PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

Just like in sports or playing the piano, practice makes perfect...well, almost.  The reason I add this is because one is always striving to do better.  Your best today may not be as good as your best tomorrow, next month, or even next year.  Determine where your highest reward or payback is.  You probably have multiple skills you excel in and don't even know it.   Try jotting down the things you do.  Create a list of ten things.  Some of them may not be at a level you are comfortable with.  That does not matter.  If you have the desire, passion, or interest you will quickly assess what matters most to you.

Computers and technology are a big part of what we use to thrive in the business world today.  If you are weak in Microsoft Word, try getting yourself comfortable with the table tools.  Look at the layouts and how you can save documents by naming them for future use.  Play around with it.  Change the fonts and paragraph functions.  You have multiple choices on where to store your creations.  Perhaps the desktop may be a good place for a work in progress-until you are comfortable with the project.  OR, store them in OneDrive or in your documents.  You can also upload pictures from your personal saved items or items from the Web.  Pictures are lasting images your readers or clients will remember far longer than the actual content.  Make an impression.

Use highlighting, bold, bulleting, and different fonts and numbering.  Make it interesting to your audience.  Apply headings in larger print than the content to give an impact.  Try out the different Designs and select Themes.  The software is designed to make it user-friendly while making you look like a pro with drop-downs!  Click and view is available at your fingertips.  You can wrap your text and replace it by highlighting and moving paragraphs, pages, or a single line and save your project.  Use the up and down cursor to quickly view your project.

Start with the 'Home' at the top of the page and click on each icon to view the options.  For those of you that do mailers, you can create email lists and send the final version via email.  How easy is that?  And for those of you that prefer to send mailers via USPS, setting up print for your envelopes is available.   I also like to use the 'Review' section with the Thesaurus or you can even add a Watermark!

Practice.  It is the single most characteristic in strengthening your capabilities, stretching your mind and your talents, and providing a masterpiece for you to be proud of.  Your readers and clients will think you are a master of many talents and may even consult with you on how to improve their skills.