3.20: Video: Three Anti-social Skills to Improve Your Writing
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Author: Nadia Kalman
You need social skills to have a conversation in real life — but they’re quite different from the skills you need to write good dialogue. Educator Nadia Kalman suggests a few “anti-social skills,” like eavesdropping and muttering to yourself, that can help you write an effective dialogue for your next story.
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- Three Anti-social Skills to Improve Your Writing. Authored by: Nadia Kalman. Provided by: TED Talk. Located at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flthk8SNiiE&t=28s. License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike. License Terms: Standard YouTube License