WEBVTT - Type first drafts

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is for when you're planning to handwrite a note,

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<v Speaker 1>begin by typing a first draft. That way, you can

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<v Speaker 1>process your thoughts like you normally do, but create a

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<v Speaker 1>clean note that can be treasured. Emails and texts are great,

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<v Speaker 1>but they can't compare to the warmth that comes through

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<v Speaker 1>in a handwritten note of congratulations, condolence, birthday wishes, friendship,

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<v Speaker 1>or love plus an email maybe archived or deleted, while

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<v Speaker 1>a handwritten note may be treasured for years. I am

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<v Speaker 1>a big fan of sending handwritten notes. However, if you

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<v Speaker 1>are used to typing everything and being able to edit

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<v Speaker 1>for clarity, link and style, it can be difficult to

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<v Speaker 1>get a handwritten note right on the first try. Because

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<v Speaker 1>handwritten notes are special, we want them to be just right,

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<v Speaker 1>and sometimes when we immediately put pen to paper, our

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<v Speaker 1>notes may end up off the mark. If you don't

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<v Speaker 1>get it right in the first draft, you've wasted the

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<v Speaker 1>card or stationary and the time it took to write.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you have messy handwriting, you may find that

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<v Speaker 1>as your hand gets tired, each attempt is even messier

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<v Speaker 1>than the one before. For momentous occasions, the advantages of

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<v Speaker 1>paper correspondence outweigh the drawbacks. You just need to work

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<v Speaker 1>around them. Here's how draft your message on your computer. First,

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<v Speaker 1>edit to get your words right. Then once you're pleased

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<v Speaker 1>with your message, you can copy it by hand onto

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<v Speaker 1>your stationary or a card. No wasted time or ationary,

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<v Speaker 1>no risk of your handwriting getting messier by the draft.

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<v Speaker 1>With a type draft, you can get it right the

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<v Speaker 1>first time on paper. If you struggle to find words

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<v Speaker 1>in your personal correspondence, you might try keeping templates on

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<v Speaker 1>your computer for common occasions. When you write a note

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<v Speaker 1>like death's, birthdays, marriages, babies, and new jobs, just use

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<v Speaker 1>brackets to indicate the spots where you'll add text customized

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<v Speaker 1>to the person. Then copy and paste the template and

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<v Speaker 1>choose the right message for this occasion. Once you are

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<v Speaker 1>happy with the wording, write it onto your card. If

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<v Speaker 1>you like to know what you've written in your notes,

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<v Speaker 1>you could keep all these typed drafts in a single document.

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<v Speaker 1>For most of us, though there is no real reason

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<v Speaker 1>to save these drafts. The value is in being able

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<v Speaker 1>to type and edit the drafts so we can pen

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<v Speaker 1>notes that we are proud of without lots of paper

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<v Speaker 1>piling up in the trash can in the process. So

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<v Speaker 1>today consider doing the opposite of what we probably did

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<v Speaker 1>as kids writing reports. In this case, you want to

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<v Speaker 1>type the first draft then handwrite the final copy. You

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<v Speaker 1>will get the benefits of both worlds. In the meantime.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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