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Writing Tips for Speakers: Tip #15–Stay on Topic
One degree off course doesn’t sound like much. But if you’re on a spaceship headed for the moon, you’ll miss your target by more than four thousand miles. You won’t lose yourself in deep space if your writing wanders off … Continue reading
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Writing Tips for Speakers: Tip #10–Watch Out for Tense Flipping
When you begin an anecdote in one tense, maintain that tense till the end. If you start in the past tense, stay in the past tense; if you open in the present tense, close in the present tense. Maybe this … Continue reading
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Writing Tips for Speakers: Tip #9–Define Your Terms
Do some of the words or phrases you use have a specialized meaning? Remember, not everyone speaks your language. Some expressions that are second nature to you and those within your circle may be unclear to outsiders. So unless you’re … Continue reading
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