How to write an impressive author bio!
Sometimes it can be real tough to write about yourself and that too if it is tend to represent yourself professionally. Even our skillful writers find it tedious when the article submission sites ask them to submit their author bio. Afterall, it’s not as simple as it seems.
Your professional bio is your one or two line description highlighting who you are, what you do, and what achievements you have. In short this is same as your biographical introduction in a cover letter. People often feel uncomfortable in expressing themselves and this is one of the reasons they lose an opportunity. But don’t give up, here are some tips to cater your perfect professional bio.
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Introduce yourself!
There is always a conflict between what to use to introduce yourself in a corporate bio- First person or Third Person. If you opt writing it in First person, there you can’t brag much about yourself. Obviously it will come across like conceited. And on the other hand if you write in third person, especially when everything is in First person then definitely it will look weird too. It will come across as if you have hired someone to brag about you.
Then how should you introduce yourself?
Well, this is a hard choice to make between the two. Write your professional bio in Third person in case of query letters and write it in first person when you are submitting proposals and article bylines.
Make it professional!
Yeah, professional bio is to reflect your personality but it doesn’t mean you make it too funny or fancy. Look at best professional bio examples and learn what they include to make themselves look like a real person.
Notable achievements!
Don’t forget to boast your achievements but be relevant to your intended audience while writing your bio. Authors can list down their publications where they have published their articles. Business professionals on the other hand can mention their notable awards and recognition they got in their career.
Contact details!
The best way to end your professional bio is by specifying your one or two touch points from where your readers can contact you. It may be your Twitter account or your LinkedIn profile link.
So these are some of the tips that are worth implementing while crafting a professional bio. Start creating one for you and share your opinions with us via the comment box below.