How to Be an Instant Expert provides a plethora of useful information including Web sites, government and industry sources, phone numbers, addresses, bibliographies, reference books, and a helpful Q&A section. You'll learn these sure-fire steps to being an instant expert:
- Immersion-how to drown in data, use the Internet most effectively, acquire the most useful print resources in a hurry, and separate the useful from the irrelevant.
- Notes-how to brainstorm on paper to organize most effectively a wide range of disparate materials.
- Review and Think-how to use your newly acquired knowledge of the topic to re-evaluate the information you have gathered and organized.
- Table of Contents-how to draft a detailed outline of your work that accurately (and entertainingly) covers your subject.
- Chapter by Chapter-how to write each chapter with confidence, using your notes, materials, and other sources.
- Review and Polish-how to put the finishing touches on anything from a 100,000-word book to a 5-minute mini-presentation.