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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Mel is close to hear 7th anniversary as an active trained listener. With an average of 5 stars, she's been, since August 2014, dedicating her time to supporting both the teen and adult sides of our community. Her areas of involvement right now are mainly chatroom and subcommunity based, although in the past she has been responsible for multiple mentor and mentor leader role applications as well as contributing by creating and leading several active listening tests, forum posts, blog posts and social media content. You may find her lurking through the site or deeply into the needs reply queue as well as in PMs, listening or helping her mentees. Mel has helped over 450 members through 2,098 chats, 644 Group Support Chats and 2,526 Listener Group Chats. She's made over 2,557 forums posts obteining 4,484 forum upvotes.
In her personal life, she's a devoted friend, student and leader. Working on finishing her bachelor degree in Physics and dreaming of becoming a teacher.
E - listing my experience as a listener.
A - projects I'm involved in and previous publications.
T - listed the stats from my profile.
@Mel
This is great! Fantastic job!💜
@ yeayy to the near 7th anniversary. It's short and simple yet full of contents. This is wonderful ^^
@Mel (sorry i miss the @ )
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Kiara is a student in the medical line. She is a part of the content development and marketing program on 7cups. She is a trained, active and verified listener on 7cups and focuses on helping teenagers. She has had more than 130 conversations and helped around 65 people. She has many positive reviews for the same.
She has had close encounters with mental health issues, mainly anxiety (hypochondria) and would like to help people work through their issues with someone by their side. She aspires to be a doctor. She is non-judgmental, empathetic and accepting and continues to strive to help as many people as possible.
Expertise: I have included my roles in 7cups and also am in the medical field.
Authority: I have mentioned the reviews I have received on 7cups.
Trust: All my posts are visible on 7cups forums.
@KiaraB26 Well written! Love the contents in it ^^
@KiaraB26 wonderful biography kiara :0
@KiaraB26
Interesting how you included some information from your personal life. I think that really adds to the trust factor by opening up.
@KiaraB26
This is very well written and it reflects all the EAT factors nicely.
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Desirea has been a member of Seven Cups for several years. While utilizing their services, she began pursuing her goal of becoming a writer. After taking classes at Full Sail University, Desirea started working as a content writer for various companies. Desirea is still working on obtaining her Bachelors in Creative Writing. This will be used to further her career in content writing and in writing her own books. When the opportunity to help Seven Cups as a content writer appeared, she was excited to do what she loves for the benefit of others.
E-Creative Writing Classes
A-Experience writing for several companies
T-Classes taken
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Ari began her listener journey 7 Cups in June of 2021. At the moment, she's present in many leadership positions on 7 cups: a proactive listener, discussions leader, sharing circle host, and a Teen Star Mentor. She is enrolled in all available 7 cups Academy courses, bringing her experience and knowledge to an increasingly higher level. A graduate of the Building Community program, she enjoys creating engagement in the forums. Ari is a full-time student studying Psychology at Heriot-Watt University. During her free time, you can discover her replying to forum posts, reading, or baking.
Expertise: Relevant courses studied are mentioned
Trust: I have many forum posts, with equally many forum upvotes.
Authoritative: Mentioned that I am present in many leadership positions.
@milkoreos
That's a very well-written biography. I love how you mentioned a lot of roles and courses that are relevant and shows that you are a very hardworking and diligent listener :)
RainyThoughts is one of the listeners on 7 cups that have joined a few months ago. Even if she has not been on 7 cups for long, she has received good reviews and has been connecting with members to support them. Her experiences and knowledge she collected from reading and researching as well as from psychology classes, show understanding of stress, anxiety, and depression. Currently, she is participating in the program for Content Development and Marketing (CDM) Program in order to gain experience in creating content and use her existing skills in art and improve pixel art as well as writing skills.
Expertise - Joined a few months ago. I am studying psychology and had experiences with mental health that could be beneficial to understanding and encouraging members to feel better.
Authoritative - Have mentioned my skills, unfortunately, I haven't gained enough roles or experience before writing here which shows me being a beginner.
Trust - Could be seen by me saying my experiences with mental health issues and also knowledge in psychology.
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Brina has been a verified active listener since February of 2021. She currently has a 5-star rating, 11 positive reviews, 64 badges, and has completed 35 training courses. She successfully completed the Leaders Development Program, the 7 Cups Internship, Community Building Course, and is now working on completing the Content and Development Marketing Program. She also recently got into the role of being a part of the Verifiers Team.
