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Iron sharpens iron, no? ⁣ ⁣ I won’t recap th

Iron sharpens iron, no? ⁣
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I won’t recap the lyrical barbs traded between the Kendrick and Drake, but it has me thinking about how subject matter experts can borrow a page from the Toronto and Cali representatives. ⁣
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Here’s three things that stood out to me:⁣
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🎯WORDCRAFT⁣
It doesn’t matter which side of this debate you’re on, seeing Drizzy and K-Dot go at each other word for word is like being at a Wimbledon match. Your head whips back and forth following the ball to see where it lands next. They carefully select and string words together for meaning and impact. ⁣
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Author’s take note: It’s not just the words, but the skill and clever usage. ⁣
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🎯VERSES & FLOW⁣
Both rappers are blessed with cadence and delivery. And I can tell who got As in English and who learned good grammar and then decided to break the rules. ⁣
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Authors take note: Pay attention to your sentences length (variation is a love language). Techniques, like alliteration, assonance and consonance aren’t reserved for poets. Give your audience a dope reading (or listening) experience. ⁣
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🎯STORYTELLING & STRATEGY⁣
Kendrick and Drake built their careers on being master storytellers; and each one is cocky-confident (is this a thing?) in their ability. Plus, they know timing and tension is everything. They’ve had fans in a chokehold wondering who’s going to deliver the next powerful mini-saga and punchline. ⁣
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Authors take note: Tell compelling stories, use descriptive language and know when to strike like the cobra. ⁣
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These two rappers are unmatched. Period. And I’ll continue to eat popcorn and watch this thing play out. ⁣
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➡️On May 20-24th @ 12:30 PM ET, I’m going live on LinkedIn for Unmatched Week. Plus, there’s a private Hot Seat Session via Zoom (on May 25th @ 12:30 PM ET) for everyone who grabs a copy of the Unmatched playbook.⁣
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Slide down to the pinned comment for the link to get the complimentary playbook. (TaiiaSmartYoung.com/unmatched) ⁣
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Don’t talk to your audience like you’re above

Don’t talk to your audience like you’re above them.⁣ 🤔
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Like you’re too good for them. ⁣
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Like you’re Kanye and your “presence is a present.”
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Like you’re bulletproof. ⁣
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Do you want to show that you’re qualified—either via experience or education? Duh. Of course. But to play big, you don’t have to make them seem small.
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As an expert author, the goal is always connection. ⁣Be vulnerable. Transparent. Real.
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That’s one way to be unmatched, especially when your competition is using 50-dollars words, their idea is hidden by bloated jargon and they appear to be unapproachable. ⁣
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If you’re an author or an expert with your sights on putting your expertise into a book, join me for Unmatched Week here on IG, May 20th to May 24th (12:30 PM ET.) And on May 25th access to a private Hot Seat Session on Zoom, when you grab the Unmatched playbook from TaiiaSmartYoung.com/unmatched.

Ya girl is from the “no-experience left behind” school of thought.⁣
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Often, the experiences we want to forget, like that time I almost got jumped in middle school while changing into my gym shorts, are the ones that shape us. 🥹⁣
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Define us. ⁣
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It can be the key to being unmatched. ⁣
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I talked my way out of the beatdown. 🥊 ⁣
I made those girls laugh. ⁣
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It turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. And thank goodness, because I was NOT nice with the jab, jab hook. ⁣
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Anyway, ever since then, I leaned into what made me different, including using humor, pop culture and my authentic writing voice. ⁣
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And my love for look-at-earrings. See photo. 😝⁣
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This is the same advice I share with my clients because it’s not just your education that makes you an unmatched expert author. ⁣
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It’s your experiences too. ⁣
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Your experiences can influence how you show up in the world and how you show up an author promoting your book.⁣
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So, if you’re an author or soon-to-be author, bring your full self to UNMATCHED Week. (Gather your receipts, dah-ling.)⁣
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It’s going down May 20 to May 25 @ 12:30 PM ET on social media. But to be granted access to the private 💻Zoom room with me for a special Hot Seat Session, you must grab a copy of the Unmatched playbook. ⁣
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Go to TaiiaSmartYoug.com/unmatched to grab the playbook.

Hey, expert! ⁣ ⁣ I see 👀 you over there rea

Hey, expert! ⁣
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I see 👀 you over there ready to call it quits on writing a book because you believe your niche is too saturated. 😢⁣
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Wait. ✋🏾⁣
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In honor of expert authors and future authors, who want to be seen and heard, we’re kicking off Umatched Week ( May 20 to May 25 ) on IG. ⁣
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Let’s put some industry respect on your name. ⁣
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And…⁣
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On May 25th, there’s a special (complimentary) 🔥HOT SEAT🔥 Session, BUT it’s only for the people who sign up for the playbook—Unmatched: 5ive Strategies for Experts to Elevate Their Books’ Visibility in a Saturated Niche. ⁣
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GO HERE to grab the playbook: taiiasmartyoung.com/unmatched ⁣
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…or pull up to my DMs and I’ll drop you the link.

🔺Spent some time fundraising with my @bkacdst s

🔺Spent some time fundraising with my @bkacdst sorors this weekend at our Pop Up Shop. Expect us to do the most in our 75th year. Peridot.

So, Darrius Fennell (@beyond.anxiety_) decided to

So, Darrius Fennell (@beyond.anxiety_) decided to cram three weeks worth of work into two hours, and the results were disastrous for his mental health.⁣
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The mental health and therapy advocate wound up in the hospital. ⁣😢
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And after a battery of tests, no one knew what was wrong with him.⁣ 😡
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During Indie Authors Live!, we discuss how Darrius finally received #anxietysupport and how he empowers others to seek therapy and build their anxiety toolkit. ⁣
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📚Go to beyond-anxiety.com (http://beyond-anxiety.com) to purchase a signed copy of his book: Leaving Jupiter: Navigating your Anxiety Recovery.⁣
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