I HOPE I GET A PUBLICATION

I want to give a presentationWhen I have wrote a page or two.I want to speak in ancient KyotoAnd share my research like the academics do!I hope that I can write a paperSo I can publish what I find.I want to be a top-notch scholarAnd leave my days of anxious writing-block behind.

Dr. Cynthia L. HallenBrigham Young UniversityDepartment of Linguistics and English Language

ABSTRACT

PRESENTATION

PUBLICATION

Writing for Academic Publication, 1995Frank Parker and Kathryn Riley

SEED: 1-2 page abstract

100-250 words

FLOWER: 10-page presentation

20 minutes, about 2000 words

FRUIT: 20-page publication

About 4000 words

1. ABSTRACT: outline for a conference presentation

Background

Purpose

Methodology

Anticipated Results / Results

A. BACKGROUND

Relevance to call for papers

Attention getter

History of the problem

Introduction

Significance

Justifications

Delimitations

B. PURPOSE

Topic / Thesis

Angle / Claim

Focus / Position

Research question

Specific area of interest

Unique contribution

C. METHOD

Approach (quantitative, lexicographical, socio-linguistic, critical-theoretical, philological, historical . . . )

Layout (tables, charts, graphs . . . )

Plan (What I will do)

Tools (What I will use)

Data Base (What I will analyze)

Resources / References (Where I will look)

Steps (How I will proceed)

D. RESULTS

(Anticipated) Findings

Conclusions

Evaluation

TITLE = Topic + Focus

Not too broad:

Religion in Poetry

Not too narrow:The Meaning of the Anthroponym “Carlo” in a Poem by Emily Dickinson

Just right:Fabrics of Faith in Emily Dickinson’s Personal Names

2. PRESENTATION

Keep the time limit

Speak instead of read

Use a visual aid

A. TIME MANAGEMENT

5 minute talk = 2.5 double-spaced pages (panel discussion member)10 minute talk = 5 double-spaced pages (co-presenter)20 minute talk = 10 double-spaced pages (concurrent session single speaker)40 minute talk = 20 double-spaced pages (keynote speaker)

B. EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH

Outline of selected key points

Eye Contact

Relaxed smiling persona

Project voice or use the microphone

C. VISUAL AID

One-page doubled-sided handout with highlights and contact information

Overhead transparencies

Charts and tables

Numbered data set list

Video/audio segment

Power-point presentation

3. PUBLICATION

Reading-Writing Connections

Audience Awareness

Writing Process

Classical Discourse

P-I-E Paragraph System

A. READERS ~ WRITERS

Good readers ~ good writers

Good readers ~ poor writers

Poor readers ~ poor writers

Poor readers can NOT be good writers

B. AUDIENCE AWARENESS

Reader-based vs. writer-based prose

Write the kind of paper you would like to read

Use a first-person, direct, active-voice style

Transitions: link before you leap

Style-guide conventions

Proof-read, spell check

Maintain a tone of respect

C. WRITING PROCESS

Brainstorming for topic

Review of literature

Computer searches

Free-writing

Abstract

Drafting

Peer-review

Presentation

Revising

Editing

Proof-reading

Submission

Waiting

Feedback

Sharing!

D. CLASSICAL DISCOURSE

Exordium(begin to weave)

Narratio(history)

Propositio(thesis, focus)

Divisio(forecast)

Confirmatio(arguments)

Refutatio(concession, counter-

arguments)Digressio

(curve ball)Peroratio

(call to action)

E. PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE

Point: topic sentence, sub-point from forecast

Illustration: specific example, explanation, quotation, support, table, chart

Evaluation: relation to thesis or topic, transition to next sub-point

WRITING AS SERVICE:WRITING AS GARDENING

Writing, presenting, and publishing research is a meaningful act of community service. Rather than thinking of composition as a painful duty, we can think of writing as a way as sharing and mentoring others. Abstracts are like seeds, conference presentations are like blossoms, and publications are like delicious fruits. Through writing, we can gather in a harvest of knowledge, truth, wisdom, light, and love.

Publications Popping Up in My CV

I looked into Google and what did I see?

Lots of people quoting little ol’ me.

Google brought me such a nice surprise!

Publications right before my eyes!

I can cut and paste them in my CV!

Citations for productivity!

I really love to share knowledge, truth, and light.

Life-long service happens when we write!