The most important quality of any audience of readers or listeners is that its members are human. That’s more useful than any detail you can learn (or assume) about them.

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Want to get published? Focus on impressing the editor of the op-ed page. If you don't impress her enough to get chosen, nothing else matters.

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We usually ask, "What's the topic?"

Stop that.

Instead, first ask what you want the reader to do after they’ve read it.

Doesn’t matter how valuable the stuff is that you write… if you don’t have the reader’s attention. Smart doesn’t count if nobody’s around to hear it.

IF YOU'RE TRYING TO PERSUADE PEOPLE, learn to recognize when to stop trying and move on.

For instance, I hate mayonnaise, and you will never change that, no matter what you say to me. And on that hangs a tale....

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Quit trying to be clever.

Instead, be obvious.

Why? That helps the reporter.

When you help the reporter, it’s easier for the reporter to help *you.*

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