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Online writing Workshop:
Publishing strategies: writing more effective abstracts
Dr. Vera Leberecht | March 25th 2024 | 10:00 a.m. (s.t.) - 05:00 p.m. | Zoom-Link: t.b.a.
In the academic world, well-written abstracts play an important role in convincing journal editors and conference organisers to accept a paper for review, or to invite a researcher to present at a conference. This workshop is geared at PhD candidates / young researchers who want to improve their abstract-writing skills.
By analysing abstracts from your own field of research, you understand better how peer review processes work and what peer reviewers may mean with their comments.
Then, we apply these new insights right away: we work with a writing strategy that is particularly useful for writing shorter texts faster. At the end of the workshop, you have not only produced an abstract but also know which steps to take next to become a more competent and successful writer in your field of research.
Contents:
- Characteristics of effective abstracts
- Surviving peer review processes and understanding peer reviews
- Clear and audience-oriented writing in English
- Writing successful abstracts faster: challenges and strategies
Trainer:
Dr. Vera Leberecht (Maastricht/NL) studied Linguistics, Intercultural Communication and Theology in Germany and Finland. She worked at Maastricht University Language Centre for several years before starting her own training and consulting business in 2008. She is enthusiastic about empowering professionals to communicate with reason and resonance, in academia and beyond.