Tag Archives: audience

using jargon

Posted on March 6, 2023 by pat thomson

Technical terminology is often called jargon. The dictionary definition of jargon is “special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand”. Sounds OK eh. Nothing to worry about. But the word jargon … Continue reading →

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is academic writing changing?

Posted on September 26, 2022 by pat thomson

Just the other day. Just the other day someone asked me if I thought that academic writing was becoming more ‘authentic’. I didn’t really understand what this meant. But then I got it – ‘authentic’ writing was when academic writers … Continue reading →

Posted in good academic writing, Helen Sword, reader, style, style and structure | Tagged academic writing, audience, changing academic writing, Pat Thomson, style | 18 Comments

a parable for online teaching

Posted on April 20, 2020 by pat thomson

The early 1930s. Pre Nazi Germany. Walter Benjamin, philosopher and cultural critic, regularly presents a twenty minute “book lore”programme on German radio. In his story “On the minute” Benjamin tells us that when his programmes were first commissioned, the department … Continue reading →

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revising with a reader in mind – ten questions

Posted on October 29, 2018 by pat thomson

Academics write for different kinds of readers. We are often accused of writing only for each other, but this is no longer true. Many of us now write for many different kinds of readers – or audiences, as they are … Continue reading →

Posted in academic writing, audience, reader, readership, revision, revision strategy, thesis revision | Tagged audience, Pat Thomson, reader, revising for your reader, revision | 3 Comments

the biggest mistake you can make with a publisher

Posted on January 8, 2015 by pat thomson

This post is from Philip Mudd, a publisher at Routledge. Philip is responsible for books on research methods, higher education, adult education and lifelong learning. What is the single biggest mistake people make when trying to get you to publish … Continue reading →

Posted in academic book, book proposal, Philip Mudd, readers, Uncategorized | Tagged audience, book proposal, Pat Thomson, Philip Mudd, readers | 3 Comments

conference blog – who’s coming to my paper?

Posted on September 25, 2014 by pat thomson

You know those insecure feelings you get when you throw a party… that anxiety that no-one will turn up… You’ve got more than enough supplies for everyone you’ve invited as well as for some uninvited hangers-on. The food is arranged … Continue reading →