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Remember that writing is very different to speaking, and those prolific writers often spent vast amounts of time tweaking their words until the have the perfect
by schappim 8y ago
Remember that writing is very different to speaking, and those prolific writers often spent vast amounts of time tweaking their words until the have the perfect narrative.
When it comes to verbal communication people respond well to stories. As with any story:
- Start With A Hook.
- Have A Point To The Story.
- Choose The Right Time To Tell The Story.
- Show, Don't Tell.
- Use Vivid Details, Not Lots Of Facts.
- Practice Related Skills.
- Tell Personal Stories, But Cautiously.
- Share Firsthand Thoughts & Feelings.
- exodust 8y agoThey are looking for writing tips not speaking tips.
- sokoloff 8y agoOP said “([present] or [argue) a point in writing]”. I naturally group that using the square brackets above, not the parens. If you use parens, it’s writing only. With the square bracket grouping, it includes speaking tips.
- exodust 8y agoFair enough.
- wenc 8y agoFair point, though in my creative writing class most of the same points were taught and emphasized. Especially "show, don't tell". For example: - don't say "He's really good at distributed databases." - say "He pondered over how to handle multi-master write conflicts. The answer came to him in the shower: CRDTs"