{"id":41174,"date":"2014-10-23T16:31:39","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T20:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/tasupport\/?p=4407"},"modified":"2021-08-13T16:15:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T20:15:14","slug":"upcoming-professional-writing-workshops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/2014\/upcoming-professional-writing-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Professional Writing Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>International Teaching Assistants are encouraged to register for two upcoming professional writing workshops to be held in at the Educational Development Centre (in 422 DT).<\/p>\n<p>The pedagogical workshops will focus on \u201cplain language\u201d and on \u201cmeaningful communication\u201d for professional development. The workshops will be an opportunity for participants to learn from industry experts in Journalism and Public Policy while refining their professional communication abilities.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, check out the event descriptions below. To register, visit the TA training tab on <a href=\"https:\/\/central.carleton.ca\/prod\/twbkwbis.P_WWWLogin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carleton Central<\/a>. For all other inquiries, contact Janna Klostermann (International TA Mentor) at <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;&#116;&#x6f;&#58;&#x6a;a&#x6e;n&#x61;&#46;&#x70;a&#121;&#x6e;&#101;&#x40;&#99;&#x61;&#114;&#x6c;&#101;&#x74;o&#x6e;&#46;&#x63;a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#x6a;&#x61;&#110;&#110;a&#46;&#x70;&#x61;&#x79;&#110;e&#64;&#x63;&#x61;&#x72;&#108;&#101;t&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x2e;&#99;&#97;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Plain Language for Professional Development\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>3-4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This session will offer plain language strategies to improve participants&#8217; writing skills. The session will highlight why reading ease is important. Also, it will help writers generate sensible, short, smooth and clear text. Participants will gain a more nuanced understanding of communication and professional writing strategies. Participants are encouraged to bring their laptop or notebook computers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/journalism\/people\/john-medicine-horse-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professor John Kelly<\/a> (Journalism, Carleton University) will facilitate the workshop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMeaningful Communication for Professional Development\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>2-3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This session will explore techniques to improve participants&#8217; meaningful communication skills. Instead of using jargon, buzz words or specialized language to obscure meaning, participants will develop a toolkit for contributing valuable and comprehensible work to their fields. The session will introduce participants to strategies and hands-on activities that can be used at the outlining, drafting, and copy-editing stages of the writing process to ensure that the finished result is meaningful. Participants will gain a more nuanced understanding of communication and professional writing strategies while strengthening their classroom and workplace communication skills.<\/p>\n<p>Mason Hanharan (Policy &amp; Program Administration Consultant, Delsys Research Group) and Janna Klostermann (International TA Mentor, Carleton University) will facilitate the workshop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Teaching Assistants are encouraged to register for two upcoming professional writing workshops to be held in at the Educational Development Centre (in 422 DT). The pedagogical workshops will focus on \u201cplain language\u201d and on \u201cmeaningful communication\u201d for professional development. 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