Writers are good at writing, but they aren’t always good at marketing. But there’s one piece of marketing that no author can ignore: a good short professional bio. You’d think that writing a bio would be easy for a writer. But let’s face it: most of us dread writing about
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Speaker Bio: How to Write a Speaker Bio that Thrills Your Audience
A speaker bio is a brief summary of your education, work history and experience that is relevant to your speaking topic (the focus is on brief and relevant). The organization requesting your speaker’s bio may specify a format and length. If they don’t, follow these speaker bio guidelines: Keep your
Continue reading »How to Write an Author Bio – About the Author Box
You’ve finished writing your article and are ready to send it off, but there’s one last task: writing an author bio. It’s hard to know exactly how to write an author bio, even if you’re a writer. So many things to say and so few words allowed in the author
Continue reading »7 Tips for Writing a CPA or Accountant Bio (With Example Wording)
Writing a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) bio is a great way to advertise your services and connect with new clients. To stand out from the competition, you need a bio that gets your message across clearly. The key is to focus on what you can do for your potential clients,
Continue reading »Writing a Bio for a Police Officer, Trooper, or Other Law Enforcement Professional
There are some special considerations to keep in mind when writing a work biography for a police officer, trooper or other law enforcement professional. For one thing, police officers must be able to present themselves in different ways for different constituencies. While their primary role is obviously to prevent, stop,
Continue reading »Craftsperson Biography Template with Examples
If you’re a craftsperson, you have great talent and love to share your abilities, with weaving, creating pottery or jewelry, woodworking, sewing, and so much more. When you work on a project, you’re comfortable and confident of the result. However, that may not be true when you have to write
Continue reading »How to Write an Entrepreneur Bio (With Sample Wording)
Thinking about writing your small business or entrepreneur bio? Great idea, because it’s an important document that shapes first impressions of you and your company. A strong entrepreneur biography written in the correct style and format will positively reflect who you are and what you have accomplished in your career. Here
Continue reading »A Magical Autobiography Example
Scott Lesovic has a job many people would envy: bringing the wonder of magic to children and adults. Scott’s a professional magician and an ambulance attendant. He asked me to review his magician’s autobiography to make sure it presents him in the best light. Let’s start by taking a look
Continue reading »How to Write a College Autobiography
1. Focus on a goal When you’re writing a regular essay, you know that you have to have a thesis to focus your paper. In the same way, a college autobiography also needs a thesis. In this case, your thesis will be your goals in life and how getting into
Continue reading »Professional Bio for Program Director, Coordinator and Trainer
Julienne Dimon is a program director for Action Care, and also works as a trainer, cultural proofreader and program coordinator for other training programs. She asked me to take a look at her professional bio and give her suggestions for improvement. Here’s Julienne’s bio: Julienne Dimon has been active in
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