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Win that business. Write as you speak.

There is something infectiously uplifting when you talk to someone about why they love their work. That’s why I always look forward to interviewing clients. When they describe what they really care about, their energy is contagious – and I know I’ll leave the conversation feeling buoyed up. If I talked to you about why… Read more

Filed Under: Effective communication Tagged With: conversational style, how to tell your company story, writing tips for the web

Write memorable content, with help from your childhood holiday.

Taking a beach holiday this summer? It could teach you something about writing vivid and memorable content. Whenever I go near a beach, it short-circuits to my childhood. Why? Because it triggers memories from all 5 senses: Touch: the comforting feeling of warm sand; the uncomfortable feeling of bobbly pebbles. Sound: seagulls clamouring; children shrieking;… Read more

Filed Under: Effective communication Tagged With: visual stories, writing that hooks you, writing tips for the web, writing web content

Be better understood. What school lessons can teach your website.

I was a demanding member of the audience in physics and chemistry lessons. I wanted the materials to put on a spectacle for me. And unless the teachers were good narrators, things like Einstein’s special theory of relativity would glance off my brain, never to be seen again. It’s science show time. So the stars… Read more

Filed Under: Effective communication, Storytelling tips Tagged With: communicating complex ideas, get your audience to listen, how to explain complex topics, how to write memorable copy, writing tips for the web

Give your website a distinctive voice. Learn from the wireless. Part 2.

Got a degree? Forget everything you’ve learned about writing! At the time I was a bit put out. Yet the rule held good throughout my radio career. It’s still useful now, when I’m shaping companies’ stories for their websites. I’ll rewind. I’d started working at a BBC radio station. I’d just left university and was… Read more

Filed Under: Writing for the web Tagged With: conversational style, get customers to listen, get your audience to listen, how to get testimonials, natural storytelling, reach new clients, writing tips for the web, writing web content

Give your website a distinctive voice. Learn from the wireless. Part 1.

Good as far as it goes but remember your listener is just one person. It was the late 80s. The World Wide Web was only a twinkle in Tim Berners-Lee‘s eye. I was writing scripts for various BBC radio presenters. It was an early lesson that I had to learn quickly. My experienced colleague continued:… Read more

Filed Under: Writing for the web Tagged With: address the reader, conversational style, get customers to listen, get your audience to listen, natural storytelling, reach new clients, stories in presentations, storytelling tips, writing tips for the web, writing web content

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