Handwriting actually could be called brain writing. When You first began to form letters, you had to think how to make each one of them; they were somewhat shaky. It was not unlike learning to drive ...
Learn When to Use the Lesser-Used Punctuation Marks -- Katrina Williams
Everyone is familiar with the more commonly used punctuation marks: the comma, the period, and the question mark. However, many people, in their writing, don’t use the semicolon, the colon, the dash, ...
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How to Make Your Characters Sound Real -- Katrina Williams
What makes a character in a novel memorable? The author’s description of the character, the character’s actions, or the character’s voice? Probably all three. Interesting and compelling conversation ...
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Writing a Thesis or Dissertation? How to Make Progress Even When You Don't Feel Like Writing -- Wendy Carter
If you haven’t started working on your thesis or dissertation or aren’t currently actively working on it on a daily basis — let’s face it, you will most likely not finish it. That’s why you have to ...
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How To Write A Great Article -- Lori Osterberg
Content is king. If you’ve been online any length of time, you’ve seen the phrase, “content is king” everywhere. But understanding what content is, and how to continually add content to your site is ...
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Public Speaking: 10 Tips to Improve Public Speaking Skills -- Colleen Kettenhofen
When I ask my audiences their number one challenge with public speaking, they overwhelmingly say, “to overcome the fear of public speaking.” It's okay to have "butterflies.” The key is how to get ...
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Use These Warm-up Strategies to Give You Confidence in Your Public Speaking -- Bronwyn Ritchie
Preparation is one of the keys to overcoming fear of public speaking. You work on preparing your material. There are exercises to prepare your body and your mind. But the final stage of your ...
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So, You Want To Be A Professional Speaker? -- Mike Myatt
I had my first paid public speaking engagement in 1985 and it has been a love-hate relationship every since…I love to speak but have always hated dealing with the details surrounding booking new ...
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Speaking Body Language -- Peter Fisher
Body language is an important part of every communication which, according to at least one study, accounts for around 55% of what we are communicating. (The other constituents from the same study are ...
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How to Be a Professional Speaker -- Steve Kaye
The lights. The applause. The fans. And the fame. It seems so easy. Just walk out on a stage and say a few clever things. Make them laugh. Tell your story about the unhappy hamster. And mind boggling ...
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Overcome Your Fear of Speaking -- Steve Kaye
Some people enjoy public speaking. Others (the majority) would rather be burned. Actually, fire is worse because it ruins your clothes. Years ago I struggled with fear when speaking. My knees ...
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Have Bulldog Tenacity -- Burt Dubin
Target what blossoms from the speakers’ essence, from their values, from their gut. Tear back the veil from the speaker’s core, from their heart, from their soul. Even, dare I say it—even from the ...
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Top Speaker Says: Enthusiasm Beats Content Nearly Every Time -- Dr. Gary S. Goodman
I hold five earned degrees. I’ve taught at 40 universities, and I’m the best-selling author of 12 books and more than 700 articles. Therefore, you can believe me when I tell you that content is ...
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Enhancing Communication Skills -- Furqan Raza
Communication is the effective mode of delivering the self. The words, voice, tone, body language, style, and eye contact etc are the important ingredients of the communication process. Messages are ...
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He Wore His Best Tie and Forgot To Wear His Smile -- Gary Horsman
Imagine getting all dressed up for your big presentation and then standing in front of the audience with a grumpy look or a frown on your face. Would you win the audience? I suspect not. Furthermore, ...
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How to Prepare For Public Speaking With Brainstorming -- Joshua Poon
You may not have much time left to prepare for your public speaking. So what are the things you will for your public speech? Here are some pointers that you can use: 1. Brainstorming 2. Short-term ...
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Top Speaker Says: Even A Broken Clock Is Right Twice A Day! -- Dr. Gary S. Goodman
I just came across a poorly written article that turned me off from the very beginning. The writer didn’t know a thing about crafting a good opening line and he even seemed to forget what they teach ...
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10 Steps to a More Dynamic Voice! -- Karen Schadow
"Speak up, Counselor! Speak up!" So went the big Federal drug trial (on which I was a juror) as the Federal judge admonished the prosecuting attorney over and over, every day, during the course of ...
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Speech Expert Says: The Deal Isn’t Made Until The Money Is Paid! -- Dr. Gary S. Goodman
It’s too bad professional speakers are such lone wolves. If we got together more often, we could exchange tips and war stories, and everyone would benefit, I’m sure. One of the things I’d willingly ...
