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Category: Better Writing

Blog posts about writing better for speaking or self-help

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The Menu Approach: How to write an effective and memorable speech in 5 minutes

  By Mélanie Better speaking, Better Writing
The Menu Approach to speech writing

A good speech is much like a good meal. If you follow the recipe for a basic speech (meatloaf), the end results are OK. If you follow the formula for a full meal, the results are stellar. Read more…

Tagged   menu approach, speaking, speech writing, tell them, time management, Toastmasters, writing a speech
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Structuring Your Speech

  By Mélanie Better speaking, Better Writing, Events, Volunteerism

This speech will be presented at the staff training day for the Timberland Regional Library System on 9/21/2011 Introduction When writing a speech for an… Read more…

Tagged   events, Toastmasters, volunteerism, workshop
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Scratch that it’s

  By Mélanie Better Writing

Even the most intelligent English-speaking person can be brought to his knees by that dratted two-letter word: it. Why does the apostrophe/no apostrophe conundrum foil… Read more…

Tagged   grammar
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Grammar Police for the Job Seeker

  By Mélanie Better speaking, Better Writing, Events, Press, Volunteerism

I am honored to be a guest speaker at the Job Seeker’s Network (thanks for the posting, Hire Ground!)on August 25, where I will be… Read more…

Tagged   employment, empowerment, events, Grammar Police, networking, volunteerism, workshop
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