Brainstorming Tips and Techniques for Freelancers Brainstorming is the secret weapon of every freelancer and entrepreneur. It helps us recall everything we know about the subject and any related ideas to it. Whether we realize it or not, brainstorming is at the root of every venture we undertake, be it a product, project or something as simple as a blog post. (Image source: Shutterstock) There’s a reason freelancers swear by the powers of brainstorming. Knowing the importance of brainstorming, how can we use it to take our projects to next level? Mind maps Mind mapping is the easiest and most popular form of brainstorming. There are no rules to it apart from jotting down everything that comes in your head. Brain dumps Brain dumps are the most fun. (Image source: Sergey Peterman) If you’re brainstorming logo ideas for a client and find yourself thinking about lunch, note down what you want to have. Collaboration If you find yourself stuck for ideas, talk to someone and invite them on board for the project. (Image source: Shutterstock)
34 Writing Tips That Will Make You a Better Writer James Chartrand – Web Content Writer Tips Nice collection of tips! Some I agree with, some I don’t, but I think what is important to remember is that each one of us has unique tips and tricks to offer for better writing.Two tips: Online content writing demands concise business writing. Forget the flowery prose; web content needs more succinct language. Drop the passive language. 5 Brainstorming Strategies for Writers by Mark Nichol Brainstorming is useful whether you have too few ideas, or too many. It can help you whether you don’t know how to organize your thoughts, or whether you don’t even have any thoughts. But before you start, remember the first rule of brainstorming: Enumerate, don’t evaluate. 1. In this strategy, a topic or idea is examined from six distinct viewpoints — hence the name. Cubing was developed as a critical-thinking exercise to help students express their thoughts in opinion essays, but it can be adapted for general nonfiction writing, though it is of limited value for fiction. A similar technique is to explore three perspectives: The first is to describe the topic and its features, its constituent parts, and its challenges, and to compare and contrast it with other topics. 2. Write. Have a quantitative goal: 500 words, three pages, five minutes — it doesn’t matter. Do not pause in order to spell correctly or write flawlessly, and don’t go back to rewrite. 3. 4. 5.
Brainstorming - Brainstorming Methods - How to Brainstorm Brainstorming is a method students can use to generate ideas for writing a paper. In the process of brainstorming you should suspend any concerns about staying organized. The goal is to pour your thoughts onto paper without worrying about whether they make sense or how they fit together. Because students have different learning styles, some students will be uncomfortable with the disorganized frenzy of spilling thoughts onto paper. There are more organized ways to brainstorm, however. Brainstorming for Right Brains Right brained thinkers are typically comfortable with a variety of shapes, ideas, and patterns. The right brain may be most comfortable with clustering or mind mapping as a brainstorming method. To get started, you will need a few clean pieces of paper, some tape, and a few colored pens or highlighters. Write your main idea or topic in the middle of the paper. You now have a basis for a paper! Brainstorming for Left Brains Brainstorming for Anybody
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