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Resources: Writing and Speaking




Below is a list of resources (both on-campus and online). Select a category below to access a list of relevant links. Pages will open in a new window.

On-Campus Resources

Academic Success Centre

The Academic Success Centre (ASC) works with students to help them develop the skills, strategies, and competencies that they need to succeed.
http://www.asc.utoronto.ca/

Centre for International Experience
The Centre for International Experience serves international students coming to U of T and domestic students looking to go abroad.
http://cie.utoronto.ca/

Writing Centres in the Professional Faculties

Architecture Writing Program
http://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/resources/writing_program/writing_program

Engineering Communication Program
http://www.engineering.utoronto.ca/Directory/Student_Resources/
Engineering_Communication_Program.htm

Health Sciences Writing Centre (for students in Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences, Physical Education and Health/Exercise Science, and Social Work)
http://www.hswriting.ca/

OISE Academic and Cultural Support Centre (ACSC) http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/studentservices/supportServices/
academicWritingCentre.php

Library Help Page
A list of answers to common research questions (including using RefWorks, setting up my.alerts, using article databases, finding theses, accessing resources from home, etc.)
http://discover.library.utoronto.ca/utl_help/how-do-i..

Career Centre
The Career Centre is the leading provider of career education and employment services for U of T students and recent graduates, offering a comprehensive, personalized range of services to support and empower participants in making informed decisions about their career and employment goals.
http://www.careers.utoronto.ca/

Teaching Assistants' Training Program
The Teaching Assistants' Training Program (TATP) is a free-of-charge peer-training program for currently-registered students who will be working as teaching assistants for University of Toronto courses.
http://www.utoronto.ca/tatp/

Gradlife
The Gradlife website connects you to specialized workshops, social events, online resources and publications designed to enrich your experience as a graduate student at U of T.
http://www.studentlife.utoronto.ca/Student-Resources/Gradlife.htm

Counselling and Psychological Services
Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS) offers students short-term individual counselling/psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, group therapy, workshops, and psychiatric medication services.
http://www.caps.utoronto.ca/

NOTE: If you are not a registered graduate student at U of T , you may wish to look at the course offerings at U of T's School of Continuing Studies or the Toronto District School Board Continuing Education .

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Academic Writing

Writing at U of T
www.writing.utoronto.ca/home

Explorations of Style: A Blog about Academic Writing, Rachael Cayley
http://explorationsofstyle.wordpress.com

The Writing Centre at U of T Scarborough
http://ctl.utsc.utoronto.ca/twc/

Online Writing Lab, Purdue University
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

Online Writing Lab, Rice University
http://riceowl.rice.edu/

The Writer’s Handbook, The Writing Centre at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/

Grammar Resources, University of Chicago Writing Program
http://writing-program.uchicago.edu/resources/grammar.htm

HyperGrammar, The University of Ottawa Writing Centre
http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/grammar.html

Writing Guides, Writing at Colorado State University
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/

The Writing Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/wc_web/school/index.htm

Elements of Style, William Strunk, Jr.
http://www.bartleby.com/141/

Guide to Grammar and Style, Jack Lynch
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/index.html

Wordiness List, Kim Blank, University of Victoria
http://web.uvic.ca/~gkblank/wordiness.html

Intellectual Property Guidelines for Graduate Students and Supervisors, SGS
http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/governance/policies/intellectualprop.htm

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Citation Formats

Research and Documentation Online
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/

Citation and Style Guides, Concordia University Libraries
http://library.concordia.ca/help/howto/citations.html

Research and Citation, OWL at Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

Citing References, University of Wisconsin–Madison Writing Centre
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Documentation.html

APA Style, APA Online
http://www.apastyle.org/

MLA Style
http://www.mla.org/style

The Chicago Manual of Style Online
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html

IEEE Editorial Style Manual
http://www.ieee.org/documents/stylemanual.pdf

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ESL Support

Using English for Academic Purposes
http://www.uefap.com/index.htm

Using English
http://www.usingenglish.com/

English as a Second Language Resources, Handouts and Exercises, OWL at Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/index.html

Advanced Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English
http://www.eslbee.com/

Advanced Level Grammar for ESL Learners
http://esl.about.com/od/advancedgrammar/Advanced_Level_Grammar_
for_ESL_Learners.htm

English Grammar Book
http://www.englishpage.com/grammar/

BBC Learning English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

Special English, Voice of America News
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/about_our_website.cfm

