Exclamation Points Exclamation points could convey a variety of feelings — surprise, alarm, scare, shock, disbelief, disappointment, happiness, anger, excitement, relief, comfort, resistance, strength, exhaustion, grief, amazement, joy, pain, frustration and a whole lot more. I have experienced tons of exclamation points in my life which had different or mixed meanings. Some are undesirable; fortunately, [...]
Tips in Effective Editing The following tips in effective editing would be helpful in times you might need some when things get a little tough doing your editing task. To be able to edit effectively, you are required to have a lot of training, experience, and practice. Editing is an important skill in writing which [...]
Editing and proofreading are similar with each other; but editing is more in-depth in correcting mistakes than the later. But editing is the process concentrated more on “improving” words, sentences, and paragraphs rather than “correcting” errors. Editing and proofreading are interconnected. You also use proofreading or copy reading symbols when you edit. You can proofread [...]
Tips in Proofreading Proofreading your own essay or story is doubly challenging than proofreading others’ works, because writers have the tendency to be biased with their own work, considering it good-to-go. Sometimes they tend to overlook their own mistakes unintentionally. So it is wise to possess and hone proofreading skills. If you are proofreading others’ [...]
What is proofreading? The simplest way to define “proofreading” is to break up the word into two: proof and read/reading. Proofreading is giving a “proof” that one has actually “read” an essay, article, or story after writing it. And one of the proofs that one has gone through such write-ups are corrections to minor errors [...]
Public Speaking Taboos In line with the 5 Dont’s in Public Speaking I have posted few weeks ago, here is another post similar to it — Public Speaking Taboos. It is crucial to take note of the things you need to avoid in order to stay away from mistakes that would cost you a lot. [...]
Public Speaking Secrets You have read it right! There are public speaking secrets. Just how chefs and businessmen have secret ingredients and trade secrets. The difference is that they will never unfold them to anyone. But here are public speaking secrets ready to be revealed. 1. Have a passion in public speaking. Just like in [...]
How to Deliver a Speech with Confidence To be able to deliver a speech with confidence, you need to do a bunch of things. 1. Rehearse and Practice. The mere fact that you have given your self ample amount of time in practicing and rehearsing your speech will add up to your level of confidence [...]
Writing with Clarity Writing with clarity is fundamental. It is a must, otherwise you as a writer will fail in the initial objective in writing, and that is to bring the message across and be understood. There are some important rules to follow to achieve writing with clarity. Provide proper antecedent for pronouns. Example: My [...]
Challenges of a Writer Like in any other fields, there are challenges of a writer as well. If an endeavor is not taken with a challenge or simply done with pure ease, it will be less than fulfilling. One should one way or another, shed sweat and tears in order to feel the genuine essence [...]
