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How to Tell Compelling Stories As a Digital Writer With Robbie Crabtree

The Espresso Hour

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The Hemingway Iceberg Principle

When you're talking to one person, all those little subtle dynamics come out that make the interaction so much more interesting. I think this idea of giving people room to breathe, whether it's in writing or speaking, is so incredibly important. It elevates our words. There's a great comedy ipvor noa when nelson mandella met borocco talks about brocco bama and he's talking like he's uttering gibberish. You don't have to use these very specific tactics for getting your point across while speaking. And wher my mind jumped to there is those during a speech you could probably reverse engineer and put back into your writing to improve it.

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