Before you turn to a traditional source of media to pick up new skill
sets, consider what you can learn from how to eBooks instead. These
business eBooks have been carefully designed by professionals to give
you the information that you need without slowing you down to wait on
anything. This provides you with the freedom that earlier generations
never had available to them in the realm of education.
When you decide to learn from business eBooks, you are setting
yourself free to enjoy a world of knowledge that moves at your own pace.
You no longer need to await the next lecture, or study for annoying
exams. There are no classes to attend, no expensive textbooks to buy,
and no reason why you have to slow down and wait for other people. You
have completely freed yourself from the bounds of the regular classroom.
This means that you will be free to move at your own pace through the
how to eBooks that you choose to read. If you are the type who learns
best by writing, you can take your time and write all the notes that you
need as you work your way through the eBook. If you learn in a more
visual manner, then you can take the written advice and draw it out for
yourself without the fear of any classmates mocking you behind your back
for doing so.
You will find that learning from business eBooks gives you the
freedom to study when it is convenient for you to do so. You won't need
to adjust your schedule to attend any annoying classes. As you find that
you have ten minutes on the morning commute, or a lunch break with no
one to talk to, you can take your time and work through the material at
hand, learning as you go. This at your own pace approach grants you an
easier time studying, producing less stress and far less anxiety for you
in the process.
Without the threat of exams hanging over your head, you will be free
to concern yourself with the information in the how to eBook that you
chose. You won't need to go back and study notes, or waste time
memorizing complicated lists and variables. Instead, you can spend your
time concentrating on the material that is important to you, and absorb
the facts at your own pace.
Business eBooks are the best way to pick up this vital information in
the modern world. There is no need to inconvenience yourself. You can
pick up all of the information that you need, at the pace that you need
to absorb it. Without having to worry about tests, annoying questions,
or keeping up with your peers, you can rush through everything you need
in a single afternoon, or take two months to study and memorize every
word.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
4 Skills You May Need To Learn From Business EBooks Quickly
Avid readers of eBooks frequently encounter books featuring self help skills in the lifestyle or business categories. Some readers enjoy them, while others pass them over, wondering why they would ever need to worry about picking up a new skill in a hurry. It is best to know a good source of information that you can turn to when the time comes.
For those readers who doubt the power of the skills available in business eBooks, eBook publishers everywhere want you to know what you're missing out on. There will come a time when you get volunteered for a position that you know absolutely nothing about, and need to pick up some new skills in a hurry. When you don't have the time or the money for a college course, you will turn to eBooks for your answer. Here are 4 skills that you may one day need to learn in a hurry!
Public Speaking
If you aren't a natural public speaker, then when the time comes and you need to speak in front of a group of people, you are going to need some help. Sooner or later it happens to everyone: a speech at a wedding, a eulogy at a friend's funeral, or just a situation where you need to give your little league team some hope. Knowing how to avoid succumbing to nervous habits and how to control your body language while speaking will make you look all that much better.
Business Writing
It may be your job to crunch numbers all day, but when the boss suddenly decides your responsibility is now to write a report for him to hand to his bosstomorrow afternoon, you need help. Reports may be many things, but they definitely aren't the numbers you are used to crunching. When you need to master report writing in a hurry, you will be wishing you had a few favorite eBook publishers to turn to for quality help.
Leadership Skills
If you're not a leader by nature, then the last thing you ever want to do is lead a group of any size. But if you're wanting to move up the ladder at work, then you must learn how to lead others. This skill set involves more than just learning how to talk to others. It involves dealing with difficult situations, managing how teams work together, and, if necessary, making that hard call.
Interview Mastery
Sometimes, you just have to move on to a new job. If you haven't been in the interviewee seat for a while, then you need to brush up on all of the latest tips and advice about what goes on during an interview. You need to know what role your social media pages will play in your getting a job, and what to expect in a surprise group interview situation. If you are rusty on your interviewing skills, then business eBooks will offer you the fastest solution.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Turning Your Skill Sets Into How To EBooks Isn't Easy
We here at SkillBites offer all of our writers the same bit of advice: Transforming what you know into how to eBooks isn't an easy task. Often, our writers discover that the more they know about a topic, the more difficult of a time they have transferring that knowledge to paper.
You must remain calm and be prepared to back up in the writing process for a short while. Take an objective look at what you've already written, and ask yourself whether this information presents your readers with what they would expect from how to eBooks. This information should all work toward your goal of teaching your readers a skill. If it does not, mark the area for possible deletion.
