Thumbs Up On Body Language! Our bodies send messages that speak volumes about us--what we are feeling and thinking at the time, how comfortable and professional we appear. Learn more about our body language and gestures and what we can do to improve the "look." Author: Lynda Stucky Submitted: June 13, 2008
Beyond Public Speaking 101 Tips to help non-professionals give a speech. Learn to make a presentation seem polished and confident. Author: Silvana Clark Submitted: June 12, 2008
Should You Take a Course in 'Creative Writing' to Make Sales From Your Words? whether writing classes are necessary for good copywriting and sales letters. Author: Nick James Submitted: June 7, 2008
Too Much Narrative or Too Much Dialogue Can Kill a Good Story Do your readers loose consciousness ploughing through pages of narrative description? Or are they perplexed and bewildered because your snappy dialogue leaves them wondering just who is talking to who? It's time to get your narrative/dialogue balance righ Author: Mervyn Love Submitted: June 5, 2008
How To Choose The Best Deals In Letterhead Printing It is best to create a good impression to your probable clients or contacts and in order to do that your company's image must be firmly established. One way to do that is through letterheads. It should be efficiently designed as it will carry out the imag Author: Bryant Anderson Submitted: June 4, 2008
Why You Should Bother With Color Brochures A brochure is some document that will give information to your possible clients and contacts about your company. They come in varied sizes. In order to make it ideal, have it colored. A color brochure will give distinction to your company on what it is al Author: Bryant Anderson Submitted: May 30, 2008
Why You Should Bother With Letterheads A Letterhead introduces your company to your prospects. In order to create a good image of your company, select a good logo, also to include your company name, address and other pertinent information related to your company. Author: Bryant Anderson Submitted: May 29, 2008
The Best Way to Teach Yourself Spanish One of the best and simplest things you can do is tune into the Spanish speaking TV channels at least once every day. Do it at news time in the evenings, or mornings. News programs are a great way to begin the process of being able to teach yourself Spani Author: Steven Magill Submitted: May 25, 2008
The Terrific Trio to Commit to Memory if You Want Your Copywriting Efforts To Rake in Big Numbers! three essential copywriting tips Author: Nick James Submitted: May 21, 2008
Speaking Problems to Avoid Speaking clearly in business settings is an essential skill for everyone. Some people don't like the way they sound and others have to repeat themselves frequently. Learn about ten different problems many people encounter every day in business communicati Author: Lynda Stucky Submitted: May 21, 2008
How Dialogue Can Convey Your Characters' Personalities It's true to say that a character doesn't become a real person until he or she speaks. So what can we do to convey to our readers what type of person a particular character is just by the way they speak? Author: Mervyn Love Submitted: May 20, 2008
Why The 'COSMETIC' Look of A Sales Letter Can Have Just As Much Impact as The Words! Improving your sales letters by chaging the cosmetics. Author: Nick James Submitted: May 16, 2008
The Million Dollar Skill That Makes You Money On Demand Learn the million dollar skill that could provide an income for you, for the rest of your life. Author: Westly Lager Submitted: May 16, 2008
Here's How to Put That Extra Editor Grabbing Something into Your Articles and Make Them Sell Magazine editors are always on the lookout for well written, but above all, different, one-of-a-kind articles. It's up to us writers to give them what they need. Author: Mervyn Love Submitted: May 14, 2008
Talk Like a Pro with These Techniques Speaking like a credible professional requires us to polish the little things in speech and voice. Learn about one area of speech that seems insignificant but creates a lot of impact if developed. Author: Lynda Stucky Submitted: May 14, 2008
Never use a copywriter for your website copy writing! Never hire a website copy writer as you are the best person to create the copy you need. Author: Tony Hetherington Submitted: May 14, 2008
Looking For Fresh New Article Topics? Here's How to Find Them Now, seriously. What can be difficult about turning out an article of 500 to 1000 words? You enjoy writing, you've got a good head on your shoulders, and you have a grasp of loads of subjects that interest you personally. So what's the problem? Author: Mervyn Love Submitted: May 13, 2008
Pittsburghese: A Unique Brand If you've heard it once, you heard it a thousand times: Pittsburghese gets heads turned but not because it sounds professional! Yes, it is unique and it is interesting but there are enough nonstandard English problems with it that make the user sound unpr Author: Lynda Stucky Submitted: May 13, 2008
Write A Novel the Easy Way Writing a novel is one of the hardest tasks anyone will ever attempt. Unless you are prepared (and given some well-chosen information), it is all too easy to fail. In this article, writer, publisher and writing guru Jim Driver passes on only what the best Author: Jim Driver Submitted: May 7, 2008
Two Business Models for Writers Who Want to Earn Money Online Writers have great opportunities to earn a living or at least a second income online, but only if they first understand the basic business models for online writing. There are really only two, if you take it in broad strokes. And just about any writer can Author: Jo Ann LeQuang Submitted: May 7, 2008
What Every Writer Has to Know about the Internet and the New Writing Business Model Writers can now take advantage of a whole new business model that basically takes the publisher out of the equation. The line between writing and publishing is not just blurred, it's gone. But how many writers today realize their good fortune? Author: Jo Ann LeQuang Submitted: May 6, 2008
Internet Authors are the new Black Swans Life is so unpredictable. Just when you were pretty sure that all swans were white, someone goes off and discovers Australia, where swans can be found that are black. No one was expecting that. Likewise, no one is expecting the edifice of Traditional Publ Author: Mike Scantlebury Submitted: May 1, 2008
Speak Up for Success Apply these ideas to gain confidence to speak up in order to reach your full potential and find success. Author: Joan Curtis Submitted: May 1, 2008
The 3 Must Know Secrets To Making Money With Blogs Blogging is a fun and exciting way to make money. While it's a 15 minute exercise to set up a free blog, there are 3 critical elements that need to be in place for your blog to generate a great income for years to come. Author: Ian McConnell Submitted: April 30, 2008
Make Conflict the Backbone of Your Story Most types of story, whether short stories or novels, absolutely need that vital ingredient: the conflict. Preferably more than one. You may well have your characters all fleshed out and ready to go, but don't give them an easy ride! Bring some angst into Author: Mervyn Love Submitted: April 30, 2008
Do You Repel Women...With Your Copy? This article reveals some of the critical differences between marketing to men and women and how a marketer's ability to write effectively for each audience can mean the difference between a piece that earns you money or marketing that just costs you mone Author: Lina Penalosa Submitted: April 25, 2008
The Secret of Making Your Characters Come Alive Publishers reject more stories because the characters in them are made of cardboard, than they do because the story has a weak plot. Creating a living breathing hero and supporting cast is not difficult. You just need to apply these simple rules and tacti Author: Mervyn Love Submitted: April 24, 2008
A 3-Minute Cheat Sheet to the Secret Language Your Prospects Are Speaking This article explains how your personality influences your marketing copy, how to identify which personality type you are, how to identify your prospects' personality types, and what keywords, phrases and triggers you should use to acquire the most sales Author: Lina Penalosa Submitted: April 24, 2008
Tips on writing an article? Writing is a craft which should turn into art, also on websites. Many novice journalists, however, wonder what to do in order to fill their blank pages with some text fast and well. Author: Adam Nowak Submitted: April 23, 2008
How To Start Your Story Effectively to Keep Your Reader Reading Beginning your story in the right way is essential to keep the reader reading. Gone are the days of rambling descriptive text or several pages leisurely setting the background to a saga. Today's openings have to be snappy and engaging right from the word Author: Mervyn Love Submitted: April 18, 2008
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