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Public Speakers - Number 1 Myth about Speaking That'll Keep You From Success -- Carole McMichaels
Myth Number 1 declares that performance nerves are to be expected; everyone has them. Further, that they are necessary. They are what give a speaker the energy to be exciting or interesting. Let's ...
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How To Find Your Own Speaking Style -- Eric Feng
I recently posted a question to the world champion speakers of Toastmasters in our monthly phone conference. I asked them for some strategies that newbie speakers can adopt to identify their own ...
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Public Speaking Training -- Thomas Morva
There’s no magic pill to overcome stage fright. Confidence is gained and skills are honed over a period of time. Public speaking training courses range from self-help booklets to one-day seminars and ...
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Manage Speaking Fear -- Steve Kaye
Reduce your fear of speaking by taking the following steps. 1) Conduct Research. Visit or call key participants to ask them what they expect from your presentation. That is, what do they want to ...
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Top Motivational Speaker Says: The World Cannot Ignore Quality, Forever! -- Dr. Gary S. Goodman
All my life I’ve relished stories about people who just kept chugging along or plugging away, until the world finally said: “I give up; you’re right!” For example, as a kid I recall visiting a former ...
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Use Enthusiasm to Achieve Great Things with Your Speech -- Jonathan Steele
Enthusiasm is an exceptional excitement, interest, or devotion. In public speaking, excitement about your subject will make a speech come alive. It will enable you to capture the attention of your ...
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How To Be Public Speakers? Check Out Public Speaking Courses -- James Masterson
Public speaking is an important course though most might think they do not need one. The skills you acquire in public speaking are certainly helpful in your everyday work routine, interacting with ...
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Eliminate Boredom: Change Your Speaking Pace -- Jayne Latz
Think about why you might be bored listening to someone’s presentation. Perhaps it is because they are speaking at exactly the same rate throughout the speech. There is no variety in the ...
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Practical Speaking Tips; How to Speak Perfect Every Time -- Jayne Latz
Everyone can learn to be a good public speaker. Yes everyone! Giving a presentation is an effective way to communicate to a large group, yet so many people suffer from stage fright. Learn to deliver ...
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Top Speaker Says: Find A Way To Like Your Audiences -- Dr. Gary S. Goodman
In a classic movie from The Golden Age of Hollywood, “The Best Years of Our Lives,” Myrna Loy tells her daughter, Teresa Wright, that during the course of a long marriage, you have to make yourself ...
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Speech Expert Says: Above All, Be Liked! -- Dr. Gary S. Goodman
President Kennedy is remembered for his eloquence. “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country!” was one of his pronouncements, capably written, we believe, by Ted ...
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Public Speaking Tidbits -- Jeffery S. Miller
Public speaking can be a scary experience. It comes naturally to some people and some it doesn't. I'm offering to share little tidbits that may be of help to you when you have the next big speech. ...
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When Presenting with a Partner - How to Succeed Rather than Bomb -- Chris King
Making a presentation along with another presenter can present a challenge. Yet, by adhering to the suggestions in this article, you can make your presentation worthwhile for your audience. Recently, ...
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Presenting with a Partner - Tips for Making It a Success -- Chris King
Recently I attended a presentation introducing several new computer software programs. I was doubly delighted. Not only was the presentation lively, informative and exciting, it was orchestrated by ...
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Dynamic Workshops - Success Rules to Practice -- Chris King
Proper Preparation and Practice Prevent Poor Performance. Even though the structure of a workshop may appear to be looser and more flexible than other presentations, it is imperative to be properly ...
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Presenting Workshops that Are Memorable and Action Oriented -- Chris King
I have discovered that the majority of people prefer the hands-on workshop as their choice of presentation type. As a presenter, I also prefer leading workshops. I enjoy the interaction with ...
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Dynamic Workshops - Tips to Make Your Powerful Presentations -- Chris King
Even though giving an inspirational keynote is exciting, I realize as a speaker that motivation disappears within a couple of weeks and definitely within a month. This is why I prefer giving ...
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Top Speaker Offers Two Great Ways To Start Any Speech -- Dr. Gary S. Goodman
“One in two people between the ages of 55 and 75 will need long term care in a nursing facility or at home, with the assistance of a nurse or other health services provider. “Some will break their ...
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You Never Get A Chance To Make Another First Impression -- Deanna Mascle
When was the last time you gave your readers a reason to devour your writing? If you suspect you aren't capturing your readers as you should then you need to work on your introductions. As the old ...
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Writing Articles that will Grab the Audience’s Attention -- Eric Engel
Your articles won’t amount to a hill of beans if the audience doesn’t want to read them. Even if the content is for SEO purposes only, a person will quickly press the back button if they discover ...
