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How to Be Awesome at Your Job1077: The Six Insights of Excellent Communicators with Ruth MilliganRuth Milligan reveals the fundamental habits that drastically improve your speaking.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The best way to improve at speaking—and why most don’t do it2) The foundational communication principles for better speaking3) How to stop saying “um” and other filler wordsSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1077 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT RUTH — RUTH MILLIGAN is the founder of Articulation, a communications training and coaching firm. In her over 35 years of wide-ranging experie...2025-07-2138 min
Segura en tiLibros Diciembre📖👵🏻Cat Brushing, por Jane Campbell. Este libro cuenta diferentes historias de mujeres de edad avanzada, adulto mayor, cada historia es única en donde vemos los recuerdos, remordimiento, memorias, añoranzas, etc., que estas señoras tienen de cómo fue su vida y de cómo es su vida ahora. 👸🏻The Audacity to be Queen, por Gina Devee. Este es un libro que toda mujer debe leer, te enseña a ponerte como prioridad, marcar limites sanos, demandar lo que quieres y no hacerte menos ante nadie, te enseña a manejar tu vida como una reina en todas áreas, ya...2025-01-0224 min
Let’s Talk Memoir139. Stepping Outside the Box featuring Jennifer LangJennifer Lang joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about asking the right questions, understanding what home means and where it is, being sure to put your story in the narrative you’re sharing, her sense of self on and off the yoga mat, answers to mid-life questions, learning to write flash prose, putting manuscripts away for a while, being a Jewish writer living in Israel, leaning into experimental and playful prose, coping with imminent empty nests, and her new book Landed: A Yogi’s Memoir in Pieces & Poses.
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Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni12 Books for Writers and Storytellers (Should you read them?)A few thoughts on some of the books about writing I've read.
- The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr
- The Elements of Style by Strunk and White
- Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
- On Writing by Stephen King
- If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland
- On Writing Well by William Zinsser
- The Practice by Seth Godin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_uuU5nvJAE&t=308s
- It Was the...2024-12-1421 min
Queer Lit“Clever Girl” with Hannah McGregorFierce femme dinosaurs, intersex embodiment, Laura Dern – it’s surprisingly easy to read Jurassic Park as a feminist celebration of monstrous queer bodies, at least when you have the magnificent Hannah McGregor by your side. In Hannah’s ‘bookiest book yet,’ we learn about lesbian dinosaurs, the ignorance of white male adventurers, and how and why they’re erotically eviscerated for their flaws. Not to be missed!If you would like to observe us in the wild, follow us on Instagram: @hkpmcgregor and @queerlitpodcast. References:Jurassic ParkHannah McGregor’s Podcast or Peri...2024-12-1045 min
The Deep Dive Spirituality Conversations PodcastEpisode 179 Dr. Matt O'Reilly on Free to Be Holy: A Biblical Theology of SanctificationDr. Matt O’Reilly takes us on a deep dive into a biblical exploration of sanctification. We talk about his latest work Free to Be Holy and discuss key elements of understanding and proclaiming the biblical doctrine of entire sanctification for the 21st century.
Buy Matt’s book: Free to Be Holy: A Biblical Theology of Sanctification https://amzn.to/49xJmQQ
Connecting with Matt:
website http://www.theologyproject.online
YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/theologyprojectonline
Twitter: @mporeilly
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theologyprojectonline
https://amzn.to/4...2024-12-0953 minLet’s Talk Memoir116. Going Viral and Going to Auction featuring Geraldine DeRuiterGeraldine DeRuiter joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about how being okay with yourself has become deeply radical, the role women have in the home and culinary world, our complex personal and societal relationship with food and feminism, body unkindness and the erosion of body trust, her blog the Everywhereist.com, getting used to imperfection, working with an editor, going viral multiple times, parasocial relationships and creating boundaries, winning a James Beard Award for her writing, and her new book If You Can’t Take the Heat.
Also in this episode:
-Mario...2024-09-0346 min
Poured OverSarah Manguso on LiarsLiars by Sarah Manguso takes a loving marriage and flips it on its head, one painful revelation at a time. Manguso joins us to talk about artistic expression, the importance of experimentation and instinct in writing, survival through storytelling and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): Liars by Sarah Manguso Very Cold People by Sarah Manguso The Two Kinds of Decay by Sarah Man...2024-07-2342 minOpen Draft - with Fabio CerpelloniA Book That Changed My Writing"Several Short Sentences About Writing" by Verlyn Klinkenborg. I struggled not to highlight every sentence in this book. I loved it so much. It surprised me in so many ways and taught me things about writing I had never heard before.
