Effective Strategies for Self-Editing Your Manuscript
Have you ever been frustrated with the process of editing and revising your manuscript? Have you had the sense that something wasn’t quite right, but were unsure what the issue is or how to address it? If you answered yes to these questions, join Christine Feak from the English Language Institute and Jiawei Ribaudo from Global REACH at the Medical School in this hands-on workshop on January 24, 2022, as we discuss approaches to editing and revising a manuscript.
Facilitators
Christine Feak
Lecturer IV, English Language Institute
Jiawei Ribaudo, PhD
Program Manager, Michigan Medicine Global REACH
Workshop Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Apply research-informed editing strategies that add clarity to their writing.
- Recognize and apply patterns of organization that are common in research writing.
- Recognize how authors express their stance towards their content as well as how they engage their readers.
- Distinguish supposed “rules” of research writing from preferences in research writing.
If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this workshop, or have questions about accessibility, please contact us at UMMS-Faculty-Development@med.umich.edu.