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Professional bio template
For conference programmes, company websites, bylines, panels and press. Origin: Public relations and speaker-bureau convention: a long bio of about 150 words, a short bio of about 50 words, and a one-line bio, all in the third person.
Structure
- One-line bio
- Short bio (50 words)
- Long bio (150 words)
- Headshot and links
How a tough reader scores it
When you score a draft against this format, the Critic evaluates these professional bios. The weights add up to 100; the fixes for the weakest criteria arrive as cards in the editor.
| Criterion | Weight |
|---|---|
| Each length says who, what and why it matters in its first sentence | 20 |
| Achievements are concrete, named and numbered | 25 |
| The three lengths are consistent with each other and with the résumé | 15 |
| Third person, plain, no self-praise adjectives | 15 |
| Ordered by relevance to the intended audience | 15 |
| Each fits its word budget | 10 |
How it works in SecondPen.ai
Open the template and the editor writes the blank once, with a line of guidance under each heading that you delete as you fill it in. Write your abstract and the editor names the format it reads like. Ask for a document with a slash command and it offers to start from the matching format. When the draft is ready, the Critic scores it against the criteria above, the way this format's toughest reader would, and the three highest-leverage fixes become Editor cards.
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