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5 Ways to Write a Memorable Speech Line

October 14, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Writing, Speaking

Delivering a memorable line can have a significant and lasting impact on your audience.

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October 14, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Write, Memorable, Speech, Line, Audience, Impact, Memory, Soundbite
Craft, Writing, Speaking

What is Rhetorical Language?

October 06, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Language, Craft, Writing, Speaking

Rhetorical language is outstanding language used to impress an audience.

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October 06, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Rhetoric, Rhetorical language, Rhetorical question, Rhetorical device, Repetition, Figurative language, Stylistic language, Writing, Speaking, Implication, Suggestion, Persuasion
Language, Craft, Writing, Speaking

Email Sign-Offs: A Working Guide

September 29, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Writing, Self-styling, Language, Impression

A working guide to the top email sign-offs currently in use.

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September 29, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Email, Sign-off, Working, Guide, Character, Propriety
Writing, Self-styling, Language, Impression

When Writing Moves: A Story of Love

September 22, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Reflection, Writing

What is real and true speaks for itself and has the capacity to move others - in a few sincere and loving words.

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September 22, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Moving, Writing, Love, Sincerity, Brevity, concision, Sympathy, Empathy
Reflection, Writing

How to Boost Your Credibility

September 15, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Action, Impression, Image, Self-styling

Credibility is a function of two factors: reputation and authenticity.

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September 15, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Credibility, Persuasion, Trust, Reputation, Authenticity, Integrity
Action, Impression, Image, Self-styling

On Freedom

September 08, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Reflection

Freedom is a privilege that demands responsibility.

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September 08, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Freedom, Choice, Decision, Restriction, Limitation, Responsibility
Idea, Reflection

‘A Year in the Life’

September 01, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Reflection, Writing, Self-styling

Celebrating one year in the life of CRAFT | POLISH.

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September 01, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Blog, Anniversary, Year, Measure, Rent, Seasons of Love
Idea, Reflection, Writing, Self-styling

Drafting Your Personal Statement - Step 4: Clarity and Cohesion

August 25, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Image, Impression, Writing

The last step is to add clarifying and concluding features that bring your whole statement together.

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August 25, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Personal Statement, University, Application, Writing, Clarity, Cohesion
Image, Impression, Writing

Drafting Your Personal Statement - Step 3: Key Experiences

August 18, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Image, Impression, Writing

Present key experiences in your education and life to date, and link them to your academic goals.

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August 18, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Personal Statement, University, Application, Writing
Image, Impression, Writing

Drafting Your Personal Statement - Step 2: Framing Concept

August 11, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Image, Impression, Writing

The flame frames the Olympics, and this kind of conceptual structuring device
can make a personal statement powerful.

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August 11, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Personal Statement, University, Application, Writing
Image, Impression, Writing

Drafting Your Personal Statement - Step 1: Origin Story

August 04, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Image, Impression, Writing

In 15 minutes each week, this series of steps will help you build a solid first draft of your personal statement.

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August 04, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Personal Statement, University, Application, Writing
Image, Impression, Writing

Great Lines: Norman Maclean

July 28, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

In a verbal tribute to the primacy of nature, as the foundation of all existence, Maclean describes the world at the beginning and end of time

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July 28, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Writing, Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It
Craft, Language, Writing

Nature in Action

July 21, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Teaching and Learning, Language, Impression, Action

The liveliness of my Y7s transformed into calm effort, and exploded again with energy - that was their nature in action.

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July 21, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Y7, English, Teaching, Nature, Action, Language, Sound, Haiku
Teaching and Learning, Language, Impression, Action

Self-Dieting

July 07, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Action

This notion of mental vigilance is empowering, as it encourages a holistic awareness of what information and ideas we allow ourselves to consume.

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July 07, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Self-Dieting, Self-care, Mind, Brain, Health, Social Media, Regulation
Idea, Action

‘Get Busy Living’

June 30, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Image, Reflection, Action

When I see this tree from my train, it recalls these cinematic trees, and the narratives of loss and life bound up in their symbolism.

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June 30, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Tree, Sign, Symbolism, Six Feet Under, The Shawshank Redemption, Life
Image, Reflection, Action

‘Thank You’

June 23, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Language, Action

I have my GCSE and A Level students to thank for this practice being on my mind.

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June 23, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Thank You, Thanks, Gratitude, Appreciation, Expression
Idea, Language, Action

Great Lines: Casablanca

June 16, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

Casablanca’s sentimental script boasts some of the most memorable and repeated lines in popular culture.

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June 16, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Casablanca, Famous Lines, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Hollywood, Golden Age
Craft, Language, Writing

Great Lines: John Steinbeck

June 09, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Image, Impression, Writing

Steinbeck’s style is uncomplicated and unadorned, but in these ways uncommonly clear and incisive.

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June 09, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Writing, John Steinbeck, East of Eden
Craft, Language, Image, Impression, Writing

A Very Fine Thing

Oxford
June 02, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Action

There is something particularly refined about a marriage that has lasted half a century.

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June 02, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Marriage, Golden, Wedding, Anniversary, Decision
Idea, Action

Great Lines: William Wordsworth

May 26, 2021 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

Wordsworth imagines the absolute truth of life and existence in the world around him, and within himself.

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May 26, 2021 /Katie Musgrave
Writing, William Wordsworth, Tintern Abbey, Sublimity, The sublime
Craft, Language, Writing
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