by Liz Coursen | May 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
You think you’ve seen everything, and then a 90-year-old gentleman who sits behind you at church hands you his memoir, which was published by a local press, and you see no fewer than FORTY-TWO mistakes in the back-of-the-book material. You’ve got...
by Liz Coursen | May 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Let’s start talking about COMMAS. I am going to dip my toe into the river that is Comma, and take a look at some really obvious, glaring mistakes I see people making with comma use. The first mistake we’re going to look at is the bad habit of putting commas around...
by Liz Coursen | May 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
I have presented four editing workshops in the past month. “Before You Even Open Your Mouth,” which I presented three times, is specifically for professional speakers. “Write Right, Right Now!” is specifically for authors, and I presented that...
by Liz Coursen | May 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Rule #1: Don’t speak for free. When you do, the organization thinks you’re crap. Rule #2: Don’t speak in your hometown. One county over, you’re like the Second Coming. In your hometown, you ain’t chopped liver. I learned those lessons...
by Liz Coursen | May 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
1. 12 REASON WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND THIS PROGRAM “Reason” should be plural. 2. He is in the development phase of launching a book publishing company which will published and distribute his leadership and business management books, audio and video products. Too awful to...
by Liz Coursen | May 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
My newest book, Before You Even Open Your Mouth: The Writing Guide for Professional Speakers, illustrates the need for professional speakers to really pay attention to what they say—in writing. Event planners, potential hosts, potential audience members…people...
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