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Write a Book and Sell a Million Copies? -- Bill Knight
It’s true that everyone has at least one book in them, but not everyone can write a book. However, this little technicality shouldn’t stop anyone from having their book written for them. There are ...
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Poetry Is For Writers -- Steve Gillman
Poetry is emotion and experience condensed into a few words. It is also so personal that it is rarely as meaningful to the reader as the writer. What is poetry? The meaning is apparently difficult ...
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Nature as a Source of Inspiration for Writing Child Stories -- Paul Arinaga
Nature can be a rich source of inspiration for writing a child book. Here are 7 ways that you can tap into nature to uncover material for your children’s stories and unleash your creativity. #1: ...
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How to Write Better Business Emails -- Brian Konradt
The ease and informality of the Internet often makes it seem we can write business e-mails poorly and get away with it; yet, it’s actually the contrary. Because email is so accessible, people receive ...
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Using a Template to Write Great Articles -- Eric Engel
It’s no secret that publishing articles is one of the preferred ways to get your website noticed. For someone with no writing experience (and without the funds to hire a professional) this might not ...
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How to Write Better Business Letters -- Brian Konradt
Writing business letters may be one of the best skills a business person can possess, especially during these times when few people possess it. The following tips will help you to construct better ...
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Simple Techniques for Writing an Introduction to Your Story -- Katrina Williams
Writers struggle with how to write the introduction to a story. If the introduction is dull and unexciting, the reader is apt to put it down, never to even read the second paragraph. If the ...
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Proofreading Tips -- Pat O'Sullivan
Proofreading a paper can be a time consuming and complicated task for some. This is primarily due to the fact that many people don’t know how to correctly proofread a paper. These people are in luck, ...
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It's Time to Write Your Book -- Don Dewsnap
You are different from most people who “would like to write a book someday.” You decided to read this article, which refers to “your book” in the title. This means you have an actual book in mind ...
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The 5 Most Awesome Forms Of Punctuation -- Laurel Osterkamp
Punctuation rocks! It can impact writing in a way that mere words can never achieve. Whether you’re using a comma, period, ellipses or a dash, nothing can influence your writing more than correct and ...
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How to Write a Persuasive Essay -- Linda Correli
Stop worrying about writing a persuasive essay. Find out how to write a persuasive essay in three simple steps. Writing a persuasive essay is much like preparing for a debate. You need to study your ...
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Master the Art of Persuasion for Your Essays -- Linda Correli
This article will provide you with helpful tips for writing a persuasive essay on any topic. You will learn to state, define and prove your arguments, as well as win your readers’ heart. “Friends, ...
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When Your Research Paper Needs a Table -- Linda Correli
In this article you will learn new ways to write an easy to understand research paper. Find out how tables can boost your research paper and help the reader understand your research paper topic. All ...
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How to Write Better Editorial Articles -- Brian Konradt
Writing an editorial article may be one of the most satisfying forms of writing, especially for journalists trained to be objective at all costs. An editorial article can be about anything and from ...
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Freelance Writing: Top Ten Writing Time-savers -- Angela Booth
Time is money for freelance writers, so the more you can streamline your writing processes the more time you save, and the more money you'll make. I've been working as a freelancer for almost 30 ...
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10 Lessons I've Learned from 19+ Years as a Freelance Writer & Recruiter in the Editorial Industry -- Yuwanda Black
If you’ve read any of my work before, you probably know that I've been in publishing since 1987, have been a freelancer since 1993 and ran an editorial staffing agency in New York City from 1996 ...
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Better Thinking Skills Through Writing -- Steve Gillman
Better thinking skills come from practice. What are some good ways to practice? You can sit and think, for starters, you can work on specific puzzles and problems. You can have interesting ...
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Avoid the Top 5 Grammatical Errors in Your Writing -- Beth McIntire
Whether you're writing advertising copy, ebooks, or business or personal correspondence, you look better in print if you use correct spelling, usage and punctuation. I'd like to share with you the ...
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Writing What You Want to Write: Personal Innovation -- Scott Lindsay
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. - Dale Carnegie Some of the special skills discussed in ...
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Time Management for Writers -- Scott Lindsay
Most established writers have deadlines to follow. They are either pressed to complete an article by a certain time or they have a novel or non-fiction book that must be handed in by a deadline. In ...
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Make One Picture Worth A Thousand Words Using 5 Easy Steps -- Kym Moore
Can you read a picture? Is a picture really worth a thousand words? Could it have been 500 or 250 words instead? Who in their right mind would sit down and count how many words describes a picture? ...
