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The Secret to Why Dennis Miller Can Rant in Public and the Rest of Us Really Can’t

September 19, 2006 by Liz

Rant Is a Four-Letter Word

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Something has happened. It wasn’t nice. It happened once too often. It happened to someone you care about. It needs to be addressed. You’re about to write something someone is going to read.

Before you write, check your emotions. They’re running high, aren’t they? Here’s what you need to do before you write.

Go to the local store. Buy 100 ballooons. Blow them up and pop them each one individually — one at a time — slowly savoring the noise. Or do something else that will open a steam valve: go running,

Whatever you do, please don’t write and rant. Rant is a four-letter word. You’ve read ’em. They’re deadly.

So, how come Dennis Miller can rant in public?

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Filed Under: Audience, Personal Branding, Successful Blog, Writing Tagged With: bc, blog-writing, Dennis-Miller, Effective-Blog-Writing, focusing-ideas, voice, writing-a-rant, Writing-Power-for-Everyone

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