Visuwords Online Graphical Dictionary and Thesaurus
http://www.visuwords.com/

Academic Phrasebank
http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/

Academic Word List
http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/AWL/index.htm

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Oral Presentation Skills

Designing Effective Oral Presentations, The Rice Online Writing Lab
http://riceowl.rice.edu/guidance.cfm?doc_id=11775

Effective Presentations, Kansas University Medical Center
http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/effective.html

Rethinking the Design of Presentation Slides: The Assertion-Evidence Structure, Michael Alley, Penn State University
http://writing.engr.psu.edu/slides.html

Presentation Tips, Garr Reynolds
http://www.garrreynolds.com/Presentation/index.html

Visual Aid Style Guide
http://apresource.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/ap-readability-20.pdf

PowerPoint Slide Design Advice, Think Outside the Slide, Dave Paradi
http://www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/


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Plagiarism

How Not to Plagiarize, Writing at U of T
http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/using-sources/how-not-to-plagiarize

Plagiarism
http://www.plagiarism.org/index.html

Avoiding Plagiarism, OWL at Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/

Plagiarism, Indiana University Writing Tutorial Services
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml

Guide to Plagiarism and Cyber-Plagiarism, University of Alberta Libraries
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/plagiarism/

Plagiarism, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/plagiarism.html

Academic Integrity Booklet, Princeton University
http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/integrity/pages/intro/index.htm

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Poster Presentations

Creating Effective Poster Presentations, George R. Hess, Kathryn W. Tosney, and Leon H. Liegel
http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/

How to Create a Poster, Kathryn Tosney, University of Miami
http://www.bio.miami.edu/ktosney/file/PosterHome.html

Design of Scientific Posters, Michael Alley, Penn State University
http://writing.engr.psu.edu/posters.html

Advice on Designing Scientific Posters, Colin Purrington, Swarthmore College
http://colinpurrington.com/tips/academic/posterdesign

Poster Presentation Guidelines, Varinder K. Randhawa and Philip J. Bilan
View the PDF

Using Visuals, Rebecca A. Pinkus
View the PDF

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Pronunciation

Pronunciation Strategies, ELWS
http://individual.utoronto.ca/English/SGSPronunciation.htm

Instructional Resources for Pronunciation Practice, Carolyn Samuel, ELWS
http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/faqs/english-as-second-language/pronunciation-practice

Sounds of English, Sharon Widmayer and Holly Gray
http://www.soundsofenglish.org/pronunciation/index.htm

Authentic American Pronunciation, Eva Easton
http://evaeaston.com/pr/home.html

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Proposal Writing

Academic Proposals, Writing at U of T
http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/faqs/help-for-graduate-students/academic-proposals

The Elements of a Proposal, Frank Pajores, Emory University
http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/proposal.html

Dissertation Proposal Workshop, Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/DissPropWorkshop/

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Publishing

Publishing Advice for Graduate Students (in the Humanities and Social Sciences), Thom Brooks
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1085245

Guidelines for Writing for Publication: Demystifying the Process, Jerlando F. L. Jackson, Julie R. Nelson, Willie J. Heggins III, Charles M. Baatz, and John H. Schuh
http://website.education.wisc.edu/jjackson/publications/Guidelines for Writing for Publication.pdf

The Crisis in Scholarly Publishing: Demystifying the Fetishes of Technology and the Market, Gordon M. Sayre
http://www.mlajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1632/074069505X82635

Open Access Overview, Peter Suber
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm

Directory of Open Access Journals
http://www.doaj.org/

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Scientific Writing

Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students, Michael Alley, Penn State
http://writing.engr.psu.edu/index.html

The Science of Science Writing, George D. Gopen and Judith A. Swan
http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/id.877,y.0,no.,
content.true,page.1,css.print/issue.aspx

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Thesis Writing

Writing a Thesis, Dartmouth Writing Program
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/thesis.shtml

Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation, S. Joseph Levine, Michigan State University
http://www.learnerassociates.net/dissthes/

Dissertations, The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/dissertation.html

Dissertation Tips, Successful Academic (Mary McKinney, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
http://www.successfulacademic.com/articles/Dissertation_tips2.htm

Demystifying the Dissertation Column (Peg Boyle Single, Academic Writing Coach)
http://m.insidehighereducation.com/advice/dissertation

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Bibliography on Academic Writing and Speaking

In addition to the wealth of information about academic communication available online, there are also books available on many of these topics. Here is a list of books, compiled by Dr. Rachael Cayley, on a range of topics of interest to graduate students. While ELWS is not endorsing all the advice contained within these pages, we have included books that we have found helpful. Dr. Cayley is in the process of annotating this bibliography; please check back over the coming months for more detail about these works. If you have any feedback or suggestions about this bibliography, please contact her .

