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Essential writing tips for non-fiction writers - reports, books, newsletters, websites, etc. Slides to support one-hour lecture to Oxford University's Study Skills Programme, 2015.
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- 1. Improve your writing skills Robert Bullard – Perfect Text www.perfecttext.org
- 2. What makes writing hard? Origins and influences School / College don’t always help Nor grocers or employers Unlike speech … Any support/training? Or feedback! The writing process Anxiety and pressure Quantity rich, time poor; readers impatient Reader’s choice Writing as an ‘art’?
- 3. GOLDEN RULE: Think, who is your AUDIENCE
- 4. Writing Tips ① – For structure and clarity Structure Clarity Audience – Purpose – Effect Less is more Wordcount model POWER Shapes 5Ws AIDCA
- 5. Writing Tips ② – For effectiveness and impact Topping and tailing – introductions, flow/signposts, paragraphs, endings ‘Brush strokes’ – quotes, questions, senses, similes, metaphors, analogies Patterns – repetition, word order, 3s, punctuation, subheadings, stories AVOID turn-offs – jargon, clichés, long sentences ... mistakes
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