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    The document provides tips for writing columns, including rereading work, considering other perspectives, verifying facts, avoiding attacks, encouraging contributions, sticking to the topic, using understandable language, avoiding half-baked ideas, reading work before sending, and getting feedback. The overall message is that column writing requires careful thought, editing, and attention to quality and accuracy.

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    Ppts 35

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    The document provides tips for writing columns, including rereading work, considering other perspectives, verifying facts, avoiding attacks, encouraging contributions, sticking to the topic, using understandable language, avoiding half-baked ideas, reading work before sending, and getting feedback. The overall message is that column writing requires careful thought, editing, and attention to quality and accuracy.

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    Writing the

    Column

    Writing the Column

    After writing reread


    your columns
    Ask others to reread
    them

    Writing the Column

    Even if your
    Column has been
    published, Reread
    it.

    Writing the Column

    Column writing
    is a continuous
    work

    Certain
    Thumb Rules

    Present your
    Views while
    keeping
    others in mind

    Present your views while


    keeping others in mind

    Consider others
    point of view
    Do not forget
    others

    Insert Minor
    Incidents to
    keep it
    Interesting

    Verifying the
    Facts again
    and again

    Verifying the Facts again


    and again

    Facts must be
    verified
    There must not be
    any doubt about them

    Never attack
    others, who
    can not
    answer

    Never attack others who


    can not answer

    Never criticise
    those, who cannot
    reply you back

    Never give
    Decisions
    considering it
    your Right

    Encourage
    People
    Volunteering
    for Material

    Encourage people
    volunteering for material

    People must be
    encouraged to
    contribute thoughts,
    ideas or material for
    write-ups

    Never play in
    the Hands of
    Advertisers

    Bring out Lighter


    Aspect, even
    Hidden One

    Present the
    Unknown at
    once

    Go back to
    actual Topic
    after any
    Digression

    Go back to actual Topic


    after any Digression

    Stick to Subject
    Come back to the
    main topic
    immediately after
    digression

    Give Balanced
    Views, Analysis
    and Criticism

    Give balanced views,


    analysis and criticism

    Criticism should
    be balanced
    Extremes should
    be avoided

    Bring in Appropriate
    and Interesting
    Analogies and
    Comparisons

    Bring in appropriate and


    interesting analogies and
    comparisons

    Comparisons and
    contrasts prove the
    point

    Writing the
    Columns

    After selection
    of Topic and
    Gathering of
    Material

    Writing the best


    way, otherwise
    goes to dust

    Think what you


    Want to Writer

    Express your
    Thoughts in
    good
    Language

    Express your thoughts in


    good language

    Good idea presented


    in good language
    fetches more
    readership

    Use the
    Understandabl
    e Language

    Use the understandable


    language

    Rely on your
    strength instead
    of borrowing
    from others

    One portion to
    Creativity,
    Second
    Deliberate Effort

    One portion to creativity,


    second deliberate effort

    Creativity is a natural
    phenomenon, which
    can be made better
    through Hard work

    Avoid
    Artificiality

    One disadvantage
    is that you cannot
    concentrate on
    things

    Keep your
    Mind on
    Track

    Concentrate on
    the Subject

    Avoid
    Confusions
    or Clear it

    Confirmation

    Use
    Dictionary

    Never Float
    Half-Baked
    Ideas

    Never float half-baked


    ideas

    Half baked ideas


    spoil your
    reputation

    Stick to
    Reality

    Liberate yourself
    from Artificialities
    and Overdeliberateness

    Qualities of
    Good Writer
    must be there

    Qualities of good writer


    must be there

    A good columnist or
    writer is a balanced
    person

    After Writing
    the Column

    After writing the column

    Read it before
    Sending

    Some think,
    your job is over,
    while others
    differ

    At least one
    Reading is a
    must

    Do not Miss
    the Words or
    Links

    Knowing your
    Weaknesses,
    Rectify them

    Do the job of a
    Sub-Editor and
    Editor

    Re-write if you
    are not
    Satisfied and
    Happy

    After rereading
    on computer,
    take a hard copy
    and recheck it

    Re-check
    Facts

    Confusion,
    Talk to Expert
    or Consult
    Source

    Read it from
    Readers Point
    of View

    Double Meanings
    Result in
    Confusion & Bad
    Taste

    Read after
    Printing

    Feedback

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