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		<title>Comma Uncertainty: When to Use it Before &#8220;Because&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the more difficult punctuation challenges is determining when to use a comma before a word such as "because" or "where."]]></description>
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		<title>Persuasion vs Propaganda: Some Overlap, but Not the Same</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Propaganda and persuasion are often considered to be synonymous. Both are intended to influence an audience's beliefs, but there are important distinctions.]]></description>
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		<title>You can be Conversational and Still be Direct</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your writing can have a warm, friendly tone and still be authoritative and professional. It's called being conversationally direct. You can sound personable without wasting the reader's time.]]></description>
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		<title>Stirring Curiosity: a Key Storytelling Technique to Grab Readers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a human-interest feature story, there is no hard news element that grabs the reader, so you need a different technique to tug at the reader. Presenting the reader with an unusual fact or interesting description that arouses curiosity is the key.]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Your Focus: Creating Clarity and Coherence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Email messages, articles, formal memos, and news releases often seem to meander because they lacks focus. Find a thematic thread through a few elements and build your piece around them.]]></description>
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		<title>Using a comma before &#8220;and&#8221;: It&#8217;s about clarity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few easy-to-remember guidelines will help you decide whether you need a comma before "and." You can always use it because you prefer to, or use it only when necessary for clarity.]]></description>
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		<title>Want to be persuasive? Try being more friendly and cooperative</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your ability to be persuasive depends on whether the audience views you as credible, and one way to strengthen your credibility is to be more friendly and helpful.]]></description>
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		<title>Story Leads: Capturing Attention and Pulling In the Reader</title>
		<link>http://www.writingwithclarity.com/2011/10/story-leads-capturing-attention-and-pulling-in-the-reader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing a good opening paragraph on a feature story is a challenge even for great writers. Asking a few important questions about your material can help reveal the lead to you. ]]></description>
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		<title>Punctuation: Freedom to Choose, to a Point</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writers sometimes feel adamant about the "correct" way to punctuate a sentence, but the language often allows discretion. There can be more than one way to punctuate, as long as the meaning of the sentence is clear.]]></description>
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		<title>Beginning with &#8220;Because&#8221; and &#8220;However&#8221; is not a Problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Relax. You can start a sentence with "because" or "however," though you might have heard otherwise. Nothing is wrong with these two sentences: "Because of my conflict, I cannot attend. However, I will send someone in my place."]]></description>
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