{"id":1590,"date":"2020-11-10T17:05:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T17:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1590"},"modified":"2020-11-24T18:24:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T18:24:41","slug":"public-communication-professor-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1590","title":{"rendered":"Public Communication &#8211; Professor Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-service-2 ab-layout-columns-1 one-column has-white-background-color ab-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-right:5%;padding-left:5%\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5%\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-container ab-block-container\"><div class=\"ab-container-inside\"><div class=\"ab-container-content\" style=\"max-width:700px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-4 ab-4-col-equal\" style=\"margin-bottom:3%\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1580(opens in a new tab)\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1580(opens in a new tab)\">Overview<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1588\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1588\">terminology<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1582\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1582\">getting started<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PROFESSOR TIPS<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1584\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1584\">types of writing<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1586\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1586\">tips and tricks<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-spacer ab-block-spacer ab-divider-solid ab-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips Straight from Professors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What have you noticed makes a PCOM piece really stand out from others?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pieces written for public communication are eminently&nbsp;<em>understandable<\/em>. They&#8217;re always written with an awareness of their audience, and speak in the language of their readers. They get to their points clearly and concisely, without wasting their readers&#8217; time. The writing is vivid and creative, but not just for creativity&#8217;s sake. It&#8217;s creative in order to be&nbsp;<em>understood<\/em>, because that&#8217;s what communication is all about. \u2014<em>Professor Joyce Hendley<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What makes you go \u201cWow\u201d when reading papers? \u2013In a good way?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If the first paragraph is engaging, surprising, or otherwise pulls me in and makes me want to read more, I know I&#8217;m probably in the hands of a great writer.<br><br>Journalists call these opening sentences a lede, and a great lede is all-important no matter what you&#8217;re writing &#8211; from a news story to a business letter. Often it&#8217;s the only part of a piece that gets read in today&#8217;s media-saturated reading world, so it had better be strong. When a student has taken the time to carefully craft a lede, the rest of the story falls into place much more smoothly \u2014<em>Professor Joyce Hendley<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What makes you go \u201cWow\u201d when reading papers? \u2013In a bad way?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If a paper states the same information over and over again just to fill a required word length, or uses overly formal language in an attempt to sound impressive, I get out my (dreaded) red pen. Students often have a hard time breaking the high-school habit of trying to please teachers by adding lots of words, especially SAT-worthy words. Who talks that way? Who wants to read that way?<br><br>I&#8217;d rather read three paragraphs of well-chosen words that get to the point clearly, than three pages of filler words and repeats. \u2014<em>Professor Joyce Hendley<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What can turn a good paper into a great paper?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In a word, time. Taking the time to plan what you&#8217;re going to write first, whether it&#8217;s an outline or an &#8220;elevator speech&#8221;- like summary, so that you&#8217;re not treading water when you finally start writing. Taking the time to write at least two drafts, because you&nbsp;<em>will<\/em>&nbsp;find things to fix every time. Lastly, leaving enough time to edit and polish, so that the final piece is a pure distillation of what you meant to say. In other words, don&#8217;t wait until the day before a deadline to start writing. \u2014<em>Professor Joyce Hendley<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Any other advice for writing in Public Communication?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Write in as much detail, and as much length, as you think your subject needs. Then cut it by at least half. (Sorry, you have to be a ruthless copy editor to produce good writing.)<br><br>Read it over to yourself,&nbsp;<em>aloud<\/em>. Better yet, have someone else read it aloud as you listen. You&#8217;ll be amazed at how many glitches, awkward phrasing, and unnecessary words you catch this way. \u2014<em>Professor Joyce Hendley<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tips Straight from Professors What have you noticed makes a PCOM piece really stand out from others? Pieces written for public communication are eminently&nbsp;understandable. They&#8217;re always written with an awareness of their audience, and speak in the language of their readers. They get to their points clearly and concisely, without wasting their readers&#8217; time. 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