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The differences between spoken and written English (and what they mean for speechwriting)

The differences between spoken and written English (and what they mean for speechwriting)

Steven Pinker’s an American experimental psychologist who writes about language, mind and human nature. In The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century, he neatly sums up one of the main differences between spoken and written English: Speaking and writing involve very different kinds of human relationship and only […]

Review of Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day by Sam Bennett

Review of Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day by Sam Bennett

There are 3 things that make Get it Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day, different from other productivity books. Firstly, unlike classics like The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People or Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity, it’s not about setting up systems that it’ll take a while to get […]

Writing Tools (that will help make your life so much easier)

Writing Tools (that will help make your life so much easier)

Writing’s hard. And, unfortunately, nothing’s ever going to take the place of putting your bum in your chair, your fingers to your keyboard (or pen to paper), and getting the hell on with it. But there are writing tools out there that can take the weight off, and help you produce more polished prose. Here […]

Speechwriting tips to help make sure you don’t send your audience to sleep

Speechwriting tips to help make sure you don’t send your audience to sleep

Have you ever listened to a speech so rambling and tedious that you felt a tidal wave of relief when it finally ended? Yup, me too. These speechwriting tips will make sure that you never subject anyone to anything that torturous. They’ll help you engage, entertain and delight your audiences. (Instead of making them feel […]

Book Review: May I Have Your Attention, Please? Your Guide to Business Writing That Charms, Captivates and Converts by Mish Slade

Book Review: May I Have Your Attention, Please? Your Guide to Business Writing That Charms, Captivates and Converts by Mish Slade

When it came to deciding what to call their copywriting business, Mish and Rob Slade went for Mortified Cow. (Unfortunately there’s no entertaining story about how it happened, because the couple just ‘pulled it out of the air’.) Mortified Cow’s a strategic choice. A take-no-prisoners kind of name that bangs a drum while yelling, ‘if […]

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