12) About the Writer: Writing Effective Writer Biographies
As discussed before, incorporating EAT helps enhance content quality and helps more people discover the developed content.
Apart from ensuring EAT within our content, we need to ensure that we have effective writer biographies that support the developed content.
In this discussion, we will understand how to ensure effective writer biographies through applying EAT and other best practices.
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Expertise
- When considering the expertise factor for author biographies, expertise refers to the credentials or experience the author has.
- Medical content is best supported/expertised through medical professionals, for example, and similarly, relevant experience or education qualifies as expertise.
- However, if one does not have a degree, expertise can be demonstrated through lived experience or other ways. For example, being an active listener for 7 Cups for 3 years does demonstrate expertise in listening and supporting mental health concerns.
Note: To keep up with the Expertise factor’s need, 7 Cups currently either pairs content writers with experts and content is published through the expert profile with the writer biography contained at the end of the co-authored article, or publishes writer works through a shared account called “7 Cups Community, Global Support” - the biography of this account is optimized to reflect EAT.
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Authoritativeness
- Authority in terms of an author biography refers to the number of citations the author has. This includes their publications and other published content, as well as any reviews or things that show the impact or quality of their work.
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Trust
- Trust is also determined by an author’s citations - trusted authors have published content for websites and publications that score high on EAT factors.
- Trust is also established through the quality of an author’s content.
Activity
Using the factors discussed above, write a biography for your prospective articles at 7 Cups. Feel welcome to include your real name/pseudonym or first name - anything you are comfortable with being prospectively published!
After you have written the brief paragraph-form biography, point out what parts of the biography highlight each of the EAT factors.
Respond to at least one other student’s biography and comment your feedback for improvement.
Bonus (Optional): Consider starting a 7 Cups creator portfolio here!
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@SoulfullyAButterfly
EAT factors
Expertise: experience as listener on 7cups
Authoritativeness: mentioning of past work
Trust: member of the Care Team / Growth Path Team, CDM trainee
@bubblingSea6361 great biography!! :D
Kate is a verified listener on 7 cups. She has been active since August 18th, 2020 and has helped more than 200 people. Throughtout this year and a half, she has learnt a lot about active listening and showing professionalism, even during the hardest times. She is currently focusing on the LGBTQ+ subcommunity as an active Mentor Leader and is actively contributing to making the LGBTQ+ support team more active. She is hosting discussions in the group support room, as well as in the forums. When you have time, you can take a look at all fun events happening in the LGBTQ+ subcommunity, as well as participate in fun discussions and weekly icebreakers and check-ins.
Expertise: mentioning the amount of time i've spent on 7 cups (almost a year a half), and the fact I've been verified by the community, proving that i've been here long enough to have experience to what being a listener is,
Authoritativeness: my roles in the LGBTQ+ subcommunity.
Trust: the effort i put in creating a more active and welcome space in the LGBTQ+ as a leader.
Using the factors discussed above, write a biography for your prospective articles at 7 Cups.
Amy had become a trained listener in late September of 2021 and was verified and recognized as a responsible listener the following month. Since then, Amy is determined to make a difference in the 7 Cups community by taking a position in many leadership roles, and she continues to seek ways that she can help. She is the host of many discussions including the Listeners Check-In, Listeners Sharing Circle, Sharing Circle, and Teen Discussion, not only that, but she is also a Room Supporter. Amy looks forward to becoming a better listener, she planned to finish all the training supplied by 7 Cups within the first year since enrollment. To further enhance her learning, Amy had graduated from the Group Leadership and Dynamics Development Program (GLDD).
Apart from being a listener in 7 Cups showing her passion to improve others' mental health, Amy had also had many experiences working directly or indirectly with people aspiring to improve their mental wellbeing. Having said that, Amy wants to persuade in the psychology field, being in her senior year, she had applied for universities hoping to get into a psychology program. Amy is excited to conduct verbal therapy for people struggling with mental health, as well as to intercommunicate with professionals in the field.
Areas where I show...
Expertise: My experiences outside of 7 Cups, My enrollment in 7 Cups and getting verified.
Authoritative: My involvement in the 7 Cups community and programs.
Trust: My passion to further persuade in the mental health field and my work done outside of 7 Cups.
@29amy
Great job at including everything. My only recommendation would be to shorten it a bit.
Bre Hoffman initiated her listener journey on 7 Cups in October 2021. Currently, she is also attending Christian Leaders Institute to become an addiction recovery coach. She appreciates the opportunity to participate in developing content for the website. When not creating content she enjoys crafting and playing with her canine fur babies.
Expertise - I included the time of when I joined 7 cups and the fact that I’m going to school for addiction recovery coaching. This is important because this is the category I want to mainly write for.
Authoritative - I mentioned where I was attending school.
Trust - I relate to people by telling them what some of my hobbies include.
@Bre4Me
I admire how you started 7 Cups only a couple a months ago and already you want to actively contribute to the platform as a writer. Bravo! Definitely covered all of the EAT points also. Great job!
@Bre4Me
You sound like an incredible person! truly fit for the job.
It's nice that you included that you are training to be an addiction recovery coach, I imagine it would make people trust you and feel very safe around you.