Here are my key takeaways, nerdy stuff only writers will find interesting.
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The blog about linkers - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/avoid-overusing-linking-words/
The blog about this book - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/several-short-sentences-about-writing/
2024-06-2826 min
Always Choose Orange#30: The Myth of FlowWhat is the relationship between creativity and the flow state? What happens when we don't feel inspired to make art? In this episode, we'll draw from Verlyn Klinkenborg's Several Short Sentences About Writing to challenge the commonly-held idea that creativity is supposed to effortlessly burst through us.Sources:Several Short Sentences About Writing by Verlyn KlinkenborgThe Legendarium - What Makes Prose GOOD? | Part 2: Defining ProseInterview | Tom Robbins | January MagazineRework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson2024-05-2927 minAlways Choose Orange#30: The Myth of FlowWhat is the relationship between creativity and the flow state? What happens when we don't feel inspired to make art? In this episode, we'll draw from Verlyn Klinkenborg's Several Short Sentences About Writing to challenge the commonly-held idea that creativity is supposed to effortlessly burst through us.Sources:Several Short Sentences About Writing by Verlyn KlinkenborgThe Legendarium - What Makes Prose GOOD? | Part 2: Defining ProseInterview | Tom Robbins | January MagazineRework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson2024-05-2927 min
Advice You Don't NeedEpisode 1: Volunteer sentencesOne simple question to make for a less simple human experience. Episode notes: Christie Inge Several Short Sentences about Writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yelenaosin/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adviceyoudontneed.substack.com2024-01-2904 min
Great Books Distilled: Summaries of Bestselling Business and Investing BooksBonus Breakdown: "Several Short Sentences About Writing" - A Masterclass on Becoming a Better Writer with Verlyn Klinkenborg, Author & Yale ProfessorIn this bonus episode, we explore becoming a better writer. We’re joined by Verlyn Klinkenborg, author and Yale professor. We cover learning from farm life and work, finding rhythm in writing, and debunking writing cliches. “So what I do now is essentially help students escape from their education. That's my enterprise every year. And it's always fun, because they escape quite readily. They all know that what they're making in their classes is an artificial product that doesn't actually have any particular interest for anyone except them.” – Verlyn Klinkenborg EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS...2023-10-071h 14
POD4 PodcastDelete can be your friendBonus - a long quote from Verlyn Klinkenborg and some reflections on deleting.2023-10-0708 min
The Exophonic Writer Podcast5- My writing routine (or lack thereof)Send us a textWelcome to episode 5, where I'll talk about my (messy) writing routine, plus the software (or lack thereof) that I use, my favourite places to write, and much more.This episode is packed with inspiration triggers and curated resources that you can find listed down below (they obviously make much more sense if you listen to the episode).SHOW NOTES:✨ Writers' Routine.https://writersroutinedotcom.wordpress.com/✨Unpublished Podcast (about romanticising writing).https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hhSJIPZrhAIvyd25CnGdx?si=6f31426cd74...2023-08-2440 min
The 92 Report49. Tim Whitmire, Founder at CXN AdvisoryShow Notes: Will Bachman and Tim Whitmire talk about Whitmire's journey since graduating from Harvard. Whitmire started as a freelance journalist, then got a job at the Associated Press and covered Harvard Men's Basketball. He moved to the Providence Bureau of the Associated Press and eventually to New York City. He was transferred to Lexington, Kentucky to work as a sports writer and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina after that. He worked at the Charlotte Observer and then returned to the Associated Press to work as the head of the Charlotte Bureau until 2006. Forming the N...2023-02-2755 min
Infernal CommunicationSeveral short questions about writing: What does it mean to be a “good writer?”Our host, Kyla Sims, sits down with writer and Yale English professor, Verlyn Klinkenborg, about how he teaches writing. Most of his students know how to write well, but do they understand how to think about writing? According to Verlyn, there is an important distinction. From sentence structure to personal motivation, this episode takes a deep look into what it means to be a “good writer.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-02-2331 min
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsAll-Time Top 10 Guests – #3 Verlyn Klinkenborg (Several Short Sentences About Writing: A Masterclass on Becoming a Better Writer)We explore becoming a better writer. We’re joined by Verlyn Klinkenborg, author and Yale professor. We cover learning from farm life and work, finding rhythm in writing, and debunking writing cliches.
