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F*** THE COMPLIMENT SANDWICH: Back-patting will never be as effective as butt-kicking

F*** THE COMPLIMENT SANDWICH: Back-patting will never be as effective as butt-kicking

Oct 10, 2017 | Essay

The “compliment sandwich” is a technique of softening criticism by prefacing negative feedback with something positive, then following it with another compliment. First of all, the metaphor doesn’t even make sense. In a true compliment sandwich, the compliment...
ON THE RECEIVING END: 5 Indispensable Tips for Receiving Notes on Your Script

ON THE RECEIVING END: 5 Indispensable Tips for Receiving Notes on Your Script

Oct 2, 2017 | Five For Filming

Perhaps the most important element of the development process is the give and take between a writer and the creative producers tasked with shepherding a project into production. This experience can be very rewarding, but also very frustrating. After a particularly...
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