Category: Writing
-
Curated Content
Question: What is the difference between a museum and a hoarder? Answer: Curation. Defined: curate [n. kyoo r-it; v. kyoo–reyt, kyoo r-eyt] verb (used with object), curated, curating. to take charge of (a museum) or organize (an art exhibit) to curate a photography show. to pull together, sift through, and…
-
OCR to Formatted Word Document SOLVED
This afternoon I was handed a three ring binder with 100 printed pages and asked if I could put it in Word so it could be edited. When I inquired about the original Word.doc , I was told that the file was a year old old, two states and three secretaries removed, and that the original file…
-
How To Successfully Blog A Short Term Mission Trip
In the age of the internet, portable technology, and demand for news in “real time”, unless there are security concerns or you are way out in the sticks, there is really no reason NOT to blog your mission trips. Most areas of the world have an internet cafe (varying in speeds…
-
Telling Better Stories
This past Monday I had the opportunity to spend the day at the Evangelical Press Association’s annual convention. According to their website , the EPA is a “professional association of Christian publications — magazines, newspapers and newsletters — and content-rich websites.” The conference was held in Anaheim, CA about an hour…
-
What And The Why
Have you ever wondered what the “missing ingredient” in your communication was? Wonder no longer… To maximize your effectiveness as a communicator, you need to be able to tell both the “What” and “Why” of what you are trying to accomplish. WHAT As Joe Friday use to say, “Just the facts, ma’am.” The…
-
Editing Is Like Peeling An Onion
When I’m editing somebody’s content, many times people get frustrated because they think “you didn’t mark the part before…why are you changing it now?” What I have found, is that editing text and graphics is like peeling an onion. Often you can’t see small items at first because bigger issues are…
-
What The Wig Turns 1 Year Old Today!
Get out the cake and light the candle! It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since I started the What the Wig blog, sharing some of the things I’ve learned about church communications. So far, at 130+ posts, who would of thought I had so much to say! 7…
-
If Everything Is a Focus, Nothing Is A Focus.
I ran across this great article entitled 10 Ways to Write Clearly. Make That 9, No, Just 1. To summarize “The most effective way to get your point across is to focus on just one point.” The author continues “…if you toss too much into one document, your primary message will…
Bruce Herwig - Redlands Photographer 