A sharp -
eyed reader pointed out an interesting wrinkle in the state Conservative Party's July 15 fundraising reports.
Update: And a sharp -
eyed reader points out that the fundraising letter calls for the removal of «Shelly Smith.»
Almost immediately, our sharp -
eyed readers pointed out that the keyboard itself looked just like the QWERTY on the
Not exact matches
If your work experience section is simply a list of bullet
points, they lose effectiveness because the
reader's
eyes glaze right over them.
UPDATE: Two sharp -
eyed readers have written in to
point out typos in this video: Government and jewelry.
UPDATE: An eagle -
eyed reader has
pointed out that for safety, you should use the best quality eggs you can find, i.e. free range / pastured.
Proofreading is the last pair of
eyes on your book before it goes live: it's the last chance to catch an error before a
reader finds it and gleefully
points it out.
Someone with a
readers eye can pick up on a lot of these things for you and you may not even need to hire someone at this
point.
OEL manga creators take some of the artistic and storytelling conventions of Japanese comics such as the big
eyes, exaggerated action or sensitive romances to create stories from a Western
point of view for English - language
readers.
One that some editors hate with a passion, but that I know
readers don't notice (because I certainly never did until it was
pointed out — and then I recognized it in tons of books I'd read) is the wandering body parts issue: her
eyes roved the room, his hands flew up in the air, etc..
Plus, isn't one of the
points of an e
reader to reduce
eye strain?
Nonetheless, Dog Boy finds its strength in Hornung's attention to descriptive detail, and images such as the «frozen puddles here and there [that give] a dull gleam, wrinkled like the
eyes of dead fish» or Romochka's tiny thumb that had at one
point been sucked to «its perfect shape» or the intricate knowledge of Moscow's metro system stay with the
reader and create bursts of literary delight.
Not only do beta
readers point out errors your tired
eyes will gloss over, but they are important for weighing clarity, consistency, pacing, timing and credibility.
Whether interested in religious history or prayer, heaven or the Holy Land,
readers will find in these four books a wealth of information and personal stories to enrich their own spiritual journeys.Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers is a book for just about anyone who has felt compelled, at one
point or another, to raise her
eyes to the heavens and murmur some words to a Higher...
The new breed of hybrid Electronic
Readers by new companies to the market are using various technology has major selling
points, while others adhere to E-INK technology, which many users claim is better on the
eyes.
But, up to this
point none of the book specialists (ehem, Barnes and Noble, cough, cough) have been able to pull their heads out of the sand long enough to lure
readers from Amazon's shiny online warehouse of discounts and free shipping in order to turn them back toward odiferous,
eye - hazing book shelves.
I would never send a ms. to an agent without having had my stuff read a million times by different
eyes, which is of course the great
point of putting it out there on a blog, you get free input from potential
readers.
What drew my attention — thanks to a few eagle -
eyed Embargo Watch
readers pointing me to this post by Thomas Lumley — is how the co-sponsors authors of the research handled the embargo.
Depending on the font style you choose, you can usually shrink its size down to 10 or 10.5
points without turning your resume into a frustrating
eye chart for the
reader.
Bullets
points are a great technique for drawing the
reader's
eye towards important pieces of information.
A
reader's
eyes will glaze over an endless list of bullet
points just as easily as they would had you used dense blocks of text.
This allowed us to draw the
eye and attention to the
points we wanted the
reader to notice, and away from what we didn't want them to notice.
This will allow the
reader's
eyes to again be drawn to the bullet
points which contain the most important information — results!
Bullet
points in this paragraph are effective in drawing your
reader's
eye to your successes.
White space should be used effectively to draw the
reader's
eye to important
points.
The style of the resume, the
points, and the data all should be entered in such a way that the
reader's
eye is forcibly drawn to it.
Also, ensure that each of these sections is written in short sentences and presented in
eye - catching bullet
points so as to win the attention of the
reader.
Conversely, if you don't make use of bullets at all on your resume, you miss out on a great way to hit home your key
points, guide
readers»
eyes through your document, and facilitate quick skimming.
White space draws the
reader's
eyes to important
points.
It is better if you list your accomplishments or responsibilities in bullets (don't go over 5 - 6 bullet
points for one employment)-- this way it is more convenient for the
reader's
eye.
The
reader will expected to read accurate information; go direct tot eh
point, keep an
eye on important details and don't forget to proofread the proposal letter before submission.
If your work experience section is simply a list of bullet
points, they lose effectiveness because the
reader's
eyes glaze right over them.
An additional cover letter strategy would be to employ design components to naturally guide the
reader's
eye to main
points; so you could break out top impact statements into short bullets, a box, or a sidebar to summarize offerings in a more succinct and
eye - catching manner.
When written with little thought, they are about as dry as the Sahara, each bullet
point stinging sand in the
reader's
eyes.
I know for a fact that Enron had some great ones.Other sites have
pointed out that the % gains and benefit bullets are starting to make
eyes glaze over, because
readers have seen so many of them.
Here are 8 ways to make sure your best
points exist in the
eye of the
reader, because they are easily found on your resume:
Using selective bolding to subliminally guide the
reader's
eye to specific
points on your resume gives you a greater chance to influence the
reader to notice what you want them to notice.
Does your resume catch the
reader's
eye and draw attention to the right
points?
Secondly one should ensure that the alignment and the format of the resume is very neat and does not have haphazard
points which make the resume look shabby and unpleasant to the
eyes of the
reader.
A good format uses bullet
points, white space, and headers to break information down into easily scannable sections, directing the
eye to allow the
reader to pick out the information they seek at a glance.
Resumes in general tend to be boring documents, so we strive to break up the monotony by bringing them to life with a pop of color while WOWing the
reader by strategically drawing the
eye to the most important and compelling selling
points.
Summarizing these qualifications using bullet
points will help you keep the details brief, while drawing the
reader's
eyes to them at the same time.
Bullet
points draw the
reader's
eye to pertinent information.
Their purpose is to
point out important information on a resume and lead the
reader's
eyes to where they should focus.