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Understanding the General Audience: Communicating Science to the Public

If you were asked what audience-centered writing is, would you be able to say? Last week 32 upper-level meteorology students responded to a survey in which they were asked if they could define this term, and the majority (76 percent)… Continue reading

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Avoiding the Circular File

Knowing the conventions of business communications is crucial to having your letters avoid the circular file. With so many of you heading to Career Fairs this week, many of you asked questions about letters and their proper formats. One of… Continue reading

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SIX STEPS TO BECOMING A BETTER WRITER: #3 Pay Attention to Organization

Hands and skeletons–what could these have to do with writing? Let me explain.You’ve done your research, gathered your ideas, identified your audience, and have a clear purpose in mind. What’s next? You begin construction. For this you’ll need the paragraph–the… Continue reading

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FLOAT ABOVE YOUR COMPETITION

The upcoming Career Fair (9/15-9/17) has motivated many of you to stop by my office to help make your resume float above your competition. (And yes, this is just a lame excuse of a sentence to allow me to use… Continue reading

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