Are you responsible for providing courses for research postgraduates? Trevor Day has helped many hundreds of research postgraduates to enhance the power and productivity of their writing. Trevor designs and facilitates tailor-made, writing-related courses. Here is a sample from the range of half-day or one-day courses on offer:

Writing your thesis (less painfully)

Trevor has run various versions of this highly successful course for several years, tailoring it to specific academic disciplines. With his background as a scientific writer and social science researcher, with extensive coaching and teaching experience across faculties, Trevor has a deep understanding of different disciplinary requirements. On the course he deals with the practicalities of thesis-planning, carrying out literature reviews, and using technologies to support thesis-creation, as well as inspiring students with techniques for empowering their writing.

Writing for publication / Getting published

Developing a strong publication record is vital for early career academics. Drawing upon his research and practice in empowering academic staff to improve the quality and quantity of their publication output, Trevor takes participants on a journey from which