From the course: Writing with Flair: How to Become an Exceptional Writer
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Narrative elegance: Exercises
From the course: Writing with Flair: How to Become an Exceptional Writer
Narrative elegance: Exercises
- When you read good writing that flows well, elegance is present. You can see it in a simple cover letter with only four paragraphs. Will this be an elegant ordering of the information? My background/experience. What I'm seeking. An interview. The job I'm applying for. Why I'm interested in that job. Try to make the structure of that more elegant. Well, how about this? The job I'm applying for. Why I'm interested in that role. My background and experience. And what I'm seeking. An interview. Now in making writing a sales proposal about a new solution that your company has just launched. Let's call it Jinx 2, the solution. It's designed to replace an earlier product called Jinx 1. These are the broad areas that you wanna talk about in your proposal. The main blocks of ideas that are gonna come up in your sales email. One, how to order Jinx 2. You know, in order to buy it. Two, how Jinx 2 differs from Jinx 1. Three, the key benefits of Jinx 2. Four, why we created Jinx 2. And five…
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The beauty of elegance3m 27s
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Presentational elegance or "house style"7m 22s
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Narrative elegance5m 42s
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Narrative elegance: Exercises2m 36s
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Stray thoughts3m 53s
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Elegant paragraphs4m 59s
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Elegant paragraphs: Exercises1m 58s
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Timing, rhythm, and musicality4m 5s
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Timing, rhythm, and musicality: Exercises2m 33s
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Elegant transitions4m
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Parallel ideas3m 3s
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Parallel ideas: Exercises1m 27s
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Word echoes5m 56s
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