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Creative Fiction Writing Workshop: Character Development -- Kat Jaske
Would you recognize your characters if you ran into them on the street? Answering a resounding “yes” to this question indicates you have been able to develop solid, plausible characters in your ...
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Creative Fiction Writing Workshop: Starting Your Story -- Kat Jaske
How do I get started writing my story? Where do I get ideas for my creative fiction writing? Get ideas from virtually any common, ordinary situation. Get out of your house to see real people and the ...
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My Journey into Self-Publishing -- Karen Magill
In 2004, I happened to be surfing the web when I found the site for Lulu Press Inc. Being a writer I had heard of self publishing and had lumped it in with vanity publishing but POD, or publish on ...
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Write to Achieve - Ten Ways To Become A Successful Writer. -- Theodora Cochrane
Anyone can call themselves a writer. All you have to do is write – a story, an article, a journal, a novel, a poem. But that is rather like being called a plumber because you sort out the central ...
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The Importance of Writing to Make Money -- Thomas Berten
Whether you hate or love writing there is little doubt that it has great potential and can be used in several ways to earn you money online. Whether it is THE easiest way to make money online is a ...
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Write a Non-Fiction Book First to Sell More Than You Ever Dreamed! -- Earma Brown
Why do people buy non-fiction books? Most readers buy books to solve problems or help with fulfilling a need. For example, when I started speaking for a fee I went out and bought a couple of popular ...
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Check it Out Before You Hand In Your Essay -- Linda Correli
When it comes to finalizing an essay, we often forget or simply do not feel like giving it the final glance so that to make sure the essay is sound as a bell. Unfortunately, we think how stupid it ...
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How to Find Interesting Words and Names for Your Fantasy Writing -- Will Kalif
Keep a small notebook of Interesting Names and Words In the course of your daily life you run into streets, names, and places that you find interesting. Get in the habit of remembering them and ...
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Get Published: New Guide Gives Advice From the Pros -- Ross Martinez
Have you ever wanted to write a book? Whether you have a great idea for a cookbook, a science-fiction novel or children's story, transforming it into reality requires a lot of discipline and some ...
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A Growing Demand for Poetry Books -- Justine Eaglestone
Where were you when American poetess Sylvia Plath gassed herself in her London kitchen at the age of 30 during the harsh winter of 1963? Not perhaps the stuff our memories are made of, but all that ...
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Why Write Bad Poetry -- Evelyn Cole
For Good Relationships with Yourself You can write bad poetry, can you not? Why do so? Here are three reasons: 1. If you think it doesn't have to rhyme or be any good, you will write a poem each time ...
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Try Writing Anniversary Poems -- Triston Huntsmin
Are you about to celebrate a special anniversary with that special someone? If so, don't forget that a proper gift is required to make any anniversary celebration just right. Don't worry, though, ...
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How to Up Your Chances of Winning Poetry Contests -- Art Hill
With so many poetry contests available both online and in poetry journals, you don’t have to look too hard to find one that suits your writing style and your wallet. While some poetry contests are ...
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Forget About the Grammar and Your Writing Will Improve - Advice for Writers -- Will Kalif
The number one reason why writers don't write is the fear of poor grammar. The red pencil marks of an editor pointing out dangling participles and passive sentences strikes enough fear into a person ...
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Really Easy Grammar – No. 38: Why To Calmly Split an Infinitive -- Bill Moore
Like everything else conceived by the minds of humans, grammar and its rule come into and go out of fashion. Shakespeare could use double negatives, but we’re not supposed to. An educated person in ...
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Effective Techniques of Better Communication - Verbal and Written -- Sean Carter
COMMUNICATION may just be a 13 letter word but as far as its importance goes there is very little that we gain without effective communication. As the saying goes “It's easy to dream but making ...
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Speaking Effectively to Get Your Message Across -- Cathy Stucker
Do you know how you sound to others? Record yourself speaking in different circumstances to learn how you can speak more effectively. Listen for what you say, and how you say it. When you are ...
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Everything You Need To Know About Touch Typing -- Sindy Coffard
Hunt - and - peck typing vs. touch - typing Typing is an immanent part of work for predominant number of people. It is a daily task, the ability we can't go without. It is no wonder that the ...
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Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Harry Potter and Star Wars -- Kal Bishop
[From our deconstruction of hundreds of Hollywood blockbusters and sitcoms (see below for the URL of our Home Page) and our isolation and identification of more than 188 stages of the Hero's Journey ...
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Self-Marketing Techniques for Writers -- Scott Lindsay
One of the most effective ways to present your work to prospective clients is by having an online presence. As the world shrinks through the use of the worldwide web, you will find clients on an ...
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