Her number one priority is making the members she talks to safe, heard, and welcomed. She believes that everyone can learn something from one another, through diverse perspectives, and that everyone deserves to be loved and heard. She hopes to continue making a positive impact on the 7 Cups community.
E: Completed three programs and is currently enrolled in one more program.
A: Leadership role and excellent rating/reviews.
T: I’ve received upvotes on messages I posted in forums.
@SoulfullyAButterfly
@twilight000 is a verified active listener volunteering with 7 Cups since Februrary 2021. She currently has a five start rating and many positive reviews on her profile.
She is currently working on her high school diploma as a junior in high school. She is a published author and singer-songwriter, and enjoys working on 7 Cups to assist others with life. She is eager to continue working with 7 Cups to help people who need it.
Expertise: Trained through 7 Cups, working here for almost a year.
Authoritiveness: Positive reviews and ratings.
Trust: Verified, experienced, has many positive reviews.
@twilight000
Amazing biography. Could add more content in your biography.
@SoulfullyAButterfly
AUTHOR’S BIOGRAPHY
Amomtessa has been a member of 7 cups for months. She has recently joined the content volunteering team as an Editorial Assistant. Besides being a member, she is a trained active listener on 7 cups and has helped 113 people so far. She is a Room Supporter of Newbie Hub and Positivity and Gratitude sub-community of 7 Cups. Outside 7 Cups, she is a final year undergraduate student of Applied Psychology. She is an introvert and a highly sensitive person, an avid reader, and loves listening to pop music. She is passionate about spreading mental health awareness and looks forward to many such roles provided by 7 Cups.
EXPERTISE- Mentioned the experience of an active listener on 7 Cups and a Bachelors degree.
AUTHORITATIVENESS- Mentioned the leadership role
TRUST- Being an HSP and having a passion for removing stigma related to mental health, she can be trusted.
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Lanny has been an active trained listener on 7cups since Feb 2021. Even though he has not been on 7cups for long, he has listened to over 37 persons and has received many positive ratings and reviews with an average of 5 stars. Currently, he is a trainee in the Content Development and marking program. After this program, he intends to create and publish content that promotes mental health awareness in his country, Barbados. He is interested in developing content specifically in Family, Grief, Loss, Relationships, and Child & Adolescent because he has the first-hand experience with each category. Lanny is a full-time second-year student at the Univerisity of the Southern Caribbean studying Biology. At university, he is a member of the Research & Gnostai Club, Leader of the iProvide Ministries, and a sub-committee member of the highest student club (Associated Student Body). In his free time, you can find him volunteering, singing, hiking, jogging, spending time with friends, and spreading awareness on mental health.
Expertise:
1. First-hand experience with Family, Grief, Loss, Relationships, and Child & Adolescent.
2. Experience as an Active Listener.
Authority:
1. Published reviews and a 5-star rating.
2. Leadership roles in the university.
Trust:
1. Positive reviews and participation in chat rooms.
2. Experience outside of 7cups
@Lannylistens
Your writer biography is very informative and I really like how you included your achievements outside of 7 Cups as well. You incorporated EAT well into your writer biography and clearly pointed out what parts of the biography highlight those factors. It is a perfect writer biography.
@Lannylistens you never missed any of EAT. the way it was written was clear and informative. Great Job!
@Lannylistens, just one pointer to check the spelling. But your biography reflects your personality which is good, excellent EAT examples. Nice and concise work/.
@Lannylistens
Great biography so very clear and gives a good insight into who you are and what you offer.
Also, really like that you included 2 things for each EAT criteria.
@SoulfullyAButterfly
SheAlwaysListens is a verified active listener on 7 Cups. She follows the motto ‘alone we are strong, together we are stronger’ and believes that her role as a listener proves that statement as she has received a number of positive reviews and feedback. She is currently a Content Development and Marketing (CDM) intern at 7 Cups as she has a keen interest in marketing as well as developing content. She has an expertise in this field as she has a business and marketing educational background and hence decided to take part in the CDM internship.
Expertise- Business and Marketing educational background.
Authoritativeness- Positive reviews and feedback on 7 Cups.
Trust- 7 Cups verified listener badge.
@SheAlwaysListens
I love your biography. Though concise, it says alot and you potray EAT well. Good job