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uberVU - social comments — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:43:08 +0000

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By: Trace Cohen

Trace Cohen — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:17:07 +0000

Writing a bio can be a very daunting task for someone people. For most people it is weird to write about yourself in the 3rd person so that someone else might read it and get a better understand of who you are. Like anything else it just takes practice and time. Everyone needs to remember that there is no such thing as a great first draft, only great re-writes. I'm happy to hear that you keep updating it which is key.

By: Trace Cohen

Trace Cohen — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:17:07 +0000

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:09:14 +0000

Great information. Like many writers, I was not looking forward to writing my bio. I had some help with it. Writing a clear and concise paragraph was overwhelming at first. Now I think I got the hang of it. I look at my bio from time to time and revise it to reflect where I'm at in my writing career.

By: Trace Cohen

Trace Cohen — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:15:56 +0000

Thank you!

Learning by example is definitely one of the best ways to learn in general, especially when it is broken down like this. Your bio is short so it needs to be concise and to the point. As you can see in the example above, each sentence of Dan's bio is powerful and doesn't deviate off topic. This is why is the one of the thought leaders in our industry and there is a lot that we can learn from him.

By: Training Connection

Training Connection — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:27:22 +0000

Hello Pete,

You are Brilliant, Pete. We definitely learn by example and your article has to be the best I have found on how to break it down. I saw some good bios on another website and was able to align how well they did by using your analysis questions/headings.

Love the blog and will definitely recommend it to others.

By: Trace Cohen

Trace Cohen — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:16:56 +0000

It is a lot easier to give examples then break it down to show everyone how it should be done. Please send your bio to tcohen@brand-yourself.com and I will try to give you some thoughts ASAP but please allow a few days

By: advine

advine — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:49:42 +0000

Thank you for this excellent instruction on writing a bio. May I send you mine for editing?. I am just trying to write one following your analysis.

By: Your Personal Brand | Brand-Yourself.com Blog

Your Personal Brand | Brand-Yourself.com Blog — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:58:53 +0000

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By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:03:15 +0000

Awesome article! I am really nervouse as we have been requested by our employer to write a brief personal bios to better help in assigning projects going forward. Our employer has outlined the criteria as : 1. Name, title 2. Responsibilites 3. Educational background, year(s) graduated 4. Current and recent projects 5. Experience history (at and before company x) 6. Number years with company x 7. Professional affiliations/organizations 8. Career highlights or specialty skills 9. Anything else about yourself you believe to be pertinent. My question is would it be a good idea to incorporate all the above into one nicely flowing paragraph, or seperate each item out?-Mark