Tips on How to Write Well

Sandy Keenan is a reporter for the Home section of The New York Times.

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  • @benyacine2409
    @benyacine24094 жыл бұрын

    This woman speaks like a saint, she really wants to help, from the bottom of her heart

  • @terrystrong9787
    @terrystrong978718 күн бұрын

    This is great 24 minutes of great tips on how to write well

  • @ruygranja
    @ruygranja Жыл бұрын

    I listened to her very carefully because… I started to realize she’s the real deal! Did you notice that not even one expression was wasted on her speech?! Thank you Sandy Keenan.

  • @lorraineneville2907
    @lorraineneville2907Ай бұрын

    Very informative and encouraging. Thank you.

  • @Andrea-nom
    @Andrea-nom5 жыл бұрын

    Papa’s tips! First few minutes of this video... gold. I love to the point videos

  • @hneufvil

    @hneufvil

    4 жыл бұрын

    I never enjoyed Hemingway’s writings

  • @steffi8107
    @steffi81074 жыл бұрын

    I'm having trouble with putting words together. I am actually jotting down notes while watching and got something I need. Thank you!

  • @exp3905

    @exp3905

    Жыл бұрын

    So it has been two years now, how is it now? Can you share your experience as I just started

  • @MrCwchass
    @MrCwchass3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! For your time and expressions on writing well. It has given me the courage to type this thank note.

  • @courtneyprovencher3969
    @courtneyprovencher3969 Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing. Very admirable woman.

  • @lilizhang152
    @lilizhang1524 жыл бұрын

    Very clear and simple!

  • @chrismcbee4653
    @chrismcbee46536 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this video. It is very helpful.

  • @christopherdoyle-lohse3324
    @christopherdoyle-lohse332410 жыл бұрын

    These are some great tips!! Thanks for the vid. =)

  • @raphaela.alfordphd246
    @raphaela.alfordphd2463 жыл бұрын

    PowerPoint slides perhaps would be useful in presenting the number of writing tips.

  • @ghundergroundclan2947
    @ghundergroundclan2947 Жыл бұрын

    '"... Looking at the computer screen...🤯" That line strike a nerve in my jugular.

  • @muddywaterhowlinwolf
    @muddywaterhowlinwolf5 жыл бұрын

    "I brought my own list. It's actually George Orwell's list..." Ah, the mysteries of language.

  • @soccom8341576

    @soccom8341576

    2 жыл бұрын

    how appropriate, for the New York Times.

  • @TheArtemis07
    @TheArtemis075 жыл бұрын

    My favorite guides are Revising Prose by Richard Lanham and On Writing Well by William Zinsser.

  • @authordeborahjeanwhite6188

    @authordeborahjeanwhite6188

    2 жыл бұрын

    The price is ridiculously high

  • @sharadawasthi70
    @sharadawasthi705 жыл бұрын

    Well Laid out plan about writing....Wonderful!

  • @apexxxx10
    @apexxxx109 жыл бұрын

    Kiitos

  • @PhuongTran-xo7hv
    @PhuongTran-xo7hv4 жыл бұрын

    So helpful

  • @ghundergroundclan2947
    @ghundergroundclan2947 Жыл бұрын

    "...weird weird outta body experience..."🤝🙏

  • @kyraocity
    @kyraocity3 ай бұрын

    17:58 Does tweeting and texting affect journalistic writing today? It’s tighter and harder to express yourself fully.

  • @helium73
    @helium734 жыл бұрын

    So after learning all these re-writing tips, in order to graduate, you have to take a test. They give you a piece of paper and an hour to write an essay. What tips are there for making the first draft decent? Sometimes you just want to do a good first draft as is. You have to write something on an application. Or you have to write a note. You don't always have a word processor in front of you.

  • @natenatenate10

    @natenatenate10

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm assuming this is for high school? The two most important and consistent factors you should have in mind when producing any text is your audience and what value does your essay offer them? If the goal is graduation and you're writing to a board or a professor, then the value in your work has to display full knowledge of the material you're covering because your audience are being paid to evaluate your progress thus far. Don't challenge already established studies--rather, acknowledge their importance in moving the social conversation forward and add to that conversation. Be careful not to add your own individual ideas because every lone person's ideas are useless and meaningless--speak on behalf of a community. Just always remember when you're writing anything; who is this for and why should they care?

  • @limelemonlimelove
    @limelemonlimelove5 жыл бұрын

    17:24

  • @kyraocity
    @kyraocity3 ай бұрын

    12:14 Try to leave out the parts readers like to skip. Look for great writing in every walk of life. Comedic writing. Read it like a reader not for ego. 13:30 Never start until I have a sense of the arc, the broad statements, then grab the reader. First: grab the reader; come along. Set a scene, shock them, then the story unfolds simply. 14:57 Different style of writing. Write thru. Fix it later. Maybe the end is the beginning. Revise by emailing it at different times of day. Story 1, 2, 3 etc. you can dig it out and start again.

  • @erjanaisabay8413
    @erjanaisabay84133 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the interesting video!

  • @RyebreadMusicStudios
    @RyebreadMusicStudios7 жыл бұрын

    1. Why would I be at a bar? 2. What friends?

  • @Viewer-tq9lt

    @Viewer-tq9lt

    4 жыл бұрын

    underrated comment

  • @SamOaks
    @SamOaks3 жыл бұрын

    Don't Lie! That would be the best tip for journalists.

