Audiences today don't want scripting, explained humorist Jeff Fleming in the workshop for speakers I attended. Audiences DO want three things, he went on to say: Them Real Now Our audiences (our blog readers) want the same three things, I realized, and we freelance blog content writers had better keep those concepts at the forefront […]
This week I’m devoting my Say It For You blog posts to information I gleaned at this month’s meeting of the National Speakers Association of Indiana. Humorist Jeff Fleming ran a workshop on “Humor Secrets for Improving Presentations”. Always on the alert for good material to use in teaching corporate blogging best practices, I found […]
At the National Speakers Association of Indiana meeting, humor speaker Jeff Fleming had valuable information for speakers which we blog content writers can use. This week I’m sharing some of Jeff’s wisdom with my Say It For You readers. One technique often used in comedy, Fleming explained, is exaggeration.That can relax the audience, entertain them, […]
If anybody knows about crafting stories, it’s humor speaker Jeff Fleming. Start with the end in mind, Fleming advised us at the National Speakers Association of Indiana meeting just a week and a half ago. Why? Deciding, up-front, what your point is going to be allows you to organize your story for maximum impact and […]
Blog content writers can take a tip or three from the laminated student guide “Writing Tips & Tricks” by quickstudy.com that I found on a carousel at the FedEx store. One idea stressed in the guide that definitely bears repeating is how important it is to use the active voice in writing. “Passive voice occurs […]
Follow us online!