Does Speedwriting Work?
Posted 28th October 2008 at 09:25 AM by Robert Plank
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Speedwriting, the process of pumping out content - like book chapters, sales letters, or articles - works if you apply the correct formula. That's right, it is well within the reach of the human mind, and the human body, to write dozens of articles - as many as 7 or 8 in under an hour.
Want proof? Studies have statistically shown that the average speed of human speech is 120 words per minute. When you speak at a normal rate, you produce two words per second. If you want a 250 word article, you only need to speak for two minutes straight. To write a short and to the point 840 word sales letter, you only need to speak for 7 minutes without stopping. Even if you wanted a long 2000 word sales letter or short story, you only need to speak for 16 minutes.
Coming up with lots of content in a short amount of time is all about the mindset. If you cannot type quickly, have your speech transcribed by a service like iDictate. If you are a trained typist, you can produce articles even cheaper because you can type almost as fast as you speak. But how do you come up with the proper words in the first place?
First, a time limit is key. I know people with elaborate timing systems... such as lining up three egg timers, one for the time left to work, one counting how long you have been working on an article and another one counting down the time you have left. You do not need to be nearly as complicated. Simply get a kitchen timer, stopwatch, or even use a computer-based timer, such as Cool Timer. Set it to count down from 7 minutes and see how much you can write in that time span without stopping.
Next, write everything as a question. Write your article title as a question so everything you write is an answer to that question. You can always rename it later. Write your paragraphs as an answer to a more detailed question within that article. You will find that doing this gives you a massive boost compared to trying to talk about a subject on your own.
Finally, remember that the speedwriting business is all about the proper mindset. The world's fastest stenographers can type at 245 words per minute for five minutes at 99.193% accuracy. I am sure you would be happy with ninety or even fifty words per minute, so do whatever you can to achieve laser focus.
What gets you in the proper mindset to kick ass? Think about what you had to do to ask out the girl you liked in high school or finish that term paper in college. Listen to fast music? Jog around the block? Maybe just visualize the things that make you happy. Whatever it is, keep these rules in mind to succeed at speedwriting.
Sick of freelance writing chump change? Find out how to write sales letters in just five minutes, guaranteed!
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Speedwriting, the process of pumping out content - like book chapters, sales letters, or articles - works if you apply the correct formula. That's right, it is well within the reach of the human mind, and the human body, to write dozens of articles - as many as 7 or 8 in under an hour.
Want proof? Studies have statistically shown that the average speed of human speech is 120 words per minute. When you speak at a normal rate, you produce two words per second. If you want a 250 word article, you only need to speak for two minutes straight. To write a short and to the point 840 word sales letter, you only need to speak for 7 minutes without stopping. Even if you wanted a long 2000 word sales letter or short story, you only need to speak for 16 minutes.
Coming up with lots of content in a short amount of time is all about the mindset. If you cannot type quickly, have your speech transcribed by a service like iDictate. If you are a trained typist, you can produce articles even cheaper because you can type almost as fast as you speak. But how do you come up with the proper words in the first place?
First, a time limit is key. I know people with elaborate timing systems... such as lining up three egg timers, one for the time left to work, one counting how long you have been working on an article and another one counting down the time you have left. You do not need to be nearly as complicated. Simply get a kitchen timer, stopwatch, or even use a computer-based timer, such as Cool Timer. Set it to count down from 7 minutes and see how much you can write in that time span without stopping.
Next, write everything as a question. Write your article title as a question so everything you write is an answer to that question. You can always rename it later. Write your paragraphs as an answer to a more detailed question within that article. You will find that doing this gives you a massive boost compared to trying to talk about a subject on your own.
Finally, remember that the speedwriting business is all about the proper mindset. The world's fastest stenographers can type at 245 words per minute for five minutes at 99.193% accuracy. I am sure you would be happy with ninety or even fifty words per minute, so do whatever you can to achieve laser focus.
What gets you in the proper mindset to kick ass? Think about what you had to do to ask out the girl you liked in high school or finish that term paper in college. Listen to fast music? Jog around the block? Maybe just visualize the things that make you happy. Whatever it is, keep these rules in mind to succeed at speedwriting.
Sick of freelance writing chump change? Find out how to write sales letters in just five minutes, guaranteed!
http://www.fiveminutecopywriting.com
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