Alan's Creativity Challenges 2003-39
How Else Might you Say it?This week's challenge is meant to test your wordsmithing skills.
Generally the challenge is to take other's words and reword them to
be clearer or funnier.
MONDAY
Flip through a newspaper and find a dozen headlines from the front
page and front section of the paper. Examine each one and rewrite
them. Strive to be clearer or funnier.
TUESDAY
Flip through one of your favorite magazines find a dozen headlines
from the front page and front section of the magazine. Examine each
one and rewrite them. Strive to be clearer or funnier.
WEDNESDAY
Flip through one of your favorite books find a dozen chapter titles.
Examine each one and rewrite them. Strive to be clearer or funnier.
THURSDAY
Collect the key phrases on a dozen billboards or large ads. Examine
each one and rewrite them. Once again strive to be clearer or funnier.
FRIDAY
Now take a sample of 12 of your rewrites from the other 4 days and
rewrite them.
Share some of your best.
Have a fun week rethinking other people's thoughts.
Alan
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