INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Halloween (October 31st) is a great day to have a haunted house, but you can choose any date. Sometime during October, however, is ideal. Make sure to tell people about the date and time you plan to have your haunted house a few weeks ahead of time. If you do want your haunted house to be on Halloween, make sure to start preparations a few weeks before Halloween. Think about who will be following your haunted path. Will the audience be filled with little kids or older adults? This will also determine what you put in your house.  If the haunted house will mainly be visited by adults, it's okay to pump up the gore and jump scares. If kids will be visiting the most, rely heavily on design and add in a few, mild jump scares. You could give out a little prize at the end for children, like some candy, goody bag, or some other Halloween treat. Before you start preparing your home, you need to decide what the guests will see. Will you commit to decorating the outside of the house, or will you focus on the inside? Will you decorate all the rooms in the house, or just a few key rooms and hallways? The haunted house can be as big or small as you want it to be. It's also an option to create a maze in your home out of supplies such as painted boxes and cloth. Once you've planned the path, you can think more about the tone you want to set in the home. Will this house be aimed to make people laugh, or will it freak people out? You could plan a little bit of both if you don't want your haunted house to be too scary.  For a lighter, funnier tone, have an actor play a “mad scientist” that acts silly as he works around his lab. Or, have typical scary monsters, like Frankenstein, bump into things and joke around as they try to “haunt” your guests. For a scarier tone, have jump scares in every room, have an actor scream or bang on something when it gets quiet, and tone down the lighting to make the setting spookier. The more specific your haunted house is, the scarier it will be. Decide if you want a traditional haunted house, if it's the house of a serial killer, or even an abandoned insane asylum or hospital. Maybe the person who lived there before died and now they are a ghost. Your theme will determine how you decorate your haunted house.  If you really want your haunted house to be authentic, come up with a story for why the house is haunted. For example, the house could be haunted by a family that was brutally murdered in the basement. You can tell your guests the haunted story as they enter the haunted house. For an unexpected twist, have a setting that look cute and cheery, but reveal sinister details, like “dead” bodies or spooky noises, as the guests travel through the house. It will be nearly impossible to pull off making a haunted house on your own. Not only will your friends be able to decorate, but they will also be able to guide and spook your guests throughout the haunted house. Here are a few things your friends can do:  Your friends can dress up as ghosts or goblins and grab, shout at, or make noise around your guests when they least expect it. They can help "guide" the guests through the different haunted rooms, and can be in charge of different activities or games. If you don't have any friends who want to participate, consider hiring actors.

SUMMARY: Set a date. Plan details that are age-appropriate for your expected guests. Plan your haunted path. Plan the tone of your haunted house. Come up with a theme. Enlist the help of your spooky friends.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: A high school education or the equivalent is usually all that is required to become a legal secretary.  However, to increase your marketability, consider seeking additional training.  Enroll in a legal secretary certificate program.  Enroll in an Associate's Degree program at a community college.  Take classes in paralegal studies and secretarial skills.  If time is an issue, try a self-paced, online training course. Select a secretarial training program that arranges for short term internships with attorneys.   Contact small law firms to ask about internships or short term employment opportunities. Once you have been placed in a legal office, ask to assist a paralegal.  This will provide you with the ideal training to become a legal secretary by teaching you to draft legal documents and file them in court. If you cannot get training in a law office, look for other opportunities to gain administrative experience. Though not required for the job, becoming a notary public will help you stand out from other candidates.  This is because law offices need notaries on hand to notarize legal documents. The application process to become a notary varies from state to state, but generally requires that you be at least 18 years of age, a resident of the state and that you complete a notary training program or test.
Summary: Get the proper training. Gain work experience. Become a notary public.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The positioning statement should encapsulate the primary value of the product or service for the consumer. All your product and marketing decisions for your company brand should align and support your positioning statement. It will act like a roadmap for your company’s marketing team and serve as a guidepost for all your marketing plans. Your positioning statement should also identify the target market for the product and how you are going to market the product to that target market. Every product has a “value proposition”, which means how much the product is worth to its intended consumer. Your positioning statement should be able to communicate the value proposition of the product and provide a strategy for marketing the product based on its value proposition. Your positioning statement should be written for the average reader and be easy to understand and remember. It should also be written specifically for your target market and make claims that are within reason. Your brand or company should be able to deliver on the promises and commitments made in the position statement.  As well, a good position statement will demonstrate how your company will differentiate from other companies and competitors. Your company should be able to “own” its position in the market with this new product, while still being consistent with its existing branding and marketing plan. A good position statement will also leave room for your brand or company to grow into its position in the marketplace. The position statement shouldn’t be a closed statement, and should be looking to the future growth of your company, as well as any adjustments or changes that may be made moving forward.

SUMMARY:
Treat your positioning statement like an internal tool for your company. Identify the target market for the product in the positioning statement. Go for a simple, memorable, and specific position statement.