Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Get licensed. See if your apprenticeship can turn into a job. Assemble a portfolio. Look up studios. Go door to door at piercing studios. Find opportunities online. Keep track of your work.

Answer: Check the way that your state or country certifies body piercers. You will likely have to submit the certificates for your blood pathogens and CPR/First Aid classes, as well as prove that you have completed an apprenticeship. You may have to pay a small fee to get certified. Now that you are certified, you're ready to work as a body piercer! The easiest way to find a job is to check in with the studio you finished your apprenticeship with and see if they are willing to hire you. This is a great first place to work since you are already familiar with their procedures and their staff. If the studio can't hire you, you will have to apply to other studios. Before you do, put together a print portfolio that has pictures of your past work. This is a good way for studios to make sure that you are an able and qualified piercer, and will improve your chances of getting hired. Also ask the mentor or shop owner at the studio your were an apprentice at for a letter of recommendation. Research studios that interest you. Now that you know more about piercing, you should be able to look at galleries of their work online and see if they do high-quality work. Make a list of studios that you want approach and apply to. Some studios are very polished and professional, while others are more grungy and alternative. Try to pick a studio that aligns with your own personality. After assembling your portfolio, go door to door and speak to the managers of the studios. Explain that that you have recently finished your apprenticeship and are eager to get a job as a piercer. Show them your portfolio and tell them why you are interested in their particular studio. It's always best to go and talk in person instead of calling on the phone. This gives studios a better idea of your image and your personality. After you have approached studios that interest you, go online to sites like Craigslist and see if there are studios that are actively looking for piercers. Many of them will likely request that you come in person to apply. Even if they don't, assemble your portfolio, resume and letter of recommendation and go in to express your interest. After you have found a job, keep track of your work. Take pictures of your finished piercings and save them for whenever you look for a new job in the future. Recording your work is important for building your career, and for reminding yourself of how far you've come!

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Choose your moment. Ask questions. Listen attentively. Mirror their body language. Relax. Avoid oversharing.

Answer: Approaching someone at the wrong time can sabotage your chances before you really even get started. Don't try to start a conversation at an obviously bad time, like in the middle of a quiz or while the person is distracted by other things that seem to be commanding their attention. Realize that some people don't like talking in certain situations. Some people don't enjoy talking while riding the bus or wiping the cafeteria tables. If they don't seem to warm up to your attempts to engage them in conversation, let it go. The adage that people like to talk about themselves turns out to be largely true. And questions are also great icebreakers. If you don't know how to start a conversation with someone, begin with a question like, "What's the homework?" or "Who are you taking for biology?" A good way to get closer to someone is to ask them questions about themselves. Ask questions about their hobbies, their family. their pets, etc. If they tell you about something they did or accomplished, ask them how they got into it and why. Key to getting to know someone is listening carefully to what they say. Show that you're giving them your full attention by holding eye contact, nodding your head, and pitching in small comments here and there to show you're following the thread of the conversation. As you ask the other person questions, listen carefully to their answers to find out what the person is most interested in or passionate about. If one topic doesn't elicit much of a response from them, don't keep asking more questions about it. Instead, move on to another topic. Once you find a topic the other person seems excited about or has more to say about, ask follow-up questions and pitch in your own thoughts to keep the conversation going. People feel more at ease when you mirror their body language--subtly. Don't pantomime their every movement, just subtly adopt similar body postures. If they're leaning forward, do the same. If they're sitting with their legs crossed, cross yours. If they're showing negative or closed-off body language (arms crossed, legs crossed while standing, or hands in their pockets), don't mirror the negative body language. Instead, take that as a cue that they're not feeling at ease. Adopt an open body language (leaning forward if sitting, arms at your sides with palms out, shoulders back, and legs shoulder-width apart, with feet towards the other person if standing) and try to redirect the conversation to something that elicits a more positive response. When you're nervous or tense, you make other people nervous or tense--which most people don't like. Don't psych yourself out. Practice quieting the doubting voice in your head telling you "you look so awkward right now" or "they're just going to laugh at you." Realize that it's only the voice of insecurity and it doesn't have any actual merit. Breathe. When you're nervous you tend to hold your breath or take quick, shallow breaths, which perpetuates your nervousness. To calm yourself, take several full, deep breaths before approaching the person you want to talk to and remind yourself to keep taking deep, regular breaths throughout the conversation. Sharing too much about yourself too quickly can be off-putting. Don't tell the other person your entire life story. Not only do they probably not care enough to listen to you talk all about yourself at this point, people tend to see people who overshare about themselves as having poor boundaries or being self-obsessed. When first getting to know someone, keep the personal details fairly general. Don't get into details that might make the conversation awkward, like your cousin's stint in jail or your sister's habit of eating paper towels.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Decide on a target or general audience. Make the purpose clear. Leave plenty of white space. Ask and answer questions.

Answer:
This will help you craft your sentences for a certain reader. It will also help you decide how much knowledge of the subject your reader should already have. If the brochure is for school, you shouldn't have to alter your language much for your classmates to understand. Consider English reading capabilities. If you are targeting people whose native tongue is not English, make your language clearer than you normally would. You may be, for instance, targeting people who are already diagnosed with a disease, and you are educating them about further treatment methods. You won't need to explain the basics of the disease, unless your approach is radically different from other methods. The reader shouldn't be wondering what to do after reading the brochure, if anything. There is nothing wrong with simply educating your readers. However, if you suggest further action, make that clear. For example, you may be writing a brochure about the dangers of smoke inhalation. Put down symptoms of common lung diseases, and encourage readers to see a doctor if they have any of them. Educational brochures should be 40-50% white space to make them easier to read. You probably have a lot of information you want to include, but brochures aren't books. They should give basic details about a topic in hopes of getting a reader to seek more information. An effect format for educational brochures is asking basic questions that you will answer. This guides the reader to the information you want to provide, keeping him or her from wondering what the purpose is. Simply stating the answer also makes it easy for him or her to understand the lesson or conclusion. For example, a brochure on smoke inhalation might begin with "What are the symptoms of smoke inhalation?" Then you should list the symptoms. You might then ask "When should I see a doctor?" Listing the most dangerous symptoms is a way of guiding the reader to determining whether or not to see a doctor.