Secrets of Clear Exchange of Information- Writing Letters

Learning how to write clearly structured letters should be an important part of your communication strategy at both internal and external levels.

Why Internet Authors Don't Need Critics

New authors are getting conflicting advice about whether to try their luck with Traditional Publishers or use the new resources of the internet. Which is best? Which will bring results?

Why Internet Authors Don't Need Surfers

Internet Authors try to sell books on the web, but they waste time and effort appealing to surfers, people who are quite clearly not interested in printed material. Surfers have short attention spans and are looking for easily accessible thrills and excitement. They don't have the means, or the inclination, to look at novels, stories, or old-fashioned texts. So then, who are the ideal customers for Internet Authors?

Free English to Spanish Translator

I you're looking for a free English to Spanish translator, then I'm sure you want to write something in Spanish. However, I don't suggest you use any free English to Spanish translators - I believe you should be doing something else. As someone who wants to write in Spanish, I'm sure it won't be your last time trying to do so, and in that sense I think you should simply learn Spanish.

Find a Literary Agent: What's Your Competition?

Most aspiring authors begin their careers with little or no understanding of how to go about finding an agent to represent their work. They quickly learn that most major publishing houses only accept submissions through literary agents.

How to Get a Book Deal - Without Being Scammed

How to get a book deal without being scammed is a hurdle for any writers. Publishers Are Not Exempt From Questionable Practices. Keep These Warning Signs in Mind.

The Inner Workings of Magazine Publishing

This article talks about the protocol that is used for making a magazine.

How To Find a Literary Agent -- Or How They Find You

Where do literary agents find clients? What's their outlook for new writers?

Sharpen Your Public Speaking Skills

Do not be surprised. Public speaking can actually be satisfying and fun if you easily overcome the initial nervousness and discomfort. If you have trouble doing this, in spite of the confidence you might be feeling, you will never effectively communicate with the crowd.

Eight Tips & Tricks To Creating A Good Best Mans Speech

The best mans speech can either be the climax of a wedding reception if done well. If you've been asked to be best man then your most public duty is to give the groom a good sending off. Carefully crafted words dashed with the right amount of humor is the sort of mix that will make your speech great, and give your best friend, brother of family member a fitting send off from single life to marriage.

Internet Authors are the New Slush Pile

Why do publishers contradict themselves? They want first choice of new novels, but maintain a publication rate that is suicidally low. They underestimate the internet and want authors to try them first, but give no guarantees that submissions will even be read. If authors choose the web as a priority, then Traditional Publishers will have to become Internet Prospectors, digging for gold.

MS Powerpoint With Guaranteed Positive Results

How to get the best audience experience from your use of MS Powerpont. Incorrect use of Powerpoint gives public speaking and effective communication skills a bad name. How many times have you sat through an endless slide show?

Internet Authors Aren't Carnivores

Calling people names doesn't solve anything, and for Traditional Publishers to pretend that Internet Authors aren't what they claim to be is hardly going to advance the debate. Join Internet Author Mike Scantlebury in looking at the pros and cons of putting up your newly-written book on the web, and just see if what he is saying doesn't make sense. It could be the best move you made all week.

First Impressions in Training

First impressions count - no more so than in training where you encounter an endless stream of impressionable students. How do we do it? What are the secrets to success?