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Author :: Shelley Wake  |
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| Article Title :: Win More Clients, Projects and Freelance Jobs By Making Three Small Changes |
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| I’ve spoken to hundreds of editors, employers, and project managers about how they choose a freelancer for a job. Whether they were reviewing job applications or considering project bids, they all had one thing in common. As every one of them started to look at the applications, they had their skeptic’s hat on.How a Project Manager ThinksHere are a few quotes from project managers and employers to show you exactly how they think.1. Jaime, Editor – “The First Eliminationâ€My process of judging proposals is one of elimination. The first step is about a general impression. If it’s vague and unconvincing – eliminate. If (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: Pamela Hatheway |
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| Article Title :: Water to Swim In |
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| Not long ago, I took stock of my unrealized desire to be a published writer, or maybe I should I say “Writer†with a capital “W.†For some reason it always seemed a lofty goal, to want to see my byline in print. I found this trepidation totally uncharacteristic to every other area in my life. For twenty years, I have ministered to women both in small home group settings as well as conferences. Especially in conference settings, friends would ask, “Are you nervous?†Almost every time I could answer truthfully that I was not. I could easily stand up in front of hundreds of faces and feel quite confident in my own abilities. Yet, to put an article o (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: Peter Drew |
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| Article Title :: Directing Voiceovers: Don't Be, Do! |
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| Directing a voice-over talent you've hired to read a spot for, say, dog food is pretty much the same as directing a great actor in a scene in a major film production. Well, almost the same. Go with me here.It's all about action. The end result of the performers action in both situations is a reaction from the audience. A successful performance in the dog food commercial gets the listener to buy the product. The well-acted movie gets the viewer to buy into the world it creates. Independent filmmaker, Steve Pak, writes: "...the goal is to tell a story dramatically rather than didactically, which me (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: Roger Mayne |
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| Article Title :: Where to Get Great Ideas For Your Next Article |
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| There are times when I want to write an article to send out to
promote my web site (or for my newsletter) and an article idea
pops right into my head and then it's easy. Other times I'm
stuck for anything to write about at all! Here are a few ideas
to help get those article ideas flowing again and to get
you "unstuck"!I don't know what it is, well I do, but some articles really
stink but they still get read more than articles that are great
but just with a poor title or subject matter.Your article can be as professional as possible, but if people
don't find the subject of your article interesting, or the
title of your article interesting, no one will read it. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: Susan Fee |
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| Article Title :: How to Speak so Others Will Listen |
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| There are those who command attention when speaking and others who barely get noticed. If you feel you’re in the latter category, take heart! Communication skills are just that – skills. They are teachable, learnable behaviors. With a little practice, you can improve your interpersonal communication.Here are five tips from
Positive First Impressions: 83 Ways to Establish Confidence, Competence, and Trust.30-Second Rule. You have thirty seconds or less to make a first impression. The clock starts ticking the moment someone encounters you. That could be your voice-mail message, noticing you in a waiting room, or overhearing you on a cell phone. Whatever (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: Susan Fee |
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| Article Title :: Power Words |
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| Every time you speak you create an impression and the words you use can subtly position you. Do you come across as a negative or positive person? Are you trustworthy? Judgmental? Do you follow through? Are you inflexible or open to all view points? It's not so much what you say, but how you say it that counts. According to Positive First Impressions: 83 Ways to Establish Confidence, Competence, and Trust, here are seven words that can make a bad impression.1. But. Saying this word negates everything that preceded it. It makes you sound like you're talking out of both sides of your mouth: 'I like you, but...' Replace it with 'and' to make both sides of your sentence tru (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: Mark Barnes |
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| Article Title :: Writing Query Letters that Count -- Close the Deal with Your First Letter! |
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| Your query letter can be a deal maker or a deal breaker. So, if your query letter just lies there, you've killed the sale immediately or your story or novel immediately. If you want that story -- your baby -- to be read, reach out of that query letter, grab the publisher, editor or literary agent by the neck and say, "Hey, you absolutely have to have this story!"
Query letters that begin with "Hello, My name is. . ." have as much chance of selling as vacation trips to Baghdad. Remember, your query is like a résumé’s cover letter, and if you're in a competitive industry, that cover will sell you far more than the resume will. So, you have to grab the reader with your first sentence (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: Judy H. Wright |
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| Article Title :: Write "Your" Slice of Life: 6 Quick and Easy Steps to Writing a Personal Essay |
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| Do you know why the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series is so popular? Aside from terrific marketing and unequaled publicity, readers love the stories and personal essays. They are short, personal and teach a lesson or moral. If you would like to be a better writer of the personal essay, opinion pieces, reports and letters to the editor just follow the suggestions listed below:1. Be brief. Many written reports or stories are 500 words or less. However, there is a general rule that an essay is between two and twenty typed, double-spaced pages. The most important criteria to remember is that a good piece needs to be an unbroken reading experience. The reader will lose int (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: Burke Ferguson |
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| Article Title :: Writing the 8 WebCopy Headline Categories |
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| My article this issue is an excerpt from a book I was reading
recently titled; The Copywriters Handbook by Robert Bly, a
secondary small niche I focus on a bit. It categorizes the
different types of headlines which are most common and in use
today.My immediate thought when I was reading this was to see which
one tested best and then go onto the the next one, working my
way through the list,... see what I mean,... testing each
headline to see which ones pulls best.So below I have them for your use. For space issues of course, I
condensed them to a brief summary and an example. Enjoy.1. Direct Headlines: state the selling proposition directly,
with no room for wondering (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: Dianne Legro |
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| Article Title :: No More Stagefright - Have Fun Speaking! |
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| 7 Tips that calm and center you before your presentation:1. Breathe and stretch before your presentation for at least ten minutes. This refreshes you, gets oxygen flowing to your brain and releases the hold your mind has on your body which gives you that “pent up” feeling.2. Bend your knees slightly and bring your torso over your hips, so that your back is long and loose and your tailbone is pointed towards the floor. Let your shoulders drop. This put you directly aligned over your center of gravity and makes you stronger and calmer.3. Shake your hands loose. This helps with creativity and mental agility.4. Rehearse your opening and closing. Slowly go over (read full article) |
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