Writing & Speaking

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Want To Succeed At Writing? You Need A Platform!

When I finished my book, “The Plain Truth about Living in Mexico,” I sent queries to a number of publishers. On a lark, I queried McGraw-Hill. To my utter shock and awe, they wanted to look at the completed manuscript. The editor who read the manuscript wrote back and said that he wanted to take it to the final committee for possible publication. This meant that the book passed all the requirements except the final step in which it is determined, in a kind of crystal-ball rec…
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9 Tips for Better Copywriting

Do you use weak verbs? Are you needlessly redundant, or robotic in your use of long sentences? Do you sometimes overstate the obvious? Here are 9 handy tips that can improve and economize your writing.

Keywords:
Copywriting, copywriters, writing, advertising copy, ads, brochures, mailers, web content
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Article Writing – The Midas Touch of Link Strategies

Everyone in the SEO community is aware of the power of having an effective link building strategy, but since recent updates at Google took place the playing field has changed.

More emphasis is now being given to one way incoming links, and far less value for reciprocal links. The big question is: “How can I get a good crop of one way links?”
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Cover Letter Writing And The Art Of Public Speech

Some speeches are so powerful and inspire so much passion that they plant the seeds for a revolution or a big change in society. Why are some speakers so good at connecting with their audience and some so bad at it? At the root, a speech is about conveying a message and making an impression. Good speakers know that to be heard, they have to be clear, inspirational, and … lead. Indeed, giving a speech is about leading people in the right direction with one’s vision of how thin…
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Forget About “Talent”!

How is a writer to access her deepest and most powerful wells of creativity? How do we tap into our talent, our genius, our greatest potential for success? Writing classes often tell us how to plot, or structure, or build characters, or create poetic images, but the question of accessing our excellence is a slippery and elusive one. It is possible we’ll need to go outside our usual sources to find an answer.
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How Poor In-house User Documents Cost You Twice & What To Do About It

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Many organizations produce in-house tools or modify commercially-available tools for their own use. These tools should get documented so they are of use to others in the organization.
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Poker Hands: Best and Worse Starting Hands in Texas Holdem

Here is a list of the ten top starting hands in Texas Holdem poker as well as a list of the worst Texas Holdem hands.

Keywords:
poker game, Texas Holdem, Holdem poker starting hands, best poker hands, worst poker hands, poker,casino, gambling,entertainment,sports and recreation
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