Comments on: Surefire Tip to Improve Your Writing http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/ Everything about writing and marketing white papers Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:06:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Nigerian Scam Baiter http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28914 Nigerian Scam Baiter Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:02:32 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28914 Thats what I do when I talk on AIM and other messaging stuff like Email or social networking or whatever, I speak the same way as I would when talking on the phone or in person. Thats what I do when I talk on AIM and other messaging stuff like Email or social networking or whatever, I speak the same way as I would when talking on the phone or in person.

]]> By: Michael Stelzner http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28744 Michael Stelzner Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:07:18 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28744 Geoff, Curt and Sean; Thanks for your comments!!! I need to keep reminding myself to do this. Glad I am not alone! Mike Geoff, Curt and Sean;

Thanks for your comments!!! I need to keep reminding myself to do this.

Glad I am not alone!

Mike

]]> By: Sean Romanoff http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28728 Sean Romanoff Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:53:59 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28728 As a writer and a writing professor, I use this tip all the time. It is a great way to catch missing words or awkwardly written sentences, and it stops you from writing in a pompous voice. If you can't "speak" what you write, how can you expect anyone else to be able to read it? As a writer and a writing professor, I use this tip all the time. It is a great way to catch missing words or awkwardly written sentences, and it stops you from writing in a pompous voice.

If you can’t “speak” what you write, how can you expect anyone else to be able to read it?

]]> By: Curt Eiworth http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28707 Curt Eiworth Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:17:42 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28707 ...and don't forget to read it out loud to another person... …and don’t forget to read it out loud to another person…

]]> By: Geoff http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28674 Geoff Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:13:01 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28674 Most storytelling comes from an oral tradition. Being able write in a way that is pleasing to the mind's ear is a big advantage for writers. And the more difficult the topic is, them ore valuable this skill is. Most storytelling comes from an oral tradition. Being able write in a way that is pleasing to the mind’s ear is a big advantage for writers.

And the more difficult the topic is, them ore valuable this skill is.

]]> By: Michael Stelzner http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28640 Michael Stelzner Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:22:03 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28640 Hey Jeff - Glad it helps! I know you love talking :) - Mike Hey Jeff - Glad it helps! I know you love talking :) - Mike

]]> By: Jeff Brown http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28621 Jeff Brown Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:46:21 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28621 You told me this quite awhile ago, and it's been a tremendous help. The quality of my writing, and better yet, my readers' responses have both improved as a result. Thanks You told me this quite awhile ago, and it’s been a tremendous help. The quality of my writing, and better yet, my readers’ responses have both improved as a result. Thanks

]]> By: Michael Stelzner http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28593 Michael Stelzner Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:51:05 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28593 Dianna - It seems so simple, yet it is easy to forget to do this. I should do it more than I do. - Mike Dianna - It seems so simple, yet it is easy to forget to do this. I should do it more than I do. - Mike

]]> By: Dianna Huff http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28590 Dianna Huff Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:38:26 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/08/16/speak-it/#comment-28590 Mike, Yes, I use this tip. It's a good one. Once I've written something, I print it out and then read it aloud while making all kinds of notes. I pace up and down the hall outside my office -- I can't sit and read aloud. Then I make my edits, print the doc again, and do the process two or three more times. Mike, Yes, I use this tip. It’s a good one. Once I’ve written something, I print it out and then read it aloud while making all kinds of notes. I pace up and down the hall outside my office — I can’t sit and read aloud.

Then I make my edits, print the doc again, and do the process two or three more times.

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