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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Going by her nickname as part of the pseudonym ouiCherie, in life, she is an Architect by degree, worked and built her career in the Marketing and PR field where she resigned as a Marketing Director from a media marketing company under Asatsu DK by the end of 2018. As HR & GA Manager for a family business, she conducts one-on-one sessions with employees, drafts agreements, and monitors the content website.
Cherie loves volunteer work. In 7 Cups Community, she is mainly a Listener for Members, a Peer Supporter for Listeners, a member of the Content Volunteer Team, Sub-Community Center, and the Academy Mentor team as a Mentor for Quality Listening Program (QLP), and a newly appointed Mentor Leader for Content Development and Marketing (CDM) Program. Additionally, Cherie contributes to a free encyclopedia and a platform for ADHD. In her spare time, Cherie blogs about marketing and human behavior.
Quote to live by:
“You have to pick a pretty finite number of things to tell your mind to work. You have to decide what you should care about.” - Bill Gates.
Top Interests/Categories I would like to Focus On:
Self-esteem, Relationship, CBT
Contents I have worked on in the community as part of my tasks:
❍ Expert Path: Path to REACH Forgiveness adapted from self-directed learning exercises by Everett L. Worthington, Jr. Ph.D. under direct supervision from the Program Coordinator.
❍ Community Path: Trauma Support Exercise
❍ Build evergreen forum posts for The Self-Care Lounge to promote self-care, self-esteem, and self-improvement in the community.
Other works related to writing
Discussion scripts for Healthy Living Support sub-community:
❍ Understanding Anger - posted by Support Team Leader.
❍ External and Internal Approval - posted by Support Team Leader.
EAT
E: Information about my experiences related to marketing, listening, and writing.
A: Roles I am taking in the community.
T: Works I have done for the community.
*Credentials for relevant purposes are available upon request via 7Cups Community.
@ouiCherie I would love to see you starting a portfolio here too! Creator Portfolios Forum (Page 1 of 1) - 7 Cups of Tea - thanks for answering some of the extra questions as part of your work under this discussion as well. I really enjoyed learning about your marketing experience.
Thank you @SoulfullyAButterfly 💜 and will do.
@ouiCherie
Wow! Once again, I have to admire your post. 
It is very well-written.
@SoulfullyAButterfly
@alphav7 is an active verified listener on 7cups since February 2021, helping adult members. He completed the 7Cups internship, with honours and has also done the Community Building Course. Currently, he’s a Forum Supporter for Positivity & Gratitude and Mindfulness subcommunities.
He has spent close to 200 hours helping 25+ members to date. He has been helpful with issues related to handling grief, coping skills, anxiety and depression. The positive feedback from the members who have approached him stands as a testimony to this. Outside 7cups, he is a writer who works on web content and marketing strategies.
Expertise: Time spent and people helped, Internship with Honours, Community Building Course.
Authority: Verified Listener, Forum Supporter Role and Social Proof i.e. feedback.
Trust: Positive Feedback & Ratings, Number of Hours and Members helped.
Hey @alphav7 , I am happy to see you as a part of the program too .
Your bio looks effective, concise and impactful . Good job on highlighting the EAT score .
Thanks a lot for your feedback, @Sunisshiningandsoareyou ! :)
Sunisshiningandsoareyou is a listener on 7 cups since June 2020 .
Sun is a verified listener and contributes to the site in various ways through supporting forums , chatrooms , listeners and members.
Their love for the community can be seen in their profile , they have helped more than 100 people , received 40 + reviews , has a 5 Star rating , 5000+ forum upvotes .
Sun also enjoys learning and is a graduate from various 7 cups academy programs like internship , group leadership dynamics program , the building community program and is also currently enrolled in the content development and marketing program . Besides being a community leader as a peer support , community mentor, quality mentor , project agent , chatroom moderator , host for pop up sessions , listener verifier , part of the QnA approval team , They also love creating content for the community through their forum posts , answering the community questions , building growth paths for the community use .
