Write Great Tie-Breakers and Win Fabulous Competitions Prizes

Are you a competitions enthusiast who enjoys researching and writing tie-breakers? Or do you prefer the laid-back approach, entering prize draws by writing your name and address on a postcard and sending it off? Whatever your choice, some magnificent prizes are available to you.

Writing a Thesis or Dissertation? How to Make Progress Even When You Don't Feel Like Writing

Are you really still working on your thesis or dissertation? Have you written one word? This article helps you to make progress despite your lack of motivation to write.

10 Simple Steps - Basics of the Writing Process

At one time or another, it will be helpful (if not essential) that every individual knows how to write. The ability to develop a message and present it to others in an understandable fashion is one of the most important skills to be had in our media rich culture. Anyone can write, and write well. It’s simply a matter of knowing how, knowing the processes involved. Here, in a step-by-step format, that process is explained, from start to finish.

Best-Selling Author & Keynote Speaker Says: For Peace of Mind, Don't Read Your Critics!

I’ve written 12 books, a number of which are best-sellers, along with more than 600 articles, and I’ve conducted hundreds of conferences and seminars and delivered as many speeches. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s when to ignore your critics. And that’s nearly all the time, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, popular speaker, seminar producer, and President of Customersatisfaction.com and The Goodman Organization.

Presenter's Toolkit when Asked to Appear on the Radio

As a speaker or company leader you will, at some time, be asked to appear on the radio. It may be the taping of a panel discussion. It may be a one-on-one interview about a topic for which you have expertise. It may be to answer some questions that have been asked about your business and/or one of your products. For whatever reason you are going to be heard over the air, you will want to sound polished, professional and knowledgeable. In this article, I discuss some of the ways to make it happen.

No Bureaucratese

Writing should be clear, concise, and open.

Hero's Journey Essentials for Writing

more than 188 stages of the Hero's Journey that you need to know about...

One Little Secret that Makes People Listen to You

It's hard to get feedback from people, but there's nothing like actively listening to build a relationship, which builds trust, which then builds communication and, ultimately, sales. Used in forums, conference rooms, phone calls and face to face communication, active listening goes one step beyond simply hearing, and engages the attention of the other person.

Fear of Publishing and What to Do About It

You're almost done with the whole article. You should feel relieved. Instead you feel like you've written a bunch of junk. It's funny, though. At other times you've felt that you've written something worthwhile. Now, however, you feel the urge to read several more articles, add more footnotes, edit it some more, or check your email. Anything but wrap it up and send it in.

To Speak You Have To Write, To Write You Have To Read

Speaking, writing, and reading are not as separate as you might think. Each can teach you things, that will make you stronger at the other two.

Writers Organize!

Are you unorganized? Here is one trick to help!

Personally Yours

When was the last time you picked up a pen and wrote a letter in long hand? Grainy, silky or just plain vanilla, I miss the feel of personal correspondence. In looking through some old photographs and family memorabilia, I came across a poem my mother sent me when I was working overseas. While holding the yellowing paper in my hands, I had an overwhelming sense of her presence. I wasn’t simply reading her words; I was hearing her voice.

The Hero's Journey: Ice Age 2, the Meltdown (2005) Deconstructed [basic]

188 stages of the Hero's Journey you need to know about...

The Secret of My Success: An Interview With Author & Speaker Cynthia Leitich Smith

Since Cynthia Leitich-Smith is one of those authors who continues to create more and more award-winning books and short stories, I wanted to find out the secret to her success.

Hero's Journey Story Structure: Smokey and the Bandit (1977) deconstructed

188 stages of the Hero's Journey you need to know about...from our deconstruction of hundreds of Hollywood blockbusters...