Comments on: Writing conversationally http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2008/01/08/writing-conversationally/ A blog about writing, in its various forms Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:29:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Writing and presentations, redux http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2008/01/08/writing-conversationally/comment-page-1/#comment-1891 Writing and presentations, redux Fri, 23 May 2008 22:12:54 +0000 http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2008/01/08/writing-conversationally/#comment-1891 <p>[...] writing the script, I tried to keep the tone as conversational as possible. Or, as keeping with how we deliver our podcast. That was a lot more difficult than it [...]</p> [...] writing the script, I tried to keep the tone as conversational as possible. Or, as keeping with how we deliver our podcast. That was a lot more difficult than it [...]

]]> By: Scott http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2008/01/08/writing-conversationally/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Scott Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:28:55 +0000 http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2008/01/08/writing-conversationally/#comment-271 <p>Jim,</p> <p>I think that you hit on one of the keys to writing conversationally -- editing. As William Zinsser said, because you're writing fluently doesn't mean you're writing well. Editing makes all the difference, and can actually improve the flow.</p> Jim,

I think that you hit on one of the keys to writing conversationally — editing. As William Zinsser said, because you’re writing fluently doesn’t mean you’re writing well. Editing makes all the difference, and can actually improve the flow.

]]> By: Jim Murdoch http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2008/01/08/writing-conversationally/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Jim Murdoch Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:43:14 +0000 http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2008/01/08/writing-conversationally/#comment-270 <p>One of the problems I have replicating conversational speech is the fact that I've a propensity to talk in very long sentences, sentences which frequently have a number of asides in them. Transcribing these accurately is one thing but for someone to come along afterwards and read them is quite something else. Sometimes it's better to break up sentences like these into smaller units. I don't say sentences because many of these block of text won't be grammatically correct. But they'll read better. Oh, and don’t forget contractions. Otherwise you will end up talking like Data from <i>Star Trek The Next Generation</i> and that will make you sound stiff and unnatural.</p> One of the problems I have replicating conversational speech is the fact that I’ve a propensity to talk in very long sentences, sentences which frequently have a number of asides in them. Transcribing these accurately is one thing but for someone to come along afterwards and read them is quite something else. Sometimes it’s better to break up sentences like these into smaller units. I don’t say sentences because many of these block of text won’t be grammatically correct. But they’ll read better. Oh, and don’t forget contractions. Otherwise you will end up talking like Data from Star Trek The Next Generation and that will make you sound stiff and unnatural.

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