Comments on: Improve Your Writing with a Conversation Tone http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:51:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Conversation Strategies - Activities for Developing Communicative Competence http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-72907 Conversation Strategies - Activities for Developing Communicative Competence Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:40:19 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/#comment-72907 [...] Improve Your Writing with a Conversation Tone - Conversational writing causes your brain to wake-up and pay attention. Your brain thinks it’s in a real conversation, even though you’re reading text on a page. If you’re developing learning content, teaching or helping your child study for a test - use a conversation. Your reader’s brain will thank you for it. [...] [...] Improve Your Writing with a Conversation Tone – Conversational writing causes your brain to wake-up and pay attention. Your brain thinks it’s in a real conversation, even though you’re reading text on a page. If you’re developing learning content, teaching or helping your child study for a test – use a conversation. Your reader’s brain will thank you for it. [...]

]]> By: 51 Ways To Improve Your Writing « ThatActionGuy.com Blog http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-68188 51 Ways To Improve Your Writing « ThatActionGuy.com Blog Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:45:10 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/#comment-68188 [...] Write like you speak. A conversational tone is almost always beneficial, and it allows your writing to flow just as though you were talking to [...] [...] Write like you speak. A conversational tone is almost always beneficial, and it allows your writing to flow just as though you were talking to [...]

]]> By: The Writer’s Pulse » 51 Ways To Improve Your Writing (And Yourself) http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-61572 The Writer’s Pulse » 51 Ways To Improve Your Writing (And Yourself) Thu, 29 May 2008 21:03:41 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/#comment-61572 [...] Write like you speak. A conversational tone is almost always beneficial, and it allows your writing to flow just as though you were talking to [...] [...] Write like you speak. A conversational tone is almost always beneficial, and it allows your writing to flow just as though you were talking to [...]

]]> By: The ABC’s of Blogging | NezSez http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-46671 The ABC’s of Blogging | NezSez Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:09:07 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/#comment-46671 [...] a conversational tone in your posts and comments to build a welcome Haven for your [...] [...] a conversational tone in your posts and comments to build a welcome Haven for your [...]

]]> By: How To Make Your Writing Stick | Dipet Update http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-44599 How To Make Your Writing Stick | Dipet Update Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:45:33 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/#comment-44599 [...] thing I struggle with as a teacher is how to write so that people can understand and learn from it. This post has some helpful hints. I’m sure it’s quite useful for people who do a lot of public [...] [...] thing I struggle with as a teacher is how to write so that people can understand and learn from it. This post has some helpful hints. I’m sure it’s quite useful for people who do a lot of public [...]

]]> By: Chuck http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-44596 Chuck Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:37:08 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/#comment-44596 I could not agree more regarding #7. As a professional voice talent, I deal with scripts every day that SHOULD have been read out loud, but were not. Thus, they are riddled with mistakes, typos, repetitive phrases and the like. I ALWAYS read what I write aloud, whether it's an email or a blog post or anything else. It has saved me countless screwups...even the kind that might lead to misunderstandings and hurt feelings. I could not agree more regarding #7. As a professional voice talent, I deal with scripts every day that SHOULD have been read out loud, but were not. Thus, they are riddled with mistakes, typos, repetitive phrases and the like. I ALWAYS read what I write aloud, whether it’s an email or a blog post or anything else. It has saved me countless screwups…even the kind that might lead to misunderstandings and hurt feelings.

]]> By: Write conversationally for better learning « All things upside down http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-44456 Write conversationally for better learning « All things upside down Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:06:47 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/#comment-44456 [...] Via Pick the brain [...] [...] Via Pick the brain [...]

]]> By: Vic http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-44442 Vic Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:42:01 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/#comment-44442 Karl, Hmm...I would have to say that editing is king when writing. There are many times I delete entire paragraphs when I don't like the way they sound. I usually read my work out loud which helps the editing process. When I start an article I first get my thoughts down on the page. Then I move them around and continuously refine the piece until I'm satisfied. Sometimes I'll create a mind map of ideas before I start writing. Karl,

Hmm…I would have to say that editing is king when writing. There are many times I delete entire paragraphs when I don’t like the way they sound. I usually read my work out loud which helps the editing process.

When I start an article I first get my thoughts down on the page. Then I move them around and continuously refine the piece until I’m satisfied. Sometimes I’ll create a mind map of ideas before I start writing.

]]> By: karl Staib l Your Happiness Matters http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-44426 karl Staib l Your Happiness Matters Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:59:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/#comment-44426 GetHappyNow.org's last article scored a 55. Not to shabby. This is a well organized article just like it tells us writers to be able to do. My favorite reminder is to not ramble. I've noticed that I'll take a few paragraphs out of a blog I'm working on and start a whole new blog because the thoughts don't go together. Victor, what do you think your greatest writing strength is? GetHappyNow.org’s last article scored a 55. Not to shabby.

This is a well organized article just like it tells us writers to be able to do.

My favorite reminder is to not ramble. I’ve noticed that I’ll take a few paragraphs out of a blog I’m working on and start a whole new blog because the thoughts don’t go together.

Victor, what do you think your greatest writing strength is?

]]> By: Lawrence Cheok | A Long Long Road http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-44419 Lawrence Cheok | A Long Long Road Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:09:47 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/improve-your-writing-with-a-conversation-tone/#comment-44419 hi Victor, thanks for these tips. It took me some time in blogging to learn these points. You should have wrote this article earlier. :) hi Victor, thanks for these tips. It took me some time in blogging to learn these points. You should have wrote this article earlier. :)

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