Most of us probably can’t rely on the luxury of a professional speech writer to craft our presentations but that doesn’t mean we can’t pick up some speech writing tips from the pros. Then and only then will I sit down in front of my computer and just write out a first draft of my presentation without editing or judging. MORE >>

  I had a PhD in literature and rhetoric, and I was teaching at the University of Virginia, when the Governor, Chuck Robb, plucked me from academic obscurity to write speeches for him.    Write a speech which says that we care about voters’ security but won’t waste their money either.” I made a face.  So I did.  MORE >>

  Beneath that attribution, Grisham explains that after he published "A Time to Kill,"  he "soon learned the painful lesson that selling books was far more difficult than writing them."    They love writing.    They keep writing.    Tags: Writing MORE >>

Overview: A number of people have asked me why I am giving away the contents of my second best selling book (my best selling book is How To Write A Non-fiction Book In 60 Days). Freelance Writing - GeneralThe answer is two-fold. First of all, I’ve been a freelance writer for 20+ years. MORE >>

This is the way professional copywriters write headlines. To explore the “How to” format more deeply check out this post on writing headlines for blog posts. It’s applicable to writing presentation titles too How to write a Killer How To Article that gets Attention. Photo credit: bravenewtraveler. Promise benefits. MORE >>