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TDC Theory and Telegraph Style


This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 14th, 2007.

I think TDC theory is perfect and Telegraph style is wonder, so hereafter I will try the new write style here, if you like the new style, please tell me, I will stick to it. First of all, please let me explain the TDC theory and Telegraph style.

What is TDC theory?

In fact, that is Topic Sentence, Development, Conclusion, Mr.Lai, a famous English professor, said TDC is the trick in writing good English article.

What is Telegraph style?

Telegraph style, in fact, is the style of blogs.telegraph.co.uk, I like the style of Telegraph very much, especially the photos of their, width 400 and height 200 looks so cool.

Conclusion:

Okey, this article is writed by the TDC theory and Telegraph style, do you like the new style?

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2 Responses to “TDC Theory and Telegraph Style”

Robert Luciani
November 14th, 2007 at 3:34 am

I think the TDC system is used to write a consistent block of readable text. So an appropriate use would be to write a nice paragraph with 3 - 4 line breaks. This would be as opposed to a thought pattern that might not be coherent, and is much more sporradic (like a quick blog entry).

tinkertim
November 16th, 2007 at 1:23 pm

The TDC system is what differentiates a columnist from a ‘blogger’, I typically use a slightly less polished approach. Most of my posts do not contain images, I feel that they distract from the content of the post to a degree.

Many readers find your work in an effort to escape e-magazines, looking for grass roots blogs authored by people who aren’t paid to produce text on quota. If a blog looks too professional, it might cost you a bit of readership. Whereas articles presented coherently with well crafted text will appeal to nearly anyone.

I’ve found that writing in very plain, international English with sensible paragraph formatting produces very good results. The only time that I include images in a post is if the image displays something that the reader has likely never seen before. Photographs that depict or document your adventures in China would be more than appropriate. Stock photographs included simply for the sake of having an image aren’t really necessary.

You’ll find a happy medium, I’m sure :)

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