We got an assignment from one of the other "managers", the other day, and he asked us to all write bios about ourselves. I love bragging about myself (#humble), but maybe that's because I have to come up with engaging copy all day long.
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| Wolverine is a PRO Bio writer. |
Enough about that though.
As soon as I got the assignment, I busted it out in under 5 minutes. Too good to be true? NO. You can do it too!
I sent it off to my team, and they fell in love.
So here are 5 tips to help you write your own bio in less than 5 minutes.
1. Know yourself (or whoever you are writing the bio for). It's pretty hard to write a bio if you know nothing about someone. However, when you write it, you want to assume that the people reading the bio know nothing about the person they are reading about. Have a long bullet list of accomplishments you want to highlight about yourself/someone else so you can quickly scan through it to pick and choose.
2. Know your audience. There are three different types of bios, so it is important for you to know who this is for. There are school/personal bios, professional bios, and dating bios.
- School/personal bios are probably the ones that really depend on what you are looking for. Include a fair amount of work and personal accomplishments.
- Professional bios should be the most "serious". However, if you are writing a professional bio for an application, it should differ from the one that will be used for the company website. An application bio should highlight all work accomplishments, with a touch of humor. Depending on your company, you could have a really funny bio, or something that is more toned down.
- Dating bios should be fun and engaging. You are creating a bio that will attract someone to you. Work accomplishments should be kept to a minimum.
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| Try to avoid creepy pictures like this for your bio. |
3. Include personal, humanizing details. People are reading a bio to get to know you! Talk about something that is personal, yet could help people connect to you. An avid baker? Talk about how no one can replicate your raspberry cupcakes. Love to walk Fido? Mention long walks with him! People will love getting to know you. Trust me!
4. Narrow it down. I know you are an awesome human being, but you can't include everything you've done in your life in a short bio. Keep it light and fresh, and keep your accomplishments general.
5. Aim for 100-200 words. We aren't writing a novel here people. Include just enough to give people a teaser, and leave them wanting more.
Here's an example of what I did:
*So there you have it! Go forth and create awesome bios!
*The reason I did a screenshot is because I don't know exactly where this is going to end up, and I don't want to discredit the awesomeness of the original word (aka--reuse it and have in penalize wherever it's going) so that's why you guys get a screen shot.
