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How to Be an Instant Expert: 6 Steps to Being an Authority on Any Subject [Paperback]

Stephen J. Spignesi (Author)
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September 2000
How to Be an Instant Expert provides a plethora of useful information including Web sites, government and industry sources, phone numbers, addresses, bibliographies, reference books, and a helpful Q&A section. You'll learn these sure-fire steps to being an instant expert:
- Immersion-how to drown in data, use the Internet most effectively, acquire the most useful print resources in a hurry, and separate the useful from the irrelevant.
- Notes-how to brainstorm on paper to organize most effectively a wide range of disparate materials.
- Review and Think-how to use your newly acquired knowledge of the topic to re-evaluate the information you have gathered and organized.
- Table of Contents-how to draft a detailed outline of your work that accurately (and entertainingly) covers your subject.
- Chapter by Chapter-how to write each chapter with confidence, using your notes, materials, and other sources.
- Review and Polish-how to put the finishing touches on anything from a 100,000-word book to a 5-minute mini-presentation.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Career Press (September 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1564144763
  • ISBN-13: 978-1564144768
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,155,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read!, March 30, 2001
This review is from: How to Be an Instant Expert: 6 Steps to Being an Authority on Any Subject (Paperback)
If you're an exec whose position requires any writing at all, it might occur to you that before you write an article or a speech you should jump on the Internet and do a thorough topic search - an original suggestion from author Stephen Spignesi. Thanks. You might even already know that you have to check reference materials at the library - another handy nugget of advice. But if your background is in technical expertise, not in word crafting, and you find yourself responsible for actually writing things - a prospect as enticing to you as root canal - then this book is for you. It organizes ideas concisely and simply (Almost too simply: Any sixth grader could use it). While some content appeals only to freelancers (Like a talk with a publishing house acquisitions editor), we [...] recommend the guidance and direction this book gives to would-be or must-be writers who are uncomfortable with writing. You know who you are.
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