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It's a process. When you're first learning about public speaking, your mind is overwhelmed with new information. As I mentioned in this post , your brain is going a mile a minute with the following thoughts: What did I just say? Look at the left side of the room. Smile. It's hot in here. MORE
Just as there is a communication process, there is also a writing process. It is a different kind of process. Tags: Business Writing business writing business writing process harness the business writing process writing process It is the approach you should take before you write, as you are writing, and once you have completed writing a document. MORE
Enjoy the process. I’ll have more from Gretchen next week — about how she keeps up with her blog, newsletter, Facebook page and more — but for this week, I encourage you to persist, and perhaps to ask yourself: Are you enjoying the process? MORE
We still have plenty to process, but here are some of the highlights. He draws single cell cartoons for the New Yorker and TEXAS MONTHLY, and he walked us through his creative process, from coming up with an idea to drawing a cartoon and writing a caption. MORE
The post 3 Steps to Putting the Systems, Processes and Marketing in Place to Grow Your Speaking Business appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Most Recent Post Speaking Business Strategy Building your speaking Business business foundation marketing processing supporting business growth systemsI see it all the time. A successful speaker who is busy, busy, busy. They are busy because they are great on the stage and have a valuable message to deliver. MORE
When people come to me for public speaking advice, the question I’m asked most often is: “What’s the best way to start a speech?&#. I understand the motivation for asking, but it’s not a good question. You see … there is no “best way&# to start a speech. In fact — more often than not — [.]. MORE
Two days into the process, she was knocked out of the box. In L.A., actor Robert Downey Jr. was selected as an alternate juror in a $50,000 accident case. Vanity Fair reports that he made the cut because he was regarded as a "fair guy." MORE
Excerpt from Harness the Business Writing Process. There are five steps in the writing process: Preparation – Research – Organization – Writing – Revision. If you follow the writing process, you will become a more effective and efficient writer. However, if you meander and your side trip takes you nowhere, you will find it easier to get back on track because you have a road map or, in the case of writing, a process that includes a detailed outline. MORE
There are five steps in the writing process: - Preparation - Research - Organization - Writing - Revision. As you read about the process, you might find yourself thinking that if you have to go through the entire process every time you write something, it will take you forever to write anything. That is to be expected and is all part of the writing process when someone has to approve your work before it goes out the door. That inhibits the process. MORE
Although my Harness the Business Writing Process book is mentioned in the interview, the podcast is more like a mini business writing webinar covering topics such as the writing process, writing email, writing for the web, writing reports, editing and proofreading. Tags: Business Training Business Writing My Books business writing report writing email writing writing process I have taken my recent Business Author Show interview and converted it into a two-part video podcast. MORE
And, as top producing salespeople know, to "close" the deal you have to be in total control of the process. That's because it's essential in the sales process to mirror. There is only one effective way to approach your next job interview. MORE
Dominguez is being provided with due process. This wasn't the first time that Harvard Government professor Jorge Dominguez had been in trouble for accusations about sexual misconduct. But this time he's pulling the plug on his teaching career at that university. MORE
The whole process of learning the facility to play jazz, is to take these problems from the outer level in, one by one, and to stay with it at a very intense conscience concentration level, until that process becomes secondary and subconscious. MORE
When people come to me for public speaking advice, the question I’m asked most often is: “What’s the best way to start a speech?&#. I understand the motivation for asking, but it’s not a good question. You see … there is no “best way&# to start a speech. In fact — more often than not — [.]. MORE
That tended to prevent those over-40 from entering the formal recruitment process. "The U.S. MORE
When writing short documents-such as e-mail or memos (and when you do not have to do any external research),you can reduce the first three steps of the writing process-preparation, research, and organization-to a few minutes using the W5 shortcut method. Tags: Business Writing business writing harness the business writing process W5 and writing writing email messages writing process MORE
Communication is a process. If you want to communicate effectively-in writing or when speaking you should understand the process. The process is not complete, however, without feedback; feedback closes the communication loop. Tags: Business Writing business writing; feedback; effective business writing communication process Communication requires a sender who sends a message through a channel to a receiver. MORE
We worked so hard on that cover and the creative process is so time consuming and demanding. Tags: Design Diary book cover process resonate The first book cover design had near unanimous feedback that it looked too much like Seth Godin’s Tribes book: Argh. MORE
Ever since The Wall Street Journal broke the story that Theranos' breakthrough technology might not be all that it was touted to be, the story of the startup has been hot. MORE
