Writing & Speaking

Romancing the Screen

By Peter Temple · 17 years ago

I recently went through the experience of training a 6 hour program using a provided PowerPoint file of "visual support" – slides filled with text! I simply didn't have the time to make the changes ...

Call-Killing Phrases

By Wendy Weiss · 17 years ago

How often have you started a call to a friend, family member or business associate with the phrase, "How are you?" I'm willing to bet the answer is a lot. I know I say it ...

The Four Communication Styles

By Rose Kirkland · 17 years ago

The main reason for conflicts with our family, friends, colleagues, and team members is as “lack of communication”. Effective communication skills are essential in our lives and in the home-business industry. More often than not, ...

Embracing or Hindering Life….?

By Lisa Thomas · 17 years ago

I was sitting in my office today looking at a white sheet of paper. I couldn't seem to find the words to convey to you, so I just sat there staring. The white sheets seemed ...

Story Writing Tips

By Nockzee Nonik · 17 years ago

How to start If you want to write a story but you don't know how to start, consider about these things: 1. Get the idea Writing without ideas is impossible. So try to get one ...

Do You Need Permission to Use That Quote in Your Book?

By Gail Richards · 17 years ago

As you write your own book, you may find you want to use material that has been previously published. You might want to cite a research study, or use a quote from a famous person. ...

New Technical Writer: Have No Fear of Writing

By Barry Millman · 17 years ago

OVERVIEW You're a non-writer who has just been assigned to write the User Documentation for your company's new product. Your overwhelming emotion is fear, perhaps with some anger. With any new activity there will be ...

5 Steps To Overcoming Writers Block

By James Roche · 18 years ago

There is a cure for writers block…and it’s probably not what you think. In fact, if you follow these five simple steps you can permanently end writers block forever. This five step technique is as ...

Scriptus Interruptus

By Julie Gray · 17 years ago

Here's an important screenwriting tip: If you are a screenwriter with more than a couple half-finished scripts, you really have to stop and take stock. Is this a pattern? Be really honest with yourself. Could ...

When Writers Get Discouraged

By Julie Gray · 18 years ago

The other day I was driving home from the gym when a great idea for a kid's book hit me. Excitedly, I turned the idea over and over in my head and began really taking ...

Make Money from the Explosive Growth of the Internet by Writing Articles

By Jo Mark · 18 years ago

On a regular basis, millions of us dutifully send payments to companies that host our websites. Given the growth that the Internet has experienced, it is no wonder that many of these companies have flourished. ...

Making the Most of Speech Openings

By Robert F. Abbott · 18 years ago

The speech opening, "Hello everyone..." is like an institution. But, I would argue that it's an institution that should be shown the door because it detracts from the speech that follows. More specifically, when a ...

Speaking Tip: A Good Introduction

By Robert F. Abbott · 18 years ago

Have you been intimidated by a request to introduce a speaker? Have you wondered how others seem to do it so easily, yet when you think about it, all you can visualize are all the ...

Business Writing Skills: why yours matter

By Helen Wilkie · 18 years ago

I'm often surprised when I hear people talk about "communication skills" and "writing skills" as if they were two separate attributes. Writing is a communication skill, and an important part of any communication skillset. Good ...

So you think you need a Speaker for your event

By Tron Jordheim · 18 years ago

I go to a lot of business conferences and events. I get to go as both an attendee and as a speaker. The more I go to business events, the more it seems there are ...

Nonverbal Communication through Body Language

By Robert F. Abbott · 18 years ago

An entrepreneur had come to our business administration class to practice a presentation; and the result was an almost surreal case of nonverbal communication. Specifically, the entrepreneur was talking about a technologically-advanced respirator that had ...