Toolkits Sentence Examples

A biographical sketch paints an abbreviated picture of someone's life. It can be written about someone else’s life or your own life. If you’re writing about someone else, then you must explain who the person is and highlight their major achievements. If the biographical sketch is about you, the same criteria apply, in addition to the goal of presenting yourself in a positive light. Below, you’ll find tips on writing a biographical sketch — also known as a biosketch — in order to keep people engaged and make others want to know more about the subject.

Have you ever been accused of being ambiguous? It means you’re being unclear or inexact. Ambiguity is a funny thing. Sometimes, people do it on purpose. Other times, they don’t know they’re doing it. Sometimes, people enjoy a little ambiguity because it feels like you’re solving a puzzle. Other times, they find it annoying and want you to just “come out with it.”

In speech and writing, however, ambiguity can be a useful tool. In your speech, you might want to use ambiguity to make your audience consider things for themselves. In a creative writing piece, you’ll be dealing with some sort of conflict, climax, and resolution. Within that story arc lies the opportunity to be a bit ambiguous while setting the stage for the conclusion.

Together, let’s explore a few examples of ambiguity. We’ll see how it’s used and how you can add it to your toolkit for your next big piece.