EAT factors:
Expertise :
Being a listener and leader in the community for over a year
Authoritativeness :
Mention of published reviews , approved answers , forum upvotes that denote quality forum posts and contribution in growth paths
Trust :
Positive reviews , forum upvotes , part of QnA Team which approves community answers , leadership experience
@AriadneLove 😮❤
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Star996 is a verified listener on 7cups who has always been driven by a need to help others in need. She had already showed a glimpse of her enthusiasm as soon as she joined 7cups and continues to have the same enthusiasm until now. She has lived experience in various issues in which she has been able to help members. Star is a part of the Adult Listener Events Team and the Care Team. She is also a Peer Supporter, supporting listeners whenever she can. The positive reviews published on her profile shows her love for helping others. She has also answered to a lot of forum posts, actively participating in the various events, programs, etc. which 7cups has to offer. She also has contributed a lot towards 7cups by hosting sessions, helping listeners in the Listener Support Room, and many more. She also has 50+ badges, a proof of her enthusiasm and love towards this community.
Highlighting the factors of the EAT below!
below!
A) Expertise --> I shared about my lived experience and how it has helped support members. I also told about my badges and all my roles.
B) Authority --> In this sector, I mentioned all my roles here on 7cups and about what all I do. My positive reviews also help me in this.
C) Trust --> As for this, I mentioned about my positive reviews. I also told about my participation, forum posts, badges etc.
I hope this was good! I tried to connect all the points mentioned in each of the factors of EAT, so it all looks presentable. I gave it my best. Thank you!
@Star996
Great job Star! I love how you used bold format for some important keywords
As a minor suggestion, I feel that you could divide your bio into two paragraphs for easier readability.
Keep up the great work
@cuteeeezombieeee
Thank you! You are right. That could have made it easier for our eyes, haha. Thank you for the suggestion!
@Star996
You did an excellent job!! I like how you bolded important, keywords to capture the reader's attention when it comes to those words. The things you put for EAT are great and show you are trustworthy and have authority. I would maybe break the paragraph into two to make it easier to read, but other than that, I love it! Keep up the good work!
@Brinaa101
Thank you! I agree with you, perhaps a break between the paragraph will make it more appealing and readble to the audience. Thank you for the tip!
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Sierra, currently a high school student, has been a verified active listener at 7Cups since August of 2020. She has helped over a hundred members and continues to contribute to the 7Cups community through a variety of leadership roles. These include being a project agent, forum supporter, chat room moderator and weekly discussion leader. Her current area of focus is the trauma support subcommunity.
She is an avid learner who has graduated from various programs such as: Leadership Development Program and Quality Listening Program. 35 positive reviews and a collection of badges are proof of her dedication to the community.
Besides her contributions on 7Cups, Sierra writes monthly articles for her school magazine. She has also won multiple awards in various essay writing/poetry competitions. In the future, she hopes to use her writing skills to break the stigma against mental health.
Comments on EAT:
Expertise: Expertise is reflected in the first paragraph through work and roles on 7Cups.
Authority: Authority is reflected in the second paragraph through achievements/program completions on 7Cups.
Trust: Trust is reflected in the third paragraph through work done outside of 7Cups.
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Author Biography.
@kacosmic is a verified and active listener on 7cups since june 2017, listening to adult members. She have completed the Community Building Course and also is a forum supporter on the Healthy Living support community, she have had listen about 1,108 people and have helped 523 people also, having 70 numbers of good reviews, also helped translating the site into her native language, earned 118 badges.Outside 7cups she is a professional writer, author of one published book and recently working on the steps to publish her second book. She is also a columnist of 3 websites in her country. Having publications articles and interviews about her work in several websites and magazines.
@kacosmic also is certified in courses like '' Know Thyself - The Value and Limits of Self-Knowledge: The Examined Life'' by the '' The University of Edinburgh'', having your grade achieved of 91,04%, '' Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most'' by the '' University of Michigan'', having your grade achieved of 82.01%, '' Positive Psychology'' by the '' University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill'', having your grade achieved of 86.40%, ''Mind Control: Managing Your Mental Health During COVID-19'', by the ''University of Toronto'', having your grade achieved of 93.20%, '' Love as a Force for Social Justice'' by the ''Stanford University'', having your grade achieved of 100%, '' Build a Full Website using WordPress'' by the '' Coursera Project Network'', having your grade achieved of 88.88%, '' Introduction to Philosophy'' by the '' University of Edinburgh'', having your grade achieved of 89.20%, '' Origins of Life in the Cosmic Context'' by the ''University of São Paulo'', having your grade achieved of 84.16% and for last the course '' Emotions: a Philosophical Introduction'' by the '' Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona'', having your grade achieved of 64.50%.
Top Interests/Categories I would like to Focus On:
Depression
Spirituality
Anxiety
Mental Health
Substance Abuse
What I am Currently Working On:
Enrolled as a trainee in the Content Development Program and Building Community Program . Also supporting subcommunities as part of my work as a forum supporter.