  • @fernandocortes1187
    @fernandocortes11872 жыл бұрын

    Los tips de la escritura de Hemingway 0:30

  • @DN-xl3kq
    @DN-xl3kq2 жыл бұрын

    Think, write, think, re-write.

  • @kyraocity
    @kyraocity3 ай бұрын

    16:39 It’s not hard to write. Try to be imaginative. Write a passion. Have something to say. A good practice: Read for structure, for style. Listen to a president’s speech and imagine how who I write it. What would I write? What tone? Then, see how others write about it.

  • @brianhuffman2070
    @brianhuffman2070 Жыл бұрын

    These are supposed to help when they can't get the title write? A "well" is where you get water these are tips to right more gooder

  • @flyingjeff1956
    @flyingjeff19563 жыл бұрын

    "Let's learn to write like a reporter: Truth as an afterthought"

  • @jamespotts8197
    @jamespotts81976 жыл бұрын

    There are no "rules" for writing, i just used quotation marks for emphasizing a word and have read many writers who do and likewise, many who don't. I've read tutorias that read not to use this practice, technically wrong, but used by many of the literary giants throughout history. To write in a simplistic manner, not sound advice if a writer wants to eloquently and passionately describe a setting for dialogue. The only rule is that there are no rules! See! If that's not cliched, than what is.

  • @afterthesmash

    @afterthesmash

    5 жыл бұрын

    There are no rules, says someone who has never played a team sport. Coach: Don't ever farting do that again. Player: Wayne Gretzky used to do that. Coach: Who do you think you are? Don't ever farting do that again. Scare-quoting your authority complex is the apex of adolescence. Earn your exceptions, or destination doghouse.

  • @vipinunni5253

    @vipinunni5253

    3 жыл бұрын

    and another one of yours is to spell tutorial as tutorias

  • @AaronKohZH
    @AaronKohZH7 жыл бұрын

    "Woe is I", you mean?

  • @laverduredebora8682
    @laverduredebora86823 жыл бұрын

    god

  • @noVicda
    @noVicda4 жыл бұрын

    There's some wisdom in there, but it feels hollow because she's completely blurred the lines between her own words and Orwell's.

  • @samt1705

    @samt1705

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not sure what you mean by 'hollow'.

  • @noVicda

    @noVicda

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@samt1705 Just rewatched since I didn't remember much about this vid. She's basically reading Orwell's list, while trying to comment on it. So it felt a bit like listening to a teacher who is just reading from the text book. I found her comments as a whole pretty lifeless and poorly explained. The parts I really liked it was unclear it it was her professional opinion or a quote from Orwell. When a professional communicator has issues communicating it becomes hard to take them at face value.

  • @mahabubalam1971
    @mahabubalam19714 жыл бұрын

    I have spoiled my time to listening her.

  • @kevtherev8194
    @kevtherev81945 жыл бұрын

    Superficial

  • @starseeddeluxe
    @starseeddeluxe11 ай бұрын

    "Woa is Me" has never actually existed. The book she mentions only existed in a previous parallel reality. The author says they specifically named it "Woa is I." This is a perfect example of a Mandela Effect, unless you believe she can't remember the difference between the two words.

  • @Darfaultner
    @Darfaultner5 жыл бұрын

    ONE OF HER TWENTY SOMETHING SONS???? HOW THE HELL DOES SHE HAVE TIME TO WRITE?

  • @mayankkushwaha3320

    @mayankkushwaha3320

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think she meant that one of her son who is in his 20's

  • @vivianeb90

    @vivianeb90

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha at first I didn't get what you meant. Yeah, pretty sure she meant the age of her son.

  • @oiification

    @oiification

    5 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @vesnarajic5276
    @vesnarajic52764 жыл бұрын

    Wrong!!!!! I'm me, you are you.

  • @corrigindoaredacao147
    @corrigindoaredacao1474 жыл бұрын

    On 9:10, I particularly desagree. When you write a man was bitten by a dog, you're giving emphasis to the dog.

  • @yosra4948
    @yosra49484 жыл бұрын

    Simple is better. Tfoe. I will stop listening at 01:45. But I knew I should have stopped earlier.

  • @veereshshivanadhuni9886
    @veereshshivanadhuni98864 жыл бұрын

    Waste of time here, no practical steps to do anything!

  • @Phantusa
    @Phantusa9 жыл бұрын

    This lady is too boring. These Orwell rules can be found in authors prior to Orwell, so they are not original. People who learn from unoriginal things will be less passionate and more boring.

  • @rishabhdeb

    @rishabhdeb

    8 жыл бұрын

    I don't find her boring! In fact, she is amazing

  • @Phantusa

    @Phantusa

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Rishabh Deb the person is lacking enthusiasm and charisma. perhaps she is amazing but not at engaging an audience.

  • @baxter4630

    @baxter4630

    6 жыл бұрын

    can you do what?

  • @charlespeterson3798

    @charlespeterson3798

    5 жыл бұрын

    Too boring, as opposed to boring, just right. You idiot. Start the video again.

  • @abbasalhadad9768
    @abbasalhadad97689 ай бұрын

    This was a big waste of time

  • @mahabubalam1971
    @mahabubalam19714 жыл бұрын

    I have spoiled my time to listening her.

  • @jewelynjohnson4787

    @jewelynjohnson4787

    Жыл бұрын

    i could not find the book - Woe and Me. Did I hear the title of the book right? Who is the author?