The University Writing Center hosted a podcast entitled "In a Word" on our local public radio station, KAMU-FM. It aired from 2014-16 and provided short tips on writing and speaking.

The podcast was originally conceived and recorded by writing center consultant Mary Beth Schaefer. Later, Candace Hastings, then director of the University Writing Center, took over recording duties with the content being produced by members of the UWC staff, under the editorial direction of Nancy Vazquez and Dr. Valerie Balester.

Episodes have included writing memos, cover letters, and thank you letters, designing slides, dealing with writer's block, and writing effective introductions, just to name a few.

Commonly Used Or Misused Words

Writing Concisely

Passive & Active Voice

Giving Useful Feedback

Engaging Blog Posts

Effective Introductions

Ever experience writers block? It strikes just when you’re under the most pressure, right? Yeah. Let’s talk about that.

Produced by the Texas A&M University Writing Center.
http://writingcenter.tamu.edu

Producer: Davis Land
Editors: Nancy Vazquez, Flo Davies, Nick Cenegy

Music by Podington Bear 
http://www.podingtonbear.com/


Don't Fear the Blank Page

Why do some people come after your grammar like it’s the plague? What’s up with that? Are they right to do that? And, in what ways can we be sure we’re not just misunderstanding the way someone communicates? Let’s talk about it.

Check out “Needs Washed” on Grammar Girl’s podcast:
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/needs-washed

Music by Podington Bear 
http:// www.podingtonbear.com

Music by Tab & Antic
https://soundcloud.com/anitek

Produced by the Texas A&M University Writing Center.
http://writingcenter.tamu.edu

Producer: Davis Land 
Editors: Nancy Vazquez, Flo Davies, Nick Cenegy

Get Off My Lawn

Some say the listicle is a plague. We say it's a tool. Let's figure out how to communicate quickly, effectively, and coherently online.

Check out Stephanie's book here:
http://stephanieleary.com/books/content-strategy-for-wordpress/

Check out Gerry's book here:
http://www.gerrymcgovern.com/books/killer-web-content

Music by Blue Dot Sessions and The Losers
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Losers/

Produced by the Texas A&M University Writing Center.
http://writingcenter.tamu.edu

Producer: Davis Land
Editors: Nancy Vazquez, Flo Davies, Nick Cenegy

In Defense Of The Listicle

What do your professors do when they aren't grading your papers? They write their own! Let's take a look at the academic publishing world.

Music by Podington Bear 
http:// www.podingtonbear.com

Produced by the Texas A&M University Writing Center.
writingcenter.tamu.edu

Producer: Davis Land 
Editors: Nancy Vazquez, Flo Davies, Nick Cenegy

Publish Or Perish

What's going on with citations? Davis calls up the MLA to find out.

Music by Broke For Free and Podington Bear
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/
http://www.podingtonbear.com/

Produced by the Texas A&M University Writing Center.
writingcenter.tamu.edu

Producer: Davis Land
Editors: Nancy Vazquez, Flo Davies, Nick Cenegy

Citations (not the traffic kind)

What is open access and how is it challenging the way we think about the distribution of knowledge?

Music by Christian Bjoerklund, Broke For Free and Podington Bear
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Christian_Bjoerklund/
freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/
www.podingtonbear.com/

Produced by the Texas A&M University Writing Center.
writingcenter.tamu.edu

Producer: Davis Land
Editors: Nancy Vazquez, Flo Davies, Nick Cenegy

Free Knowledge!

What is singular "they," and how does it help fix a hole in the English language?

Interviewees: 
Dr. Lee Airton, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Queen’s University
Lal Zimman, Lal Zimman, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara

Music by Podington Bear

Produced by the Texas A&M University Writing Center.
writingcenter.tamu.edu

Producer: Davis Land
Editors: Nancy Vazquez, Flo Davies, Nick Cenegy

Call Me They

Are you scared to let go of the five paragraph essay?

Music by Podington Bear:
www.podingtonbear.com/

Produced by the Texas A&M University Writing Center.
writingcenter.tamu.edu

Episode idea: Cat Jackson
Producer: Davis Land
Editors: Nancy Vazquez, Flo Davies, Nick Cenegy

Your Life In Five Paragraphs

How can we use writing to work with trauma?

Music by Podington Bear:
www.podingtonbear.com/

Produced by the Texas A&M University Writing Center.
writingcenter.tamu.edu

Producer: Davis Land
Editors: Nancy Vazquez, Flo Davies, Nick Cenegy

Writing About Trauma

What's uhhhhh going on with "filler words"?

Dr. Jena Barchas-Lichtenstein: http://jenabl.wordpress.com
Dr. Alex D'Arcy: http://web.uvic.ca/~adarcy/

Christopher Mele's NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/us/verbal-ticks-like-um.html

Music by Podington Bear:
www.podingtonbear.com/

Produced by the Texas A&M University Writing Center.
writingcenter.tamu.edu

Producer: Davis Land
Editors: Nancy Vazquez, Flo Davies, Nick Cenegy

Do You, Um, Like, Hate Filler Words?

Know any good regionalisms? Give us a call: (218) 382 6892

Music by Podington Bear

Help us out!

Think people from other places talk funny?

Dictionary of American Regional English: 
http://www.daredictionary.com/

Music by Podington Bear:
www.podingtonbear.com/

Produced by the Texas A&M University Writing Center.
writingcenter.tamu.edu

Producer: Davis Land
Editors: Nancy Vazquez, Flo Davies, Nick Cenegy

Wicked fresh episode, y'all!

50% of students who start a Ph.D. program don't finish. What can we do about it?

Music by Blue Dot Sessions:
https://www.sessions.blue/

Produced by the Texas A&M University Writing Center.
writingcenter.tamu.edu

Producer: Davis Land
Editors: Nancy Vazquez, Flo Davies, Nick Cenegy

Special thanks to Karen Davis.

The Big One: Writing a Dissertation

Write Right is a podcast about becoming great at writing and communication.

Write Right is a production of the Texas A&M University Writing Center, a service of the Department of Undergraduate Studies.

The UWC is dedicated to helping students become better communicators through whichever medium they are working in. Open to all Texas A&M students, the writing center offers both face-to-face and online consultations. Make an appointment at http://writingcenter.tamu.edu.

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