Tips on How to Write Well

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The New York Times in Education

Күн бұрын

Sandy Keenan is a reporter for the Home section of The New York Times.

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@benyacine2409 4 жыл бұрын

This woman speaks like a saint, she really wants to help, from the bottom of her heart

@Andrea-nom 5 жыл бұрын

Papa’s tips! First few minutes of this video... gold. I love to the point videos

@hneufvil 4 жыл бұрын

I never enjoyed Hemingway’s writings

@ruygranja Жыл бұрын

I listened to her very carefully because… I started to realize she’s the real deal! Did you notice that not even one expression was wasted on her speech?! Thank you Sandy Keenan.

@MrCwchass 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! For your time and expressions on writing well. It has given me the courage to type this thank note.

@steffi8107 3 жыл бұрын

I'm having trouble with putting words together. I am actually jotting down notes while watching and got something I need. Thank you!

@exp3905 Жыл бұрын

So it has been two years now, how is it now? Can you share your experience as I just started

@courtneyprovencher3969 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing. Very admirable woman.

@chrismcbee4653 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. It is very helpful.

@lilizhang152 4 жыл бұрын

Very clear and simple!

@christopherdoyle-lohse3324 9 жыл бұрын

These are some great tips!! Thanks for the vid. =)

@raphaela.alfordphd246 3 жыл бұрын

PowerPoint slides perhaps would be useful in presenting the number of writing tips.

@sharadawasthi70 5 жыл бұрын

Well Laid out plan about writing....Wonderful!

@apexxxx10 9 жыл бұрын

Kiitos

@PhuongTran-xo7hv 4 жыл бұрын

So helpful

@erjanaisabay8413 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the interesting video!

@ghundergroundclan2947 Жыл бұрын

'"... Looking at the computer screen...🤯" That line strike a nerve in my jugular.

@muddywaterhowlinwolf 5 жыл бұрын

"I brought my own list. It's actually George Orwell's list..." Ah, the mysteries of language.

@soccom8341576 2 жыл бұрын

how appropriate, for the New York Times.

@kyraocity Ай бұрын

12:14 Try to leave out the parts readers like to skip. Look for great writing in every walk of life. Comedic writing. Read it like a reader not for ego. 13:30 Never start until I have a sense of the arc, the broad statements, then grab the reader. First: grab the reader; come along. Set a scene, shock them, then the story unfolds simply. 14:57 Different style of writing. Write thru. Fix it later. Maybe the end is the beginning. Revise by emailing it at different times of day. Story 1, 2, 3 etc. you can dig it out and start again.

@TheArtemis07 5 жыл бұрын

My favorite guides are Revising Prose by Richard Lanham and On Writing Well by William Zinsser.

@authordeborahjeanwhite6188 2 жыл бұрын

The price is ridiculously high

@kyraocity Ай бұрын

17:58 Does tweeting and texting affect journalistic writing today? It’s tighter and harder to express yourself fully.

@helium73 4 жыл бұрын

So after learning all these re-writing tips, in order to graduate, you have to take a test. They give you a piece of paper and an hour to write an essay. What tips are there for making the first draft decent? Sometimes you just want to do a good first draft as is. You have to write something on an application. Or you have to write a note. You don't always have a word processor in front of you.

@natenatenate10 2 жыл бұрын

I'm assuming this is for high school? The two most important and consistent factors you should have in mind when producing any text is your audience and what value does your essay offer them? If the goal is graduation and you're writing to a board or a professor, then the value in your work has to display full knowledge of the material you're covering because your audience are being paid to evaluate your progress thus far. Don't challenge already established studies--rather, acknowledge their importance in moving the social conversation forward and add to that conversation. Be careful not to add your own individual ideas because every lone person's ideas are useless and meaningless--speak on behalf of a community. Just always remember when you're writing anything; who is this for and why should they care?

@ghundergroundclan2947 Жыл бұрын

"...weird weird outta body experience..."🤝🙏

@kyraocity Ай бұрын

16:39 It’s not hard to write. Try to be imaginative. Write a passion. Have something to say. A good practice: Read for structure, for style. Listen to a president’s speech and imagine how who I write it. What would I write? What tone? Then, see how others write about it.

@RyebreadMusicStudios 7 жыл бұрын

1. Why would I be at a bar? 2. What friends?

@Viewer-tq9lt 4 жыл бұрын

underrated comment

@SamOaks 3 жыл бұрын

Don't Lie! That would be the best tip for journalists.