“So what I do now is essentially help students escape from their education. That's my enterprise every year. And it's always fun, because they escape quite readily. They all know that what they're making in their classes is an artificial product that doesn't actually have any particular interest for anyone except them.” – Verlyn Klinkenborg
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/verlyn-klinkenborg-outliers-show-notes
FULL TEXT T...2022-12-281h 12
Great Books Distilled: Summaries of Bestselling Business and Investing BooksAll-Time Top Guests – Verlyn Klinkenborg (Several Short Sentences About Writing: A Masterclass on Becoming a Better Writer)We explore becoming a better writer. We’re joined by Verlyn Klinkenborg, author and Yale professor. We cover learning from farm life and work, finding rhythm in writing, and debunking writing cliches. “So what I do now is essentially help students escape from their education. That's my enterprise every year. And it's always fun, because they escape quite readily. They all know that what they're making in their classes is an artificial product that doesn't actually have any particular interest for anyone except them.” – Verlyn Klinkenborg EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)https...2022-12-281h 14
Great Books Distilled: Summaries of Bestselling Business and Investing BooksSeveral Short Sentences About Writing: A Masterclass on Becoming a Better Writer | Verlyn Klinkenborg, Author & Yale ProfessorWe explore becoming a better writer. We’re joined by Verlyn Klinkenborg, author and Yale professor. We cover learning from farm life and work, finding rhythm in writing, and debunking writing cliches.“So what I do now is essentially help students escape from their education. That's my enterprise every year. And it's always fun, because they escape quite readily. They all know that what they're making in their classes is an artificial product that doesn't actually have any particular interest for anyone except them.” – Verlyn Klinkenborg EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)https...2022-11-231h 14
The Fearless Writer Podcast with Beth KemptonS1 Ep3: PRACTISING – writing, just because In today’s episode we explore how to get into the mindset of writing, just because. Writing without attaching that writing to a fixed goal. Writing without worrying whether anyone will like it. This simple but profound shift can change everything, my friend. This episode includes:- The real point of writing practice- A peek inside my writing space- Some tips for writing ‘stories’ (not just for fiction!)In each episode, I will talk for about fifteen to twenty minutes, and then offer you a timed writing exercise at the end...2022-10-2447 min
Cidiot76. Hudson Valley BookshelfIf you love books, you’ll love this episode. Cidiot gets local, pro recommendations from Oblong Books in Millerton and Rhinebeck, The Chatham Bookstore in Chatham, Rough Draft Bar & Books in Kingston, and several Cidiot listeners. Links here and on the episode page on Cidiot.com
Books mentioned:
One Hundred Miles From Manhattan, Guillermo Fesser (memoir)
The Rural Life, Verlyn Klinkenborg (memoir)
This Poison Heart, Kalynn Bayron (novel)
Please Wait To Be Tasted: L’il Debs Oasis Cookbook (cookbook)
The Blade Between, Sam J. Miller (novel)
Elegy For An Appetite, Shaina Lowe-Banayan (memoir)
Diamond Street, Bruce Edwa...2022-09-1515 min
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsReplay: #18 Several Short Sentences About Writing: A Masterclass on Becoming a Better Writer | Verlyn Klinkenborg, Author & Yale ProfessorIn Episode #18, we explore becoming a better writer. We’re joined by Verlyn Klinkenborg, author and Yale professor. We cover learning from farm life and work, finding rhythm in writing, and debunking writing cliches.
“So what I do now is essentially help students escape from their education. That's my enterprise every year. And it's always fun, because they escape quite readily. They all know that what they're making in their classes is an artificial product that doesn't actually have any particular interest for anyone except them.” – Verlyn Klinkenborg
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.outlieracademy.com/episode/18...2022-08-171h 12
So I'm Writing a Novel...Ep42 Writing Anxiety with Mike HarringtonOliver discusses with Mike the ways anxiety has affected them when trying to write, and how Mike overcame a thirty year block to end up making his first ever short story submission!