In the meantime, use a separate sheet of paper to construct an outline of what you have written so far. Leave the rest of the outline blank for now. Examine what you have already gone over with an objective eye. On yet another piece of paper, begin making a list of those topics that you still need to cover in order to teach your readers what you already know.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Choosing Lifestyle EBooks Without Useless Filler
If
there is one thing that makes trying to learn new skills difficult, it
is finding the eBook you just bought is rife with useless filler. This
page-flooding nonsense doesn't help you to learn the skill set that you
need, all it does is waste virtual paper and make the author feel as if
they are providing the reader with more in their how to eBooks. What it
boils down to is an excuse to jack up the prices on the lifestyle eBooks
that you need to read.
You
have important things that you need to be doing in your life. You have a
busy schedule that involves work, friends, family, children, homework,
dog walks and dishes. You don't need to spend the next three weeks
trying to sort through a hundred page mess of useless filler, only to
discover that the supposed how to eBooks that you spent twenty dollars
on didn't actually teach you the skill that it promised.
If
you know the feeling all too well, then the time has come for you to
reconsider your lifestyle eBooks requirements. Instead of turning to the
televised names and what talk show hosts tell you to get, perhaps it is
time to start thinking for yourself when it comes to your eBook
requirements. One of the best places to start is by focusing on getting
rid of that annoying filler.
Just
because an eBook is short doesn't mean that it won't provide you with
the information that you need. If you need to learn a new skill set, and
that skill set only requires fifteen pages to fully communicate, why
are you turning to three hundred page long books for the answers that
you seek?
Instead
of looking at quantity, consider the quality of your upcoming lifestyle
eBooks purchases instead. Avoid the big names on how to eBooks topics,
and turn instead to what your fellow readers have had to say about an
eBook. If those who have already bought and read the book complain about
too much filler and not enough actual content, then it's a pretty good
indication that you should avoid the book as well.
Another
step you can take is to stop considering length to be an indicator of a
quality offering. Many how to eBooks are artificially inflated so that
their authors can charge more for the same amount of material. If you
come across an eBook company that provides information at a reasonable
price, and a reasonable length, stop to see what the readers have had to
say about their experiences with this type of how to eBooks instead.
Lifestyle eBooks don't necessarily have to be written by the big names in order
to give you what you need. Save yourself a lot of time, and a lot of
money, by slowing down and actually doing some research about the eBook
before you make your purchase. The information that you stumble across
in people's blogs just might surprise you.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Create The Perfect EBook Publishing Author Biography
For
those who turn their professions into eBook publishing projects, the
concept of the author biography section is a subject of no small amount
of confusion. The hardest thing that you will ever do is to write a
short biography about yourself that includes enough information to
express your professional status, without giving identity thieves a way
to track down your social security number.
Ask
anyone who's successfully defended their dissertation whether they'd
like to defend it again, or write an author biography section, and most
would choose the dissertation committee in a heartbeat. It's no wonder.
After all, how are you supposed to write something about yourself that
says what it needs to say, without making yourself sound like a pompous
idiot? Here are 3 tips to help you construct the perfect author
biography section.
1)
What Not To Put - When you decide to write a eBook, your readers are
going to want to know something about you. What authors don't understand
is that this is not your life's story. No one cares what elementary
school you went to, or how old you were when you got in your first
fistfight. Avoid these personal details, unless they are relevant to
your project.
2)
Your Personal Information - Begin your author bio with your name, and
then move on, without delay, to any information you can think of that
will help explain your credentials. You want to tell your readers that
you are a professional in the topic you've chosen to write a eBook on,
and the only way you're going to manage that is to produce information
relevant to your professional standing in your author biography.
Included
in your personal information should your education, as it pertains to
your professional standing. You want to include any degrees,
certificates, or special awards that you received during your
educational pursuits in this section. Follow this up with work
experience that you have obtained. Internships are less important in
this section, while primary attention should be paid to a reverse
chronological listing of relevant work experience. Skip over the ten
months you spent flipping burgers, it's not important. Conclude this
section with any leadership roles that you have held within your
industry, and mention all awards that you've received within the
industry as well.
3)
Additional Information - This final part of your author biography
should be used as a showcase for additional relevant information. In
eBook publishing, authors commonly wander off topic here, permitting
unnecessary facts to pollute their pool of useful information.
