Podcast
The Writing Guy
Hosted by Scott Keyser · EN
A daily exploration of the written word from a seasoned writer and writing skills trainer, to help you improve your English writing skills. The pod covers persuasive writing, therapeutic writing, rhythm, poetry and poetic meter, grammar, punctuation and voice.
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Episodes
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Episode 225, the true meaning of Commitment
Sep 21, 202200:07:35Tap to summarizeThe world recently lost a special woman whose lifelong commitment to duty gives the lie to this much-abused, over-used word.
Transcribe →Episode 224. A mother's death
Mar 30, 202200:06:20Tap to summarizeA piece of beautiful writing by Thich Nhat Hanh about his mother's death.
Transcribe →Episode 223, Strictly Come Dancing, Strictly Come Writing
Dec 19, 202100:09:19Tap to summarizeMoved and inspired by the final of the BBC 'Strictly Come Dancing' show, Scott draws parallels between writing and dance.
Transcribe →Episode 222, 17 things James is gonna change about his writing
Dec 17, 202100:09:23Tap to summarizeI'm buzzing after a wildly successful coaching session with a client. In this episode you get to hear the 17 things James is gonna change about his writing (SDK - Spelling Doesn't Kount). Ta-daa!
Transcribe →Episode 221, writing and mindset
Dec 16, 202100:08:08Tap to summarizeInspired by a successful session coaching a client in persuasive writing, Scott shares how together they turned a sow's ear of an email into a silk purse.
Transcribe →Episode 220, the origin of 'protest'
Dec 9, 202100:07:24Tap to summarizeOn the day that he celebrated a life lost and took to the streets to help preserve hard won freedoms, Scott looks at the origins of 'protest'.
Transcribe →Episode 219, switching mindset
Dec 2, 202100:08:28Tap to summarizeWant a safe, legal way to shift your mindset fast? Plus the Word of the Day, courtesy of Susie Dent.
Transcribe →Episode 218, client feedback on my rhetorica writing techniques
Nov 25, 202100:04:35Tap to summarizeHaving whittled rhetorica down to 15 simple techniques (from 21), I've just had further endorsement from a client of their power.
Transcribe →Episode 217, the four readability stats
Nov 23, 202100:07:46Tap to summarizeThese are the four readability ratios that bid writers et al should track religiously to improve their writing.
Transcribe →Episode 216, how multi-coloured is your writing?
Nov 22, 202100:07:05Tap to summarizeInspired by James Knight's iMA colour-based language system, Scott invites you to write in a way that appeals to all four colours.
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