
| from bookpublisher May 1, 2008 12:20PM What You Can Do About Perfectionism
Perfectionism is born of a perfectly reasonable impulse: to produce a quality product. But it is the %u201Cimpossible standard%u201D aspect of it that makes it dysfunctional. And because getting it perfect is nearly impossible, making public your effort is well high impossible.
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| from bookpublisher April 28, 2008 01:17PM Constructing a Good Powerpoint Presentation
In the hands of a skillful communicator, PowerPoint can be a great tool. Unfortunately, there are many who use PowerPoint poorly. The good news is that the skills to construct a good presentation can be learnt. Even a mediocre presenter can shine if they put the effort into designing a winning presentation.
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| from bookpublisher April 23, 2008 05:45PM Creative Common License
While almost anything you find on the internet has a full copyright, the creative commons license allows an author to share their content with others, under certain conditions. This type of license is very beneficial to the article marketer. The Creative Commons license allows you to declare a certain amount of rights to your article, while still encouraging its duplication across the internet and ensuring that you are credited as the author.
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| from bookpublisher April 22, 2008 02:58PM The Aspects of an Interview
Newspaper and magazine articles are often based on interviews. Interviews are an integral part of journalism but many people don%u2019t realize that this simple exercise of asking and answering questions has some complex issues of ownership. If you have never conducted and interviewed, then you may not have given any thought to the ownership and copyright aspects of an interview.
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| from bookpublisher April 16, 2008 12:10PM Creating a Course on Your Topic
There is great satisfaction that comes with writing and delivering a course or tutorial. You may choose to create a course to sell for profit, or simply because you love a particular topic. Regardless of topic or your motivation to create a course, the best advice for course creation without frustration is to use an instructional design model, such as ADDIE, spend considerable time in Analysis and Design and Evaluate and update your course.
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| from bookpublisher April 14, 2008 04:08PM Techniques in Writing
Writing is not really an art but a craft, and crafts can be learned. The four techniques you can use to immediately improve the quality of any writing you do, from business letters to web site articles are rechecking your spelling, taking care with punctuation, watching for fundamental grammar errors, and rewriting. These will improve your writing. They are proven tools used by every word craftsman.
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| from bookpublisher April 12, 2008 01:06AM How to Choose A Good Topic
Finding a topic to write about is perhaps the most daunting part of article writing. So how do you come up with a new subject? It%u2019s best to let the topic come to you, to strike you in the head, if you will. In order to do this successfully, you can%u2019t be thinking about it too hard.
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| from bookpublisher April 11, 2008 03:20AM Structure Your Writing for Credibility - Credible writing starts with sound research. Then use your own experience to develop your material and you will write more authentically. Write from the strength of personal experience fortified by solid research. Sound research is its own reward; it leads you to what you need to write. Experience suggests how to structure your writing for credibility.
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| from bookpublisher April 11, 2008 03:09AM Common Problems in Writing Articles - When you are writing an article, speak direct to the reader. Use a lot of %u2018you%u2019. Reading your article, the reader should feel warmth and empathy, knowing that you have the same problems and goals than him. Learn more tips from StevenE on how you can eliminate common problems in writing articles. Visit www.wakeuplive.net.
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| from bookpublisher April 11, 2008 03:09AM How to Write An Article - You should always keep the writers voice out of your articles. People want to know whats in it for them, not why you thought you should write it, or how you got the idea for it. And if you are writing about a topic that is so unusual that few people know about it, try to use an analogy that is familiar to them. In general, you don%u2019t need hooks or gimmicks to start an article, simply find the point where the useful information starts and go from there.
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| from bookpublisher April 11, 2008 02:45AM Promote Your Book - You can use some great ad copy to promote you and your book online and off. When you%u2019re finished, with your ad copy, go back and check for areas of improvement. Even tiny changes can make big differences in response rates.
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