Using the factors discussed above, Write a biography for your prospective articles at 7 cups.
zahraa verified listener I joined the 7 Cups community in August 2021, Trained active listener and discurrently part of the Content Development and Marketing and Internship program at 7 cups.
I have a BA in Psychologyfound
I found myself really in this emotional community, which is concerned with the psychological and social matters of people. I aspire to leadership and work on its rules now.
E:I listened to about 80 members and I have the experience that I consider to be good in how to deal with the problems experienced by members.
A:Listening and interning experience.
T:Leadership and volunteering in 7 cups.
@Zahraa000
I really like how your EAT factors and biography were really concise and to the point , however a little bit of editing the biography would be great !
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Biography:
Jane A.H. is a professional podcaster, businesswoman, and has been a 7 Cups Verified Listener since November 2019. As someone who’s actively worked through her feelings of abandonment and codependency tendencies for 20+ years, she values and advocates for accessible mental health for all. Jane also works in the financial industry and understands first hand how money can be a primary stressor for individuals and many relationships. She’s happy to now be a 7 Cups contributing writer to help anyone going through financial stress.
“Calm and professional. Summarizes what you're feeling for more clarity without being distanced from your troubles. Catches all the details and pieces together the bigger picture you might not have seen. Overall great experience!” - 7 Cups Member
“Stayed for quite a while to talk with me. She was great at giving useful feedback … Very patient, and reminded me of the good things that I've got going for me. It's so easy to lose sight of that in times of distress, but it reminds you how far you've climbed to get to where you are. Thank you, Jane, and I promise to keep climbing the next mountain I'm looking at.” - 7 Cups Member
For more testimonials, visit Jane’s 7 Cups profile at https://www.7cups.com/@JaneAH87
Expertise - professional podcaster, businesswoman, and has been a 7 Cups Verified Listener since November 2019
Authoritativeness - Personal experience with mental health issues and financial abuse. Also works in finance.
Trust - Testimonials by 7 Cups members
My Creator Portfolio: https://www.7cups.com/forum/ContentVolunteerTeam_198/CreatorPortfoliosGalleryandInterviews_2227/JaneAH87sCreatorPortofolio_269140/
@JaneAH87
Amazing Jane 👏
I really like how you added the testomials for the trust factor !😊
@JaneAH87
I really liked the inclusion of your reviews in your biography, I think I would like to do something similar in the future!
@SoulfullyAButterfly
This information is super helpful - thank you for sharing :)
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Since 21st Nov 2019, @GoldenRuleJG has been a listener on 7 cups where she has experienced talking to individuals with a multitude of mental health conditions. With her strong passion for psychology, mental health and counselling she has enjoyed being part of multiple roles: Content Volunteer team writer and editor, Chatroom supporter, Project Agent, Academy Mentor and many more!
Expertise:
~ Bachelor’s degree (Hons) Psychology
~ QLP mentor
~ 7 cups Internship Programme Graduate
~ Group Leadership Dynamics and Development Graduate.
Authoritativeness:
~ Approximately 10 Questions and Answers Approved, some of which are:
I cannot stop Crying for days. What should I do?
What's the best way to get over someone calling you nasty names?
Why do people hate me for no reason?
Why am I so shy around big crowds, but when I'm with one friend than I'm fine?
Trust:
~ 193 positive reviews ~ 5.0 Listener star rating ~ 1,239 chat hours
@GoldenRuleJG
Great biography , Golden !
If you haven't already ,feel free to create your portfolio here . 🤗
@jersey123456 That’s so kind of you to say - many thanks ❤️
@jersey123456 Will do - thanks for the suggestion - will need to change my chat hours as they have went up now 😅👍
@SoulfullyAButterfly
About the writer-
Beth Womersley began her listener journey in 2021, having previously used the site for emotional support when she was much younger. Since then her mental health has improved greatly and wanted to use her knowledge to help and support others going through hard times. Currently, she is a student at the University of Leicester studying English Literature. Combining her shared passion for writing and volunteering, she decided to participate in the CDM program (Content Development and Marketing). When she isn’t studying, Beth enjoys volunteering her time to the Seven Cups listener role as well as keeping up with her other primary interest, true crime.
Expertise – Listener experience on Seven Cups and personal experience dealing with:
· Depression
· Anxiety
· Self-esteem issues
· Family issues
· Relationship anxiety/OCD
· Sexual health issues
· LGBTQ+ issues
· Alcohol issues
Authority- My role as a listener and the completion of my university degree.
Trust- I have a published Q&A answer discussing self-esteem issues.
@Womerz Hi there, Beth, it's really interesting to read your bio seems like we have the same common ground coming from an English Literature major hehe😊. Also, I like how you break down your expertise, it becomes much more clear about the area you could help.👌
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Froyopeach is an active member since 2019 and recently a listener on 7 Cups. She graduated with an English Literature degree and has written on various research topics for several social issues and literary works. Froyopeach is involved in the issue of mental health because she lived experience with seasonal depression and was one of the initiators for a social project on mental health awareness at her university in 2019. The social project managed to get engagement from the mental health community and received good feedback from legitimate speakers related to mental health awareness.
@froyopeach
Hi! I like the way you have written the biography in a concise and specific manner.
Tip for improvement: You could have made a separate section about what parts of the biography highlight each of the EAT factors as mentioned in the Activity given.
Nevertheless, good effort!