know who the ...
Celia Webb -- 2010-08-01 00:35
You have finished writing your book. Now you want to figure out how to get it published. The traditional way is to approach established publishing companies and get them interested in the project. But times are changing and you may want to publish the book yourself. Well, it's the right time to do that! Publishing has never been easier to do or les...
Celia Webb -- 2010-08-01 00:33
Is your child struggling with spelling? Are there problems reading new words? Does writing seem to be next to impossible? Here's how to break the code – literally. Alphabets are symbolic representations of the sounds in a language. Over history many attempts have been made in various countries, at various times, to make symbols that represented who...
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