If I were part of the 1%, the leadership of PNC would probably hire a BigLaw firm like Cravath to investigate both its security and customer service processes. Security. Of course, it's the concern in financial institutions such as PNC Bank. MORE
Presentation-Process sells packages of diagrams for PowerPoint. They have just started a contest for the best original diagrams. You also write a tutorial to explain how to create the diagram. There will be prizes for: Best Visual Concept. Best Visual Design. Most Popular Entry. MORE
Despite five years of mindfulness practice, my brain remains wired to process extreme angst. The unique benefit you will receive if you lease space in that brain is that your worries will be managed without dangerous side effects. MORE
Well, the accident claim process for State Farm pulls all that off. The overall process reduced the trauma and angst. In designing systems, software developers for businesses currently are focused on what is known as "UX." MORE
If so, then Harness the Business Writing Process: E-mail, Letters, Proposals, Reports, Media Releases, Web Content, a comprehensive “how-to&# business writing book, is for you. Harness the Business Writing Process , a new book by Paul Lima, is now available from Amazon.com and Chapters.ca [.]. Tags: My Books business writing business writing book business writing e-course business writing training harness the business writing process MORE
Unfortunately not enough people see it as a creative process and that is where most presenters are stuck." I wish more people approached presenting as the creative (and fun) process it can be rather than the boring, rule-laden chore they make it. MORE
Dan Roam schools me on creative process. Book Reviews Interview Tips Video BLAH BLAH BLAH creative process Dan Roam fox hummingbirdHis new book, BLAH BLAH BLAH , offers awesome tips on how to utilize visual and verbal concepts to refine ideas to their most pure state. MORE
When I was growing up studying geography, my school, like every other school in the world, used what is referred to as the Mercator Map. This map, as shown above, is something that you will probably recognize. I thought this map was correct. Why would we be studying something that was wrong? MORE
My Books harness the business writing process Paul LimaDo you find yourself feeling blank when you face the blank page? Do you have a lot to say but don't know where to, or how to, start? Do you suspect your writing tends to go on too long and is not as organized or as focused as it could (or should) be? Have you ever used ASAP in an email message? Do you want to write more effective email messages, letters, proposals or reports? Do you want to write in a more efficient manner? MORE
I’m glancing through a textbook called Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom by John C. The book is meant for professors and my husband (who is a professor) received it from his University employer. MORE
The extended time the job-hiring process takes also applies to contract or on-demand-economy jobs. That's because even for "freelance" help, employers are imposing a complex screening process. MORE
Tags: Business Writing business writing effective business writing effective writing writing process MORE
While we know that any book or any product needs a title, what we often overlook is labeling the ideas and tools that are part of our processes, or even still just […]. The post Build a Stronger Speaking Business by Labeling Your Ideas and Processes appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Most Recent Post Speaker Product Development creating business processes creating products intellectual property labeling ideas and processes MORE
When you need to explain a process, whether it is a manufacturing process, process for handling expense claims, or process for installing a new system, there are steps you want to walk the audience through. Continuous processes Not all processes are linear. MORE
Excerpt from Harness the Business Writing Process. The writing process, as outlined in the last post, consists of five elements. Uncategorized business writing writing process Here is a closer look at each one. . Preparation. establish your primary purpose (why you are writing). assess your readers (or audience) and their expectations and awareness of the issue(s) about which you are writing. determine the detail into which you must go to achieve your purpose. MORE
Two years ago, I started working with a client who does a lot of speaking, but hates mingling with the audience before presentations. He stays in his car until the last minute, and then takes the stage at the appointed time. MORE
Communication is a process that often, but not always, ends with feedback. If you want to communicate effectively—in writing or when speaking—you should understand the communication process. The process is not complete, however, without feedback. You might, however, if you are writing an editorial or writing for a publication that advocates social justice and wants people to participate in the political process. MORE
However, those of us who lived through the entire Watergate saga recognize that such a process can distract. This morning on ABC's "Powerhouse Roundtable" this scenario was played out: The Democrats take over the House majority in the midterm elections. Then, they go for impeachment. President Donald Trump seems aware of that possible scenario. In Reuters , Karen Freifeld reports that the lawyer - Emmet Flood - who had advised former U.S. MORE
As a speaker, communications strategist and author of 6 books, Sam Horn knows a thing or two about the authoring process. The post [Podcast] Taking Your Book from Idea to Print: A Process for Getting it Done with Sam Horn appeared first on Jane Atkinson. MORE
Unfortunately not enough people see it as a creative process and that is where most presenters are stuck." I wish more people approached presenting as the creative (and fun) process it can be rather than the boring, rule-laden chore they make it. MORE