In
this section, you should include any awards that you have won for your
past eBooks or writing achievements, along with any writing training
that you have undergone. This information will further your reputation
as an author. If you believe it to be important, you may also include a
short statement near the end regarding the reason that prompted you to
write a eBook about this topic in the first place.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Publish A EBook: Three Things To Do In The First Three Paragraphs
What can the first three paragraphs tell you about lifestyle eBooks? It turns out that these three paragraphs can tell someone a lot. In fact, the average reader decides in the first three paragraphs whether they will continue reading, or dismiss your attempts to publish a eBook as a waste of their time.
Authors commonly struggle with the beginnings of their books. They know what they want to create on the grand scheme of things, but struggle with actually getting started. If you're wanting to turn a reader into a follower, you need to make those first three paragraphs operate like a fishing lure. To work a tired, but appropriate, metaphor, your first three paragraphs need to introduce the bait, and hook your reader in to topic at hand.
This isn't actually as hard as it seems. Rather than wasting the first three paragraphs with an explanation of who you are or why you are a professional who is qualified to write lifestyle eBooks, use the space wisely. There are different approaches that you can take to putting these first three paragraphs to good use, and we're going to cover 3 of them here for you.
Avoid Cliches - The cliche is anything that is tired, old, and has been done so many times before. In the same way that you can tell a book is going to be bad when the first line begins with "It was a dark and stormy night...", your attempts to draw your reader's attention with one of these tired lines is a wasted effort.
Use Active Words - The difference between an active discussion and a passive one can be night or day. Consider the following two sentences: Allow these lifestyle eBooks to improve your life. Lifestyle eBooks may provide you with the opportunity to improve the skills important to your life. As you can see, the differences between these two sentences are dramatic. If you want to get your reader's attention, you should be using active words that engage a reader, rather than timidly mentioning that something might be possible. Try using an unusual word to start your first sentence. Readers find business eBooks to be more engaging when every paragraph doesn't begin with The, An or A.
Ask Questions - Getting your reader's attention by asking questions in the opening paragraphs can be done, but this approach should be reserved for a good writing staff. When you publish a eBook, readers are already going to know what it's about before they buy it. You don't need to ask them if they would like to learn about the topic of the eBook. The answer is clearly yes, otherwise, they wouldn't be reading it.
The questions that you should ask must instead pertain to specifics that will be included in the business eBooks that you write about. Unless you have a really strong discussion to back up your immediate opening, avoid turning the first sentence into a question.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
To Show Or To Tell: Options For Developing Skills Discussions
While writing business eBooks that focus on teaching others the arts required in developing skills for use in their daily lives, there will be times when you find yourself at a loss. You know what you want to tell your readers, but somehow, telling them just doesn't feel right. You've probably heard that old writer's saying of "show, don't tell". It seems like a simple enough concept, but when you're struggling to create the difference in your writing, you know that showing your readers how something is done is far from simple.
There exists a distinct difference between telling your reader something and actually showing it to them. When writing for SkillBites, however, you must do one or the other. With filler being something that we forbid in our eBooks, you must determine how you can get your message across without repeating yourself in circular discussions and multiple examples.
Because of this, you must work to narrow down exactly what you want to show, or to tell, your readers before you begin the writing process. Here are a few tips to help you in writing your business eBooks without needlessly repeating sections on developing skills.
1) If you're going to tell your readers something, make sure you tell it in a logical order. Take some time and map out, step by step, everything that needs to be done, and in the order that it must be done in. Follow this map while you write to make sure you don't leave any steps out.
2) Remember to break up long strings of sentences into multiple paragraphs. While it is technically possible to corral every sentence about a certain step into a single paragraph, these long paragraphs tend to scare readers. Pick a logical point in the discussion and break it into a new paragraph. You may use as many paragraphs as necessary to get your point across.
3) When you choose to show your readers something, it does not necessarily mean including a picture. Including a discussion for developing skills in your business eBook can take the form of a short story in which your characters perform the skills in detail. It may also include comparisons to other common skills that your readers already know how to do. Showing your reader just requires some creative thinking.
4) Break the different sections of your entire description up into different chapters if you need to. Using the chapter break is a time-honored means of cementing the process of shifting gears between steps in an activity. Just make sure that you break the instructions for developing skills like this into natural chunks, such as preparation, detail work, or bringing it all together at the end.
If you can keep these four tips in mind while you're describing a new skill set to your reader, you will be able to convey even the most complicated tasks as sets of simplified and easy to comprehend instructions.
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