Subjects they cover include playing Dungeons & Dragons leading to creative writing, the potential long-term impact of complimenting your child's creativity, the validation brought by writing, a state of flow found when writing and the peace found within it, the merits of escapism, the editor in the back of your head, nurturing empathy through writing and reading, when writing anxiety first truly manifested for Mike, conflating...2022-06-061h 03
The Web3 PodcastS2E4: Building In The Solana Ecosystem w/ Andrea Baglioni of the Solana FoundationNicknamed 'the Ethereum killer', the Solana blockchain has become world renowned for its low-cost, speed and scalability. On this episode, we welcome Andrea Baglioni to the show. Andrea and Callum discuss the Solana ecosystem, the foundation and what makes it so attractive to developers.
To join us (for free) at the AI Waves Web3 webinar on 8th June 2022 at 3pm BST, you can register here.
About Andrea Baglioni
Raised in Italy and the UK, Andrea studied at Princeton University before going on to join scale-ups Square and Algolia. He recently joined Solana to...2022-05-3128 min
REWORKTone is in Your Fingers Any photographer will tell you it doesn't really matter what camera you use if you know how to take a good picture. So often, businesses obsess over getting a fancy office, the best software or breakroom snacks, when they really should be focusing on getting customers and making money. It doesn't matter what gear you have as long as you know what you're doing.Show Notes01:45 - Leica02:42 - Malcom Gladwell Explains What Everyone Gets Wrong About His Famous '10,000 Hour Rule' (Business Insider)02:59 - Start at the Epicenter (rework.fm)04:04 - PHP04:37 - Ruby05:11...2022-05-0324 min
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School PodcastFormatting Your WorkTHE WRITERS’ ROOM - Formatting Your Writing.This week in the Writers’ Room, Pete and Laura talk about how to format your work. When formatting your work, there are a couple of different things to consider.How you layout your writing in a document on the page.How your format your work for printing (we could also call this typesetting). Tools to help you format your work: Pete has been using Atticus writing and formatting software and is finding it helpful with his Gathering Rosebuds project.Atticus...2022-01-2134 min
to you | from juliemoving from 2021 to 2022Hey all! Here’s another audio message for you—my off-the-cuff musings as we shift from this year to next. Sending you all some love and care as things continue to be complicated.take care,julieP.S. the two books I mentioned:Turtles All the Way Down by John GreenSeveral Short Sentences on Writing by Verlyn KlinkenborgP.P.S. Some pics from my recent trip to Sa Pa, in northern Vietnam—it was soooo beautiful! This is a publ...2021-12-3006 min
Narrated123: Narrated by the AuthorWe take a look at some of our favorite audiobooks narrated by the author. Panel including Shachi Bhatt, Mark Siegal, Lisa McCarty, and Scott Ullery. Round 1: Shachi: Black Nerd Problems (Written & Narrated by: William Evans & Omar Holmon) [Libro.fm] Mark: Several Short Sentences about Writing (Written & Narrated by: Verlyn Klinkenborg) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible Plus] Lisa: Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement (Written & Narrated b...2021-10-2634 min
Coach AA's Sunday NewsletterAug 29, 2021Hey hey!Hope things are going well at your end of the Universe.Over the past 8 weeks, I’ve had four good training weeks and four not-so-good training weeks. For the first 4 weeks, I kept trying to make things happen. I kept trying to over-engineer things. Then, I did what I eventually do and write copious notes on it and keep repeating to myself that THIS IS WHAT I NEED TO DO (only to promptly forget it in a few weeks). I stopped trying. I got back to enjoying my training and having fun....2021-08-2916 min
The Inquiring Mind Podcast6. Appalachia, Capitalism, and Progress with Steven StollSteven Stoll is a professor of History at Fordham University, where he teaches a variety of courses including Political Philosophy, Climate and Society, Capitalism, American West, and numerous others. He is interested in the way people discuss resources, capital, and economic functions on Earth. He is the author of numerous books, most recently he is the author of the insightful book Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia. During this episode, we discuss the history of Appalachia and what caused their current issues, capitalism vs socialism, what is progress, and the importance of history to understanding the...2021-04-271h 03