Writing can be difficult. As you start a paper your mind is blank and a bit of anxiety sets in. Out of all the things to write about what points do you want to make? But slowly as you start with one idea, the rest of your thoughts and paper fall into place. Still, it helps if you have some guidelines to work from.

You have to ask yourself what kind of paper you are writing. Is it informative? How do you share the information? Do you tell a story? A narrative, usually is a bout Rhetorical Gazes. When you use a story, you are also bonding with your reader. I have really enjoyed using this tool because I never quiet understood why or how it was that some writers caught my attention a lot better than others. When I was in 3rd grade I HATED reading Biographies. Biographies made my eyes exercise and put my brain to sleep. However, as I got older and started reading Biographies on people I could relate to, it became a hobby. How did this happen? It was because I could now relate to the people I was reading about. I found humor in their stories as well as similarities and that made the big difference. I would sometimes get a glass of wine or tea as I read these stories and it was almost as if I was chatting with a friend. Strange, maybe but I loved it. I learned so much from these people that I would never meet and yet sometimes when I would tell other people about what I had read, I would refer to them by their first name as if we were friends. Telling stories is not just about informing it's about teaching someone in such a way that they don't even realize it.

I would say that rhetorical gazes are my favorite because you can use this in every type of writing. Whether you are Comparing and Contrasting, Cause and Effect, or a How to paper, the more you can make your audience relate to you what you are saying by telling stories and painting pictures of those stories, the more they will understand. However, it is also very important to have structure and organization so that what you are trying to convey to your audience makes sense. This is where Classification and Division come in. Divide your paper into the main ideas and then further define those ideas in a way that makes sense. Get your audience involved by included open ended questions and comments.

In order to be successful with your messages to your audience they must be able to relate, be interested and understand what you are saying. You have to be able to reach strangers with all the possible common factors and entertainment you can provide.