Dn. Raphael My mother used to have a typewriter. It was portable and came in a forest green carry-case, like a small suitcase. You had to open and detach the top of the case to use it. The typewriter was attached to the bottom of the case.
In high school I learned QWERTY, the official way to type using all your fingers. The school provided IBM Selectric Typewriters. They were nice. I barely tapped the keys and the electricity did the work of lettering the paper.
I needed strong fingers to use the QWERTY method on my mother’s machine. My pinky fingers were not strong enough to strike the outer keys very well. When I used her machine I reverted to hunt-and-peck so I could use my two strong index fingers.
Computers replaced typewriters in the 1980s. They revolutionized typing. A new term was used for typing: word-processing. It was so much better.
• With typewriters you hit a return bar at the end of every line. Word-processors you tap return at the end of every paragraph.
• With typewriters you had to tap the space bar twice after the period at the end of each sentence. Word-processors are programmed to make a little extra space after each period. You only tap the space bar once after a period.
• Typewriters only had one font. To emphasize a word or phrase you used the underscore key. With word-processors you can use different fonts. There’s bold, italic, underscore, and more at the touch of a key.
At first word-processors were expensive. New technology usually is. But once computers became affordable, it seemed everyone suddenly owned one. Not only that, updates made them more user-friendly and offered more features. More than typing a letter, the software eventually allowed you to format your typing into newsletters, magazines, books, even business cards. These things a typewriter could never do. We still call it typing, but it’s really word-processing.
Another benefit to computers is they offer so many other kinds of programs and apps, but you know that. Updates and upgrades have brought them a long way since the 1980s! They are more affordable and easier than ever to use.
Old evangelism techniques are like my mom’s old typewriter. My Evangelist Basic Training (EBT) is a lot like your word-processor:
• It’s very affordable—it’s free.
• It makes evangelism easier than ever.
• I will continue to bring upgrades and updates as we continue after basic training ends.
• I will be there for you after Evangelist Basic Training. I will be your personal evangelist coach and mentor. Like a customer service department.
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