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A Winteresting
Pastime - Part 3
By
Lynne Suzanne
Lynne cruises through some ideas to help you win...
You
can increase your chances of winning
by entering
those competitions where you are asked to complete
a tiebreaker sentence for example:
“I'd like to win a holiday because...”
Gain
inspiration by writing down as many apt and relevant
words as you can think of,
for example:
plane, flying, clouds, wings, cruise ships, islands,
exotic, palm trees, sun, sandy beaches.
You may find a dictionary or thesaurus useful for ideas.
Underline
any words which have double meaning and can lend themselves
to word play for instance: plane, as in:
“It's
`plane' when seeking sunshine and
leisure, they provide my passport to holiday
pleasure'.”
Travelling
by ferry and what better to say than:
”Winning this prize is a ferry tale come true!”
Make your tiebreakers eye-catching by adapting words
to suit the promoter's
product.
For Italian pasta you could say:
“It's
`plane' when seeking sunshine and
leisure, they provide my `pasta - port' to
holiday pleasure'.”
To
ensure you catch the judge's eye, always emphasise your
word play with inverted commas.
Try
writing your tiebreakers with a touch of humour
for instance:
”I’d like to win this holiday because…
then I'd get away with words!”
When
the holiday is to a specific location make a list of
related words for instance:
Amsterdam, clogs, tulips, windmills, Netherlands.
Use
ideas in your tiebreakers for example:
”I'd like to eat product in Amsterdam because...”
”I’d
nether-land a better brand”
Use the word capital and you could adapt your tiebreaker
to suit most capital cities, as in:
”Paris is a capital place to be!”
Like any other hobby the more you practice the easier
it becomes.
And
there I rest my case!
Wow! That
would make a great tiebreaker for a travel contest!
Part
4...
©
Copyright 2002 Lynne Suzanne www.win-with-lynne.co.uk
About
the author
Lynne Suzanne is a freelance writer, consultant and
speaker. She has written four books on winning prize
competitions and slogan writing and presents Win With
Lynne Roadshows and marketing seminars.
FREE Win With Lynne Expert Guide to Winning competition
prizes
http://www.win-with-lynne.co.uk
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