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Sophia is a verified listener on 7 Cups of Tea, who has been using her skills in active listenting since June 11, 2020. She currently holds the roles of Teen Listener Coach, Teen Quality Star, Safety Patrol Member, and several others. Sophia also dedicates her time to leading the Teen Discussions Project on 7 Cups and putting her writing skills to use by developing content for the team's forum space. She also specializes in the field of self-esteem from her experience leading weekly disucssions in that topic!
She is also a graduate of the Internship and QLP programs with honors, proving her dedication in the mental health field. Her passion for helping others comes from a deeply rooted belief in empathy, and that everyone deserves support.
@sophiasanae
Forgot the second part haha!
Expertise: Experience with roles, long-term dedication to projects on 7 Cups
Authority: Creating content for the discussions project
Trust: I talked about my mission statement/motivation at the end
@sophiasanae
Great job sophia! I loved your biography <3
@Lannylistens
Aww thank you!
@Matej45678
Very well written biography.... well done
@KACOSMIC
Thank you very much. But, I like yours more, it's more rich, precise and detailed.
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Author Biography.
kacosmic is a verified and active listener on 7cups since june 2017, listening to adult members. She have completed the Community Building Course and also is a forum supporter on the Healthy Living support community, she have had listen about 1,108 people and have helped 523 people also, having 70 numbers of good reviews, also helped translating the site into her native language, earned 118 badges, she is also certified in courses like '' Know Thyself - The Value and Limits of Self-Knowledge: The Examined Life'' by the '' The University of Edinburgh'', having your grade achieved of 91,04%, '' Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most'' by the '' University of Michigan'', having your grade achieved of 82.01%, '' Positive Psychology'' by the '' University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill'', having your grade achieved of 86.40%, ''Mind Control: Managing Your Mental Health During COVID-19'', by the ''University of Toronto'', having your grade achieved of 93.20%, '' Love as a Force for Social Justice'' by the ''Stanford University'', having your grade achieved of 100%, '' Build a Full Website using WordPress'' by the '' Coursera Project Network'', having your grade achieved of 88.88%, '' Introduction to Philosophy'' by the '' University of Edinburgh'', having your grade achieved of 89.20%, '' Origins of Life in the Cosmic Context'' by the ''University of São Paulo'', having your grade achieved of 84.16% and for last the course '' Emotions: a Philosophical Introduction'' by the '' Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona'', having your grade achieved of 64.50%.
As a forum supporter on the Healthy Living support community, she does forums posts to help the community, also she does forums posts on others communities, she has done about 316 forums posts and have 478 Upvotes on her posts.
Outside 7cups she is a professional writer, author of one published book and recently working on the steps to publish her second book. She is also a columnist of 3 websites in her country. Having publications articles and interviews about her work in several websites and magazines.
Top Interests/Categories I would like to Focus On:
Depression
Spirituality
Anxiety
Mental Health
Substance Abuse
What I am Currently Working On:
Enrolled as a trainee in the Content Development Program and Building Community Program . Also supporting subcommunities as part of my work as a forum supporter.
Comments on EAT:
Expertise: My experience as a listener, work on my roles and dedication on 7 Cups, also sharing informations about my study historic and licensed certificates
Authority: The work done on communities .
Trust: My work outside 7 Cups.
@KACOSMIC
I've seen some of the courses that you mention. But I have not taken any. 
Wonderfully written, by the way.
@Matej45678
Thank you....
@KACOSMIC
Really well writen! I love how you mentioned specific detials ❤️
@explore1000
Thank you so much
@KACOSMIC
i like how you put what you are working on currently in the bottom of the biography that was super smart!!! Shows that you are continueing progress
Maanya has been a passionate listener since April, 2021. Since then, she has played an active role in the Verified Listener's team, Leadership Development Program, Daily Listener Check-ins, Internship Program, and (recently) the Content Program. In the Content Program, she has eagerly accepted to create Instagram Reels for the public to view. Maanya also spends much of her time in our community listening and empathizing with members; She receives fair ratings and reviews on our platform. She deeply appreciates the opportunities 7 Cups has provided her, helping her to enhance her skills for the real world.
E- listed credentials and programs i take part in
A- Publishing Instagram Reels
T- refer to quality of my work in my listener ratings
@explore1000 great job! I specially liked how you listed the teams you're involved in. That really shows experience and helps build up trust.
and in the end the love you take, is equal to the love you make. - Mel, 7Cups Ambassador