@limelemonlimelove 5 жыл бұрын

17:24

@DN-xl3kq 2 жыл бұрын

Think, write, think, re-write.

@fernandocortes1187 2 жыл бұрын

Los tips de la escritura de Hemingway 0:30

@brianhuffman2070 Жыл бұрын

These are supposed to help when they can't get the title write? A "well" is where you get water these are tips to right more gooder

@flyingjeff1956 3 жыл бұрын

"Let's learn to write like a reporter: Truth as an afterthought"

@jamespotts8197 5 жыл бұрын

There are no "rules" for writing, i just used quotation marks for emphasizing a word and have read many writers who do and likewise, many who don't. I've read tutorias that read not to use this practice, technically wrong, but used by many of the literary giants throughout history. To write in a simplistic manner, not sound advice if a writer wants to eloquently and passionately describe a setting for dialogue. The only rule is that there are no rules! See! If that's not cliched, than what is.

@afterthesmash 5 жыл бұрын

There are no rules, says someone who has never played a team sport. Coach: Don't ever farting do that again. Player: Wayne Gretzky used to do that. Coach: Who do you think you are? Don't ever farting do that again. Scare-quoting your authority complex is the apex of adolescence. Earn your exceptions, or destination doghouse.

@vipinunni5253 3 жыл бұрын

and another one of yours is to spell tutorial as tutorias

@AaronKohZH 7 жыл бұрын

"Woe is I", you mean?

@laverduredebora8682 3 жыл бұрын

god

@noVicda 4 жыл бұрын

There's some wisdom in there, but it feels hollow because she's completely blurred the lines between her own words and Orwell's.

@samt1705 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure what you mean by 'hollow'.

@noVicda 3 жыл бұрын

@@samt1705 Just rewatched since I didn't remember much about this vid. She's basically reading Orwell's list, while trying to comment on it. So it felt a bit like listening to a teacher who is just reading from the text book. I found her comments as a whole pretty lifeless and poorly explained. The parts I really liked it was unclear it it was her professional opinion or a quote from Orwell. When a professional communicator has issues communicating it becomes hard to take them at face value.

@mahabubalam1971 4 жыл бұрын

I have spoiled my time to listening her.

@kevtherev8194 5 жыл бұрын

Superficial

@starseeddeluxe 10 ай бұрын

"Woa is Me" has never actually existed. The book she mentions only existed in a previous parallel reality. The author says they specifically named it "Woa is I." This is a perfect example of a Mandela Effect, unless you believe she can't remember the difference between the two words.

@vesnarajic5276 4 жыл бұрын

Wrong!!!!! I'm me, you are you.

@Darfaultner 5 жыл бұрын

ONE OF HER TWENTY SOMETHING SONS???? HOW THE HELL DOES SHE HAVE TIME TO WRITE?

@mayankkushwaha3320 5 жыл бұрын

I think she meant that one of her son who is in his 20's

@vivianeb90 5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha at first I didn't get what you meant. Yeah, pretty sure she meant the age of her son.

@oiification 5 жыл бұрын

LOL

@corrigindoaredacao147 4 жыл бұрын

On 9:10, I particularly desagree. When you write a man was bitten by a dog, you're giving emphasis to the dog.

@yosra4948 4 жыл бұрын

Simple is better. Tfoe. I will stop listening at 01:45. But I knew I should have stopped earlier.

@veereshshivanadhuni9886 4 жыл бұрын

Waste of time here, no practical steps to do anything!

@abbasalhadad9768 8 ай бұрын

This was a big waste of time

@Phantusa 8 жыл бұрын

This lady is too boring. These Orwell rules can be found in authors prior to Orwell, so they are not original. People who learn from unoriginal things will be less passionate and more boring.

@rishabhdeb 8 жыл бұрын

I don't find her boring! In fact, she is amazing

@Phantusa 8 жыл бұрын

+Rishabh Deb the person is lacking enthusiasm and charisma. perhaps she is amazing but not at engaging an audience.

@baxter4630 6 жыл бұрын

can you do what?

@charlespeterson3798 4 жыл бұрын

Too boring, as opposed to boring, just right. You idiot. Start the video again.

@mahabubalam1971 4 жыл бұрын

I have spoiled my time to listening her.

@jewelynjohnson4787 Жыл бұрын

i could not find the book - Woe and Me. Did I hear the title of the book right? Who is the author?