She may need a coach to guide her through the balancing act of both embracing and reducing the impacts of the aging process. The world knows two things: One, Serena Williams lost to Naomi Osaka. That meant Williams was unable to match the record of Margaret Court's 24 Grand Slams. MORE
The original rules he laid out for a brainstorming process were these: groups should throw out as many ideas as possible, no matter how “crazy” they may seem. Decide on the Brainstorm Process. Brain Brainstorming Ideas Mind Maps Process MORE
Communication is a process. If you want to communicate effectively—in writing or when speaking—you should understand and follow the process. However, the process is not complete without feedback; feedback closes the communication loop. Tags: Business Writing My Books busness writing communications process Communication requires a sender who sends a message through a channel to a receiver. MORE
If you’ve followed along with the steps in this post, I encourage you to post what you’ve written in the comments and let us know how the process of going through these steps has impacted on you. It was 9am – the beginning of an inhouse company training course like hundreds that I had run before. The corporate training room was standard, the number of participants was not more than usual, and it was a pretty normal gender mix. MORE
Can filing for a divorce be the beginning of a fresh start for one-time political celebrity Huma Abedin? That depends how she structures her Next. Right now, almost half a year after the election, she's unemployed. That divorce is to end her puzzling marriage to Anthony Weiner. MORE
Process Related Topics SlideModel
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
The original rules he laid out for a brainstorming process were these: groups should throw out as many ideas as possible, no matter how “crazy” they may seem. Decide on the Brainstorm Process. Brain Brainstorming Ideas Mind Maps Process
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 10, 2020
If I were part of the 1%, the leadership of PNC would probably hire a BigLaw firm like Cravath to investigate both its security and customer service processes. Security. Of course, it's the concern in financial institutions such as PNC Bank.
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Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
JUNE 20, 2014
Excerpt from Harness the Business Writing Process. There are five steps in the writing process: Preparation – Research – Organization – Writing – Revision. If you follow the writing process, you will become a more effective and efficient writer. However, if you meander and your side trip takes you nowhere, you will find it easier to get back on track because you have a road map or, in the case of writing, a process that includes a detailed outline.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Well, the accident claim process for State Farm pulls all that off. The overall process reduced the trauma and angst. In designing systems, software developers for businesses currently are focused on what is known as "UX."
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
JUNE 20, 2014
Excerpt from Harness the Business Writing Process. The writing process, as outlined in the last post, consists of five elements. Uncategorized business writing writing process Here is a closer look at each one. . Preparation. establish your primary purpose (why you are writing). assess your readers (or audience) and their expectations and awareness of the issue(s) about which you are writing. determine the detail into which you must go to achieve your purpose.
Speaking about Presenting
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
If you’ve followed along with the steps in this post, I encourage you to post what you’ve written in the comments and let us know how the process of going through these steps has impacted on you. It was 9am – the beginning of an inhouse company training course like hundreds that I had run before. The corporate training room was standard, the number of participants was not more than usual, and it was a pretty normal gender mix.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2013
There are five steps in the writing process: - Preparation - Research - Organization - Writing - Revision. As you read about the process, you might find yourself thinking that if you have to go through the entire process every time you write something, it will take you forever to write anything. That is to be expected and is all part of the writing process when someone has to approve your work before it goes out the door. That inhibits the process.
Speak Schmeak
DECEMBER 21, 2015
Two years ago, I started working with a client who does a lot of speaking, but hates mingling with the audience before presentations. He stays in his car until the last minute, and then takes the stage at the appointed time.
Speaker Launcher
JANUARY 3, 2017
While we know that any book or any product needs a title, what we often overlook is labeling the ideas and tools that are part of our processes, or even still just […]. The post Build a Stronger Speaking Business by Labeling Your Ideas and Processes appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Most Recent Post Speaker Product Development creating business processes creating products intellectual property labeling ideas and processes
PowerPoint Tips
JULY 1, 2012
I’m glancing through a textbook called Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom by John C. The book is meant for professors and my husband (who is a professor) received it from his University employer.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Communication is a process that often, but not always, ends with feedback. If you want to communicate effectively—in writing or when speaking—you should understand the communication process. The process is not complete, however, without feedback. You might, however, if you are writing an editorial or writing for a publication that advocates social justice and wants people to participate in the political process.
