Comments on: https://wordsonpageblog.com/2007/08/tommy-can-you-hear-me-in-conversation.html a freelance writing resource. Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Irreverent Freelancer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2007/08/tommy-can-you-hear-me-in-conversation.html#comment-575 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:46:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2007/08/tommy-can-you-hear-me-in-conversation.html/#comment-575 For most of these types of projects, I’ve developed a questionnaire, which I ask every client to complete prior to beginning. If they’re thorough in their responses, they’ll almost always get a first draft that’s really close to what they were seeking. There are, of course, however, still clients who are lazy about the process and who then require revisions, sometimes major ones. So, it’s not always just the writer who needs to pay a little more attention!

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2007/08/tommy-can-you-hear-me-in-conversation.html#comment-574 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:56:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2007/08/tommy-can-you-hear-me-in-conversation.html/#comment-574 It’s like Todd says – ask and then really hear the response. I like to have at least one conversation via phone – you can tell a lot about a person from the tone, the inflection, the choice of words and the pace of the speech.

]]> By: Lillie Ammann https://wordsonpageblog.com/2007/08/tommy-can-you-hear-me-in-conversation.html#comment-572 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:55:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2007/08/tommy-can-you-hear-me-in-conversation.html/#comment-572 Excellent point, Lori. I always do a free sample edit of a few pages of a book-length manuscript to be sure the client and I have the same vision for an editing project.

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2007/08/tommy-can-you-hear-me-in-conversation.html#comment-571 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:28:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2007/08/tommy-can-you-hear-me-in-conversation.html/#comment-571 Great advice, Todd! Thanks for adding value to the blog!

]]> By: Todd Cohen https://wordsonpageblog.com/2007/08/tommy-can-you-hear-me-in-conversation.html#comment-570 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:43:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2007/08/tommy-can-you-hear-me-in-conversation.html/#comment-570 Lori..

Thanks for the nice words! As a sales professional, I always try and “nail down the client’s voice and passion?” by testing for undersdtanding throughout the total sales campaign. That way they are agreeing with me or correcting me-either way, I get what they are trying to convey.

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