Lesson 3: Developing Your Ideas

I hope the first two lessons taught you how to harvest ideas.

After the first two lessons, you have at least 10 ideas (keywords or points) to start with. That is all you need to get started.

Before we learn how to structure an article, let's get started on converting your ideas into sentences.

The third exercise you have is simple:

1. Check your list of ideas
2. Develop those ideas into simple sentences (three to five sentences per idea)

That is it. We are not looking to write a full fledged article. We are just learning  to put your ideas into words. And, if you have written an essay at school, it is going to be an easy task for you.

Here are the points I chose. See how I convert those ideas into sentences.

Point 1: Use a Travel Check List

Sentences: Use a travel check list to keep track of everything you need to remember. You may forget to pack your regular dose of medicines, eye-cover, chargers, essential documents, and necessary supplies. You can also forget to check if your cellular phone works at the place you are travelling to. A thorough checklist will remind you of everything you need to remember.

Now you see what I've done. A single point (an idea) is converted into a paragraph of more than 50 words.

Point 2: Write Down Room Numbers

You may think you can remember your hotel room number. The point is, you can easily forget that number. You may think your hotel room number is 370, while it can be 307. And, you may confuse present hotel room number with one you have stayed at in the past. Avoid all those confusions. Just write the room number down on a scratchpad or a tiny notebook and keep it in your pocket – all the time.

See, that is another 70+ words for your article.

Point 3: Meet People

Wherever you go, there are chances you can meet people you know from various places – past work, work, and people you meet through social media sites like Facebook or Google+. Meeting people is an enriching experience, an added bonus every time you travel for business.

See what I have done. I have harvested the ideas from others' articles. Then, I developed those ideas in my own words.

I only need to develop two or three more ideas to develop enough content for a decent article.

Exercise (DO THIS!):

Write three to five sentences for every idea in your list. To get a list of ideas, you may need to use the exercise in lesson 2.



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