Dahle Communication
OCTOBER 26, 2009
When I was growing up studying geography, my school, like every other school in the world, used what is referred to as the Mercator Map. This map, as shown above, is something that you will probably recognize. I thought this map was correct. Why would we be studying something that was wrong?
Speaker Launcher
JANUARY 23, 2018
The post 3 Steps to Putting the Systems, Processes and Marketing in Place to Grow Your Speaking Business appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Most Recent Post Speaking Business Strategy Building your speaking Business business foundation marketing processing supporting business growth systemsI see it all the time. A successful speaker who is busy, busy, busy. They are busy because they are great on the stage and have a valuable message to deliver.
Duarte Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2012
Dan Roam schools me on creative process. Book Reviews Interview Tips Video BLAH BLAH BLAH creative process Dan Roam fox hummingbirdHis new book, BLAH BLAH BLAH , offers awesome tips on how to utilize visual and verbal concepts to refine ideas to their most pure state.
PowerPoint Tips
MAY 24, 2012
Presentation-Process sells packages of diagrams for PowerPoint. They have just started a contest for the best original diagrams. You also write a tutorial to explain how to create the diagram. There will be prizes for: Best Visual Concept. Best Visual Design. Most Popular Entry.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
JUNE 12, 2010
Just as there is a communication process, there is also a writing process. It is a different kind of process. Tags: Business Writing business writing business writing process harness the business writing process writing process It is the approach you should take before you write, as you are writing, and once you have completed writing a document.
Dave Paradi's PowerPoint Blog
OCTOBER 30, 2013
When you need to explain a process, whether it is a manufacturing process, process for handling expense claims, or process for installing a new system, there are steps you want to walk the audience through. Continuous processes Not all processes are linear.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 11, 2018
However, those of us who lived through the entire Watergate saga recognize that such a process can distract. This morning on ABC's "Powerhouse Roundtable" this scenario was played out: The Democrats take over the House majority in the midterm elections. Then, they go for impeachment. President Donald Trump seems aware of that possible scenario. In Reuters , Karen Freifeld reports that the lawyer - Emmet Flood - who had advised former U.S.
Speak Schmeak
AUGUST 26, 2009
Unfortunately not enough people see it as a creative process and that is where most presenters are stuck." I wish more people approached presenting as the creative (and fun) process it can be rather than the boring, rule-laden chore they make it.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
SEPTEMBER 8, 2018
She may need a coach to guide her through the balancing act of both embracing and reducing the impacts of the aging process. The world knows two things: One, Serena Williams lost to Naomi Osaka. That meant Williams was unable to match the record of Margaret Court's 24 Grand Slams.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
That tended to prevent those over-40 from entering the formal recruitment process. "The U.S.
Speak Schmeak
AUGUST 26, 2009
Unfortunately not enough people see it as a creative process and that is where most presenters are stuck." I wish more people approached presenting as the creative (and fun) process it can be rather than the boring, rule-laden chore they make it.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 6, 2018
Dominguez is being provided with due process. This wasn't the first time that Harvard Government professor Jorge Dominguez had been in trouble for accusations about sexual misconduct. But this time he's pulling the plug on his teaching career at that university.
Duarte Blog
MARCH 15, 2010
We worked so hard on that cover and the creative process is so time consuming and demanding. Tags: Design Diary book cover process resonate The first book cover design had near unanimous feedback that it looked too much like Seth Godin’s Tribes book: Argh.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
JUNE 25, 2010
When writing short documents-such as e-mail or memos (and when you do not have to do any external research),you can reduce the first three steps of the writing process-preparation, research, and organization-to a few minutes using the W5 shortcut method. Tags: Business Writing business writing harness the business writing process W5 and writing writing email messages writing process
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 18, 2018
Ever since The Wall Street Journal broke the story that Theranos' breakthrough technology might not be all that it was touted to be, the story of the startup has been hot.
