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What Do People Want To Read?
Not long ago I found a wonderful book – “The Top 10 of Everything 2002” – which listed the world’s best selling books of all time. Want to know what they were?
The top five were the Bible, followed by Quotations from Chairman Mao, The American Spel...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Rix Quinn
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Do You Say What You Mean?
It's generally accepted that the majority of people learn to speak from a very early age, and on average a basic vocabulary is formed between the ages of four and six years old. As we get older our method of using language changes and we end up s...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : John Sheridan
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Bodies With Lots to Say
I once read somewhere that at least 90% of language is non-verbal. How do we communicate then if only 10% of a language is actually spoken? The simple answer is body language. In general day-to-day life we are constantly reading other people's b...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : John Sheridan
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How Not To Get Published
If someone had told me in 2000 that I'd publish four books in
2001, I'd have called him an eejit.
The last time I'd been published was 1989, and that doesn't
count because I paid someone to do it. I'd long since given up
on getting published again....
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Michael LaRocca
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Heros Journey (complete, 106 stages)
Beyond three and four act story structure, lies the Hero’s Journey.
The Hero’s Journey is the most usable story structure consisting of at least 106 stages and the template for successful contemporary stories, from Star Wars to Al Pacino Scarface t...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kal Bishop
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How To Become A Freelance Writer
Nearly all of us have it in us to write even thou we have never written and have never thought we could-ALEX F. OSBORN
Writing can do much to train imagination and help individuals to earn money as a part time job or full time business.
To become ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Victor Okhueleigbe
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Why Write Down Your Ideas?
Whether you're a manager, professional, or entrepreneur you need to think ahead. When you do it in a formal sense, it's called it planning, when you do it informally it's something like speculating.
Whether you're planning or speculating, the exerc...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Robert Abbott
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How to Tell or Write a Story
Suppose, just for a moment, that a time machine appears at your front door. You climb aboard, and race far, far back into prehistoric times.
It’s night when you arrive, and you come upon some tribe elders. (Since people didn’t live long then, these...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Rix Quinn
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How to Speak So Your Audience Will Listen
Did you hear about the executive who was asked to give a speech? He talked about his company, himself, and his plans for the future.
You haven’t heard this story because the audience fell asleep, so no one reported it.
In this era of 500 TV channel...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Rix Quinn
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Boat Winterization Services and Charges, Part I
If you own a boat maintenance business you may have considered what your charges should be and what the boat owners are willing to pay. Here are some thoughts on the type of charges and services you should consider.
Basic Services You Can Offer:
Ou...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Lance Winslow
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Thinking About It
Many writers spend more time thinking about writing than they do in actual writing. This, of course, is truer of the freelancer than the salaried writer although it can deter any writer from the actual job of writing.
Waiting or one's Muse is a fav...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Charles Goulet
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A Writers Gifts
Most writers have a gift for some, or even several, aspects of the craft, but no one is a natural at the whole process.
Writing is a complex craft starting with words--their choice, their arrangement, and their effect. This use of words will depend...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Charles Goulet
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Essay writing - - - Argumentative and Persuasive Essays
Essays that are plagiarized frustrate teachers
College life: attending classes, taking tests, and writing essays. The dark side to education is cheating. What’s wrong with cheating from a university’s point of view? They get paid, what do they care...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Dale Lawrence
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Top Ten Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills
1) Listen without judgment. The key to good communication is listening well. Save your judging for later after you have heard and understood what was said.
2) Listen with the willingness to be swayed to the other person's opinion. No obligation to ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Dr. Dorene Lehavi
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Successful Documentation Projects – Part 3 of 3 – Writing
So you understand your user documentation project and you’ve specced it out. Now you’re ready to write. Here’s some tips to help you on your way. This article isn’t about the actual writing itself; it’s about the things which go along with the writ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Glenn Murray
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Successful Documentation Projects – Part 2 of 3 – Specifying
So you’re responsible for managing a documentation project. You know who your audience is, what they’re trying to achieve, how the product enables them to achieve it, and what the audience requires of the help. Now it’s time to spec out your intent...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Glenn Murray
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Successful Documentation Projects – Part 1 of 3 – Understanding
The creation of user documentation is a big component of any software project. Unfortunately, it’s often undervalued and left to the last minute. But that doesn’t mean it should be without a good management plan.
This is the first in a series of th...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Glenn Murray
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The Interpreter
Interpreters are in great demand in the current global climate. With people from all over the world participating in business meetings, conferences and events, overcoming the language barrier naturally becomes the key to ensuring all attendees cont...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Neil Payne
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Listen, Listen, Listen
How do you learn anything about the other person's business if you do not spend most of your time
listening to what they have to say?
I cannot say it enough. You need to always listen and not try to interrupt what others are saying. The less you t...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Bette Daoust, Ph.D.
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Sloppy Speech Habits Can Affect the Job Interview
You may look good on paper but do you sound as good as your resume looks? Careless speech habits can keep you from getting that plum job.
Companies seek job candidates who are well-spoken and articulate
And recruiters won’t represent a job candidat...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Diane DiResta
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Why It Pays To Listen Even When You Think They’re Nuts
My first published work became a bestseller as soon as it hit the bookshelves back in 1995 and it has been topping the lists ever since. Lucky you, some might say.
By and large the content has remained unchanged (apart from essential updating) and ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Jim F Green
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To Think for Oneself
Let us examine the three purposes of writing: to inform, entertain, and enlighten. To me, the second one is bottom of the list, though it is instrumental in the achievement of the two others. Every great teacher knows this intimately and readily la...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Laurent Grenier
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Technical Writing in India
Technical Writing in India: Is it as good as anywhere else?
Technical Writing generally translates to a piece of writing that conjures up an image in the mind of a layman about any device or software application.
In other words, the job profile of ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Nithya K
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Romance Readers Pet Peeves
I thought it might be a good idea to talk about over-used phrases in romance novels and short stories. This isn't just for me to have a moan and groan, but for you writers to consider avoiding over-use.
We've all done it at some time or another -- ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Lyn Rees
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