speechwriting

One-Sentence Paragraphs Make Powerful Prose

Search for “one-sentence paragraph” on the Internet and you’ll mostly find questions about whether writing them is even an acceptable…

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Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, and the Nature of Truth

A few years ago, I attended a nonfiction-writing workshop where I was told by the instructor that to qualify as…

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Writing is Design: Shy Away from Timid and Passive Writing

"Passive writing" refers to a specific set of grammatical circumstances where emphasis switches from subject to object. The money was…

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Writing is Design: Boring Words & Generic Descriptions – Not Nice!

Generic descriptions are telltale signs of lazy writing. Add color to your writing by replacing overused and boring words. It's…

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Writing is Design – Writing Dialogue: He Said. She Said.

Dialogue presents challenges for writers. Some prefer to simply declare what was “said.” Many authors feel that “said” is both…

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Writing is Design: Avoid Bland Pronouns and Boring Verbs

As a graphic designer, I see numerous parallels between the values that create engaging imagery and the values that create…

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Writing is Design: Eliminate THAT Fat From Your Writing

The word "that" is often abused. "That" is a perfectly useful pronoun but it's often the useless fat that slows…

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What’s a Professional Editor Worth?

What do you think a professional editor's pay scale should be? Assume that a proofreader would be at the bottom…

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How to Structure a Speech Part 4: Final Details.

In part one, you define the outcome, the transformation. In part two, you mapped out the road to get there.…

3 months ago

Storytelling Mistakes: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It

We've all heard that speaker, the one with a particular type of poor me story that can actually be dangerous.…

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