Successful Speeches Blog
APRIL 28, 2010
When people come to me for public speaking advice, the question I’m asked most often is: “What’s the best way to start a speech?&#. I understand the motivation for asking, but it’s not a good question. You see … there is no “best way&# to start a speech. In fact — more often than not — [.].
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
JUNE 29, 2011
My Books harness the business writing process Paul LimaDo you find yourself feeling blank when you face the blank page? Do you have a lot to say but don't know where to, or how to, start? Do you suspect your writing tends to go on too long and is not as organized or as focused as it could (or should) be? Have you ever used ASAP in an email message? Do you want to write more effective email messages, letters, proposals or reports? Do you want to write in a more efficient manner?
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JULY 14, 2016
Two days into the process, she was knocked out of the box. In L.A., actor Robert Downey Jr. was selected as an alternate juror in a $50,000 accident case. Vanity Fair reports that he made the cut because he was regarded as a "fair guy."
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 19, 2015
The extended time the job-hiring process takes also applies to contract or on-demand-economy jobs. That's because even for "freelance" help, employers are imposing a complex screening process.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 26, 2015
Despite five years of mindfulness practice, my brain remains wired to process extreme angst. The unique benefit you will receive if you lease space in that brain is that your worries will be managed without dangerous side effects.
Speak Schmeak
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
It's a process. When you're first learning about public speaking, your mind is overwhelmed with new information. As I mentioned in this post , your brain is going a mile a minute with the following thoughts: What did I just say? Look at the left side of the room. Smile. It's hot in here.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MAY 20, 2017
Can filing for a divorce be the beginning of a fresh start for one-time political celebrity Huma Abedin? That depends how she structures her Next. Right now, almost half a year after the election, she's unemployed. That divorce is to end her puzzling marriage to Anthony Weiner.
Duarte Blog
MARCH 28, 2012
We still have plenty to process, but here are some of the highlights. He draws single cell cartoons for the New Yorker and TEXAS MONTHLY, and he walked us through his creative process, from coming up with an idea to drawing a cartoon and writing a caption.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
JUNE 21, 2010
Tags: Business Writing business writing effective business writing effective writing writing process
Succeed Speaking
AUGUST 30, 2011
Enjoy the process. I’ll have more from Gretchen next week — about how she keeps up with her blog, newsletter, Facebook page and more — but for this week, I encourage you to persist, and perhaps to ask yourself: Are you enjoying the process?
Speaker Launcher
MARCH 2, 2017
As a speaker, communications strategist and author of 6 books, Sam Horn knows a thing or two about the authoring process. The post [Podcast] Taking Your Book from Idea to Print: A Process for Getting it Done with Sam Horn appeared first on Jane Atkinson.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
Although my Harness the Business Writing Process book is mentioned in the interview, the podcast is more like a mini business writing webinar covering topics such as the writing process, writing email, writing for the web, writing reports, editing and proofreading. Tags: Business Training Business Writing My Books business writing report writing email writing writing process I have taken my recent Business Author Show interview and converted it into a two-part video podcast.
Successful Speeches Blog
APRIL 28, 2010
When people come to me for public speaking advice, the question I’m asked most often is: “What’s the best way to start a speech?&#. I understand the motivation for asking, but it’s not a good question. You see … there is no “best way&# to start a speech. In fact — more often than not — [.].
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 7, 2018
And, as top producing salespeople know, to "close" the deal you have to be in total control of the process. That's because it's essential in the sales process to mirror. There is only one effective way to approach your next job interview.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
JUNE 6, 2010
Communication is a process. If you want to communicate effectively-in writing or when speaking you should understand the process. The process is not complete, however, without feedback; feedback closes the communication loop. Tags: Business Writing business writing; feedback; effective business writing communication process Communication requires a sender who sends a message through a channel to a receiver.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
AUGUST 29, 2009
Communication is a process. If you want to communicate effectively—in writing or when speaking—you should understand and follow the process. However, the process is not complete without feedback; feedback closes the communication loop. Tags: Business Writing My Books busness writing communications process Communication requires a sender who sends a message through a channel to a receiver.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
AUGUST 24, 2009
If so, then Harness the Business Writing Process: E-mail, Letters, Proposals, Reports, Media Releases, Web Content, a comprehensive “how-to&# business writing book, is for you. Harness the Business Writing Process , a new book by Paul Lima, is now available from Amazon.com and Chapters.ca [.]. Tags: My Books business writing business writing book business writing e-course business writing training harness the business writing process
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