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Timothy K. Lynch
Office of Fleet Management
City of Philadelphia
Rick has a magical approach that provides a clear and
concise message specifically designed to the needs of his
audience. Rick will provide all the motivational magic you
will ever need, propelling your organization to the next
level of greater success.
Thomas Mulhern
Frontier Communications
Rick Saldan is a compelling and absorbing motivational speaker and
magician.I have been to five of his
Motivational Magic presentations and it is amazing how he keeps our
college audiences on the edge of their seats.
A highly entertaining performer with great comedy flair. Rich content to
increase students' productivity, peak performance and motivation. If you
need an outstanding motivational speaker for colleges, Rick is definitely
one of the world's greatest speakers and magicians!
Dr. Rob Gilbert, Sport Psychologist,
Montclair State University
Rick Saldan has the wit, wisdom and sorcery of a wizard. He
has a dynamic personality, and all will enjoy his
captivating stories, comedy and magic!
Dennis Slaughter
Credit Suisse First Boston
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Brian Letscher, Actor
Hawaii Five-O, NCIS, Cold Case, Law & Order and The Mentalist.
Rick Saldan is a wonderful combination of master magician, comic
improviser and first class speaker. The audience loved his program, which
was music to our ears. If you love celebrity motivational speakers such as
Tom Hopkins, Dale Carnegie and Zig Ziglar, then you'll love Rick!
Dottie Burman, President
Burtley Productions, Inc.
Rick Saldan
is an incredibly talented performer and motivational speaker with great insight. He shares many powerful
motivational messages that will enhance your life for the better!
Jack Murray, President
Dream Illusions
Rick is one of the best inspirational speakers on
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make your next event into an extraordinary one, then invite professional
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Andres Lara, President
Inspiration Times Magazine
Eight Keys to Great Writing Author: David L. Hunter
Great writing is both an art and a skill. As such, it requires certain fundamentals. The following list reveals eight keys for great writing.
1. Valid epistemology. No doubt about it: this is the starting point for great writing. Without an explicit, valid epistemology, one is essentially operating in the dark -- cognitively speaking. One blends facts with mysticism to produce partially valid written works. But upon developing a valid epistemology, one integrates concepts and ideas into information-rich writing. In short, valid epistemology, which is reality-based principled thinking, supercharges one's writing by compressing maximum knowledge into minimum words, sentences, and paragraphs.
2. Mystic-free psychology. This is vital for great writing and it shows in one's work. Such a psychology is not hampered by mysticism. A mystic-free psychology lets one freely peruse all the material in one's subconscious. It also enables one to make striking identifications and breakthroughs. This is crucial for limitless creativity.
3. Undivided honesty. Without undivided honesty, one's thinking and writing remain trapped in closed circles of rationalizations. With undivided honesty, one breaks into wide-open thinking and writing. This reduces to one alternative: static versus dynamic writing. Breaches in honesty culminate in static and erroneous writing while unbreached honesty culminates in dynamically valid writing.
4. Mastery of grammar. This is no surprise. One can begin by mastering the principles of grammar instead of getting lost in all the minutiae. With a clear understanding of the fundamentals of grammar, one has a solid base on which to continually refine one's knowledge of grammar.
5. Mastery of the mechanics of writing. Again, this is no surprise. The ability to form coherent sentences and paragraphs is essential for great writing. One can also develop powerful skills such as predominantly using action words, delimiting subject matter within each paragraph, editing one's writing so it reads smoothly, and so on.
6. Broad base of knowledge. This separates one's work from the crowd. With a vast base of knowledge -- i.e., knowledge of philosophy, literature, psychology, science, technology, business, art, and history -- one can produce widely integrated writing, develop brilliant analogies, and increase one's readership. Simply stated, as one's knowledge expands, one's writing will become more potent and valuable.
7. Cultivate knowledge from cyberspace. Limitless access to facts and knowledge enables one to produce writing that is alive and growing. Yet, before the rise of cyberspace, facts and knowledge were easily suppressed. In cyberspace, however, the suppression of knowledge is almost non-existent. Thus, only in cyberspace can a person access facts and knowledge without limits.
8. Practice writing every day. This is self-evident. Like an Olympic athlete, if one wants to produce great writing, one needs to practice every day. After several months or perhaps years, one will wake up and discover that one's writing is in fact great. In reality, there is no substitute for consistent effort.
These eight keys unlock the door to powerful and valuable writing. To be sure, they do not come automatically; nor are they easy to develop. But with them, one will produce preeminent writing.
