spaces Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/spaces/ The Presentation & Storytelling Encyclopedia by Dave Bricker Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:13:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://speakipedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-puzzle-globe-60x60.jpg spaces Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/spaces/ 32 32 Swim With Whales https://speakipedia.com/whales/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:04:02 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616493 Do you swim with whales? When we want big clients and big opportunities, we get in the water with them! And that’s what we’ll do in this coolest-ever business retreat. Check an Item Off Your Bucket List Spend six days … More ☛

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]]> Tabs, Indents, and Margins: How to use the Tab Ruler https://speakipedia.com/tabs-indents-margins-how-to-use-tab-ruler/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:12 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=4239 This article explains the tab ruler found on every word processor and typesetting application. Understanding the simple and elegant split ruler and tab functions opens up a world of formatting opportunities. Digital typesetting and word processing inherited a number of … More ☛

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]]> Fine Control Over Justified Text https://speakipedia.com/justified-text/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:11 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=4020 Page layout programs like Adobe Indesign and Quark, allow typographers to exert fine control over justified text to remove gaps and “rivers.” The default settings produce “pretty good” results—better than a word processor—but a few small tweaks will dramatically improve … More ☛

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]]> Simulating the Appearance of Traditional Print https://speakipedia.com/simulating-the-appearance-of-traditional-print/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:11 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=4084 Digital typography offers capabilities that printers working with hot lead type and wood type could only dream of. Digital type can be stretched and resized infinitely, justified within unusual boundaries, or wrapped around almost any shape. And yet, traditional letterpress … More ☛

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]]> Book Design Basics – Use Hyphens for Justified Type https://speakipedia.com/book-design-basics-hyphens-justification/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:10 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=3955 Hyphens are an important contributor to elegant, easy-to-read typography, especially when text is fully justified as is the convention in book typography. This article explains how justified text works, and how proper hyphenation improves the legibility of your type. Text … More ☛

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]]> A Manuscript is Not a Book: Ten Tips for Manuscript Preparation https://speakipedia.com/a-manuscript-is-not-a-book/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:09 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=284 In my work with writers, I come across many common technical problems with manuscripts. These usually spring from the best of intentions as the writer attempts to create the feel of the finished book within the manuscript. Though they’re trying … More ☛

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]]> Blogging to Build a Speaker or Author Platform https://speakipedia.com/author-platform/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:05 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=2818 How can speakers, indie writers, and self-publishers use a blog to build a platform? This article explains how to publish online content to build community around your books. Build a Platform: Set up Your Blog A blog (short for web … More ☛

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]]> How Many Spaces After a Period? Ending the Debate https://speakipedia.com/how-many-spaces-after-a-period/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:03 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=2660 Few subjects arouse more passion among writers and designers than the debate over how many spaces should follow a period. If you adhere to a style manual, you’ll be hard-pressed to find one that doesn’t specify a single-space. Chicago and … More ☛

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]]> Proposed Standards for Book Typography https://speakipedia.com/book-typography-standards/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:59 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=2283 The word processor has placed new burdens on writers to understand how to use italics, big and small capitals, dashes, hyphens, initials, etc. Writers who do their own typesetting often produce mediocre results. Likewise, trade publishers sacrifice typographic aesthetics when … More ☛

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]]> Book Design Basics – Dashes, Hyphens and Dots https://speakipedia.com/book-design-part-4/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:53 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=1281 This section on dashes, hyphens and dots goes beyond typographic aesthetics to explore how we can communicate more effectively as writers. The subtle intricacies of hyphens and dashes affect all authors whether they typeset their own books or not. Knowing … More ☛

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]]> Book Design Basics Part 3: Running The Numbers https://speakipedia.com/book-design-part-3/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:51 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=1018 Part 3 of Book Design Basics explores better ways to present numbers on your pages. Numbers (called figures) look simple at first glance, but they present interesting typesetting challenges. Many digital typefaces offer several number styles but few designers know … More ☛

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]]> Book Design Basics Part 2: Optical Margins, Indents and Periods https://speakipedia.com/book-design-part-2/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:50 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=930 Part 2 of Fundamentals of Book Design explores optical margins, paragraph formatting and spaces. Read about margins, layout and leading in Part 1. The self-publishing revolution is (aside from the Internet) the greatest thing ever to happen to freedom of … More ☛

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]]> Book Typography: The Crystal Goblet by Beatrice Warde https://speakipedia.com/crystal-goblet-beatrice-warde/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:49 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=1067 Designers, writers and publishers will benefit from Beatrice Warde’s eloquent perspectives on the craft of typography, the power of type and the importance of the printed word. “The Crystal Goblet” was an essay included in Beatrice Warde’s book of the … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #8: Maureen Mahoney https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-8-maureen-mahoney/ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:00:15 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=8978 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:05) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by Speakipedia .com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from … More ☛

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