Category: Writing title

  • connecting chapters/chapter introductions

    Posted on January 16, 2014by pat thomson Writing a thesis, or indeed an academic book, means constructing an extended argument. One common problem in writing a very long text is that it’s not hard in 80,000 to 100,000 words for the reader to get lost in between chapters – they aren’t sure of the connection of one…

  • Four classic ways to start a speech

    If you want people to listen to what you have to say, you have to add value. You have to give them a reason to listen to your message. In other words: tell them what’s in it for them. There are four classic ways to start a speech, and the same four ways can be…

  • How to choose an useful title for your article and chapter

    I stumbled across this interesting article on how to choose useful titles for articles and chapters. I highly recommend reading the whole article, although I would point out the idea expresses in the bellow parragrah. A third step is to consider using a full narrative title, one that makes completely clear what your argument, conclusions or findings…