Academic Writing

Jacques Barzun, Simple and Direct: A Rhetoric for Writers , Fourth Edition (New York: Quill, 2001).
This is an interesting and highly readable book about style; it is divided into chapters on diction, linking, tone, meaning, composition, and revision. Barzun includes sample sentences and some hints towards improving those sentences. His aim throughout is to breed an analytical self-awareness about the choices we make when we write.
U of T Library Link : http://search8.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:2615877&showDetail=first

Howard S. Becker and Pamela Richards, Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article , Second Edition (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007).
Written by a sociologist, this book explores the issues graduate students face when they begin to write scholarly prose. The first chapter (‘Freshman English for Graduate Students’) discusses the way the task of writing changes for graduate students as it becomes a socially-organized professional activity.
U of T Library Link : http://search8.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:4470047&showDetail=first

Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph Williams, The Craft of Research , Third Edition (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008).
First published in 1995, this book provides invaluable advice about conceiving a research plan, conducting the research, and then conveying the results of the research in a manner that meets the needs and expectations of the reader. The book includes sections on the centrality of research; understanding your reader; finding topics; using sources; making and supporting claims; outlining, drafting, and revising; writing introductions and conclusions; communicating evidence visually; and the ethics of research.
U of T Library Link : http://search8.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:6382385&showDetail=first

Claire Kehrwald Cook, Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985).
Written by a professional editor, this books attempts to demystify the process of sentence-level editing so that writers can understand and improve their own sentences. It also has two helpful appendices: one, a technical discussion of the parts of a sentence and, two, a glossary of ‘questionable usage’. Cook has a deep understanding of sentence-level problems and a subtle approach to solving those problems; this book can be a great resource but it requires a willingness to dive into a technical treatment of grammatical issues.
U of T Library Link : http://search8.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:128073&showDetail=first

Peter Elbow, Writing with Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process , Second Edition (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998).
In this book, Elbow provides a deeply reflective discussion of writing aimed at a broad audience. The core theme is the reconciliation of the contrary impulses involved in writing: the open and imaginative impulse necessary to get words down on paper and the critical and rational impulse necessary to make those words coherent for the reader. This book will be particularly useful for students who need to draw on their creative side in order to be productive; Elbow’s emphasis on free writing and the ‘magical’ process of writing can be empowering for a writer who is finding the act of writing itself difficult.
U of T Library Link : http://search8.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:2151774&showDetail=first

Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, “They Say/I Say”: The Moves that Matter in Persuasive Writing , Second Edition (New York: Norton, 2010).
This book argues that grounding our own claims in the previous scholarly work is “the internal DNA … of all effective argument”. In other words, all effective academic writers must learn how to situate their contribution within the ongoing scholarly conversation. This book offers concrete strategies for doing just that. By distilling the essence of the most common rhetorical moves in academic writing, this book is able to provide a useful collection of templates for academic writing. Even if using templates doesn’t fit your writing style, reading this book will help to clarify the extent to which effective arguments follow discernable patterns. Recognizing those patterns can help you to strengthen your writing or even to clarify what you need to say.
U of T Library Link : http://search8.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:7098068&showDetail=first

Patricia T. O’Conner, Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know About Writing (New York: Harcourt, 1999).
This book, which is not directed at academic writers, offers sound writing advice with a great deal of levity thrown in. The information is accurate, but it is presented with a light hand. The examples are not taken from academic prose and the text does not address the unique challenges of academic writing; however, for some writers, the humorous tone and simple examples might prove valuable.
U of T Library Link : http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:3201810&showDetail=first

William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White, The Elements of Style , Third Edition (New York: MacMillan, 1979).
This is a classic book on style, one which elicits a wide range of opinions. Strunk’s basic principles are strong and rarely disputed outright; for instance, he urges us to ‘omit needless words’, ‘use active voice’, and ‘avoid fancy words’. However, the brevity of the book can lead to two problems: one, a lack of room for explanations and strategies and, two, a tendency towards the oversimplification of complex writing decision. While these criticisms have some merit, the book remains a great introduction to a compelling vision of clear writing. Once readers are finished with this text, they may wish to supplement their study with a more elaborated approach; the Barzun book (listed above) and the Williams book (listed below) both treat similar issues in a more expansive fashion.
U of T Library Link : http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:5945741&showDetail=first

John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak, Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills , Second Edition (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2004).
This text is aimed at international graduate students who are new to academic writing at the graduate level. It is divided according to types of writing: general-specific texts, problem-solutions texts, data commentaries, summaries, critiques, and, finally, full research papers. While some of that terminology may not be immediately clear to students, the information contained within each chapter is useful and well-designed. The book starts with a particularly helpful chapter that outlines a general approach to academic writing, including excellent advice about formality. Grammatical issues are interspersed throughout the text as they arise in relation to the different writing tasks. The text also has several appendices that address key issues such as article usage and email. Overall, this is a valuable introductory text that clearly demonstrates its authors’ familiarity with the central challenges facing international student writers.
U of T Library Link : http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:5239134&showDetail=first

Joseph M. Williams, Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990).
This valuable text offers a comprehensive approach to revising complex prose into a form that is optimal for the reader. After an interesting discussion of the causes of bad writing, Williams offers four main lenses through which to approach style: clarity, cohesion, coherence, and concision. The book concludes with two additional chapters, one on elegance and one on usage. The chapter on elegance offers modest guidance about what we can do to our clear, coherent, and concise prose in order to make it even better. Finally, the chapter on usage offers a delightful discussion of the nature of rules in writing, one which leaves the reader with far fewer rules and far more insight into the history of linguistic infighting. Throughout, the text is animated by Williams’s belief that managing complexity so that readers can understand what is being expressed is a key social responsibility facing any writer. Note: This book has appeared in many forms and editions since its original appearance as a textbook in 1981. The edition discussed here is widely available at the lowest cost.
U of T Library Link : http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:1514065&showDetail=first


Writing Guides and Handbooks

Doug Babington, Don LePan, and Maureen Okun, The Broadview Guide to Writing , Fourth Edition (Peterborough, ON: Broadview Press, 2009).
U of T Library Link : http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:3561905&showDetail=first (Note: Library link is to the second edition.)

Joanne Buckley, Checkmate: A Writing Reference for Canadians , Second Edition (Toronto: Thomson, 2008).
U of T Library Link : http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:6817354&showDetail=first

Diana Hacker, A Canadian Writer’s Reference , Fourth Edition (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2008).
U of T Library Link : http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:6445349&showDetail=first

William E. Messenger, Jan de Bruyn, Judy Brown, and Ramona Montagnes, The Canadian Writer’s Handbook , Fifth Edition (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2008).
U of T Library Link : http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:6283260&showDetail=first

Handbooks are comprehensive writing resources, with information on grammar, style, usage, documentation, and different types of writing. Four handbooks are listed here, but there are many, many more. These four were chosen because they are widely used, because they are Canadian, and because they are all available from the University of Toronto libraries. One handbook is generally very much like another; you have to try out a number of them to see what suits you and your budget. They differ mainly in length, amount of colour, type of binding, and use of tabs, all of which contribute to the cost of the text. The basic content will be similar. The reason for using a handbook—as opposed to, say, looking for answers on the Internet—is the reinforcing effect of finding a consistent explanation every time you look something up. The rules of grammar and usage are hard to remember; it is a definite advantage to use a sound resource consistently in order to help refresh your memory. Handbooks also provide useful information on the different citations styles (APA, MLA, CSE, etc.). After entering graduate study, students will generally start using a single citation style consistently; at that point, it makes sense to use the style guide published by the relevant organization. In the Citation Formats section above, you will find links to those organizations.

Patricia T. O’Conner, Woe is I: The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English , Second Edition (New York: Riverhead Books, 2003).
Patricia T. O’Conner’s treatment of grammar is both conscientious and light hearted. In response to tricky situations, she often suggests a pragmatic approach: “It’s good to follow a rule, except when it leads you off a cliff” (p. 47). She possesses a deep understanding of the rules, but her approach is motivated more by her understanding of how those rules may confound us. This book is perfect for readers who want a quick and friendly trip through the major points of sound grammar. Her treatment of usage—words that are commonly misused, misspelled, or mistaken for similar words—is particularly entertaining.
U of T Library Link : http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:5033222&showDetail=first

Maxine Ruvinsky, Practical Grammar: A Canadian Writer’s Resource , Second Edition (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2009).
Practical Grammar offers students an ‘operational’ rather than theoretical knowledge of grammar; Ruvinsky’s focus is grammatical knowledge in service of better writing. To that end, she divides her book into four sections: grammar basics, common errors, stylistic considerations, and writing tips. The book is designed to accompany an undergraduate writing course; it offers simple examples and lots of practice exercises. Graduate students often express concern that they have ‘missed something’ if their education hasn’t included the systematic study of grammar. This book is a way to address that gap, without requiring sentence diagramming or in-depth discussions of arcane grammatical issues.
U of T Library Link : http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:6789331&showDetail=first

Anne Stilman, Grammatically Correct: The Writer’s Essential Guide to Punctuation, Spelling, Style, Usage and Grammar (Cincinnati: Writer’s Digest Books, 1997).
This text is designed for writers who already have a good feel for writing correct sentences. Rather than offering a comprehensive treatment of grammar in general, Stilman treats specific issues that she knows to be difficult. Her experience as an editor helped her to create a book that addresses troubling issues of grammar, style, and usage without dwelling on issues that are unlikely to be a source of confusion. The emphasis throughout is on correctness as a way of ending ambiguity; the exercises and examples show how certain practices lead to confusion while others will make your meaning clear to your reader. Ultimately, Stilman’s clear and accessible handbook encourages writers to master the science of good writing so that they can turn enthusiastically to the art of good writing.
U of T Library Link : http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:5908366&showDetail=first


Publishing

Wendy Laura Belcher, Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success (Los Angeles, Sage, 2009).
U of T Library Link: http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:6932945&showDetail=first

Margaret Cargill and Patrick O'Connor, Writing Scientific Research Articles: Strategies and Steps (Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009).

William Germano, From Dissertation to Book (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005).
U of T Library Link: http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:5352728&showDetail=first

William Germano, Getting it Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books , Second Edition (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008).
U of T Library Link: http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:6653224&showDetail=first

Eleanor Harman, Ian Montagnes, Siobhan McMenemy, and Chris Bucci, eds., The Thesis and the Book: A Guide for First-Time Academic Authors , Second Edition (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2003).
U of T Library Link: http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:4740175&showDetail=first

Beth Luey, ed., Revising Your Dissertation: Advice from Leading Editors , Updated Edition (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008).
U of T Library Link: http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:6284391&showDetail=first

Paul J. Silvia, How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (Washington, DC: APA LifeTools, 2007).
U of T Library Link: http://search2.library.utoronto.ca/UTL/index?N=0&Nr=p_catalog_code:6112046&showDetail=first


Oral Presentation Skills

Nancy Duarte, Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations (Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly, 2008).

Stephen M. Kosslyn, Clear and to the Point: Eight Psychological Principles for Compelling PowerPoint Presentations (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007).

Scott Morgan and Barrett Whitener, Speaking about Science: A Manual for Creating Clear Presentations (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006).

Garr Reynolds, Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Berkeley, CA: New Riders, 2008).


Scientific Writing

Robert A. Day and Barbara Gastel, How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper , Sixth Edition (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006).

Robert Goldbort, Writing for Science (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006).

Janice R. Matthews and Robert W. Matthews, Successful Scientific Writing: A Step-by-Step Guide for the Biological and Medical Sciences , Third Edition (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008).


Thesis Writing

Sari Knopp Biklen and Ronnie Casella, A Practical Guide to the Qualitative Dissertation (New York: Teachers College Press, 2007).

Joan Bolker, Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day (New York: Henry Holt, 1998).

Irene L. Clark, Writing the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: Entering the Conversation (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2007).

Sonja K. Foss and William Waters, Destination Dissertation: A Traveller’s Guide to a Done Dissertation (New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2007).

Patrick Dunleavy, Authoring a PhD: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation (Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003).

Barbara E. Lovitts, Making the Implicit Explicit: Creating Performance Expectations for the Dissertation (Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2007).

Kjell Erik Rudestam and Rae R. Newton, Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process , Third Edition (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2007).

Diana Ridley, The Literature Review: A Step-by-Step Guide for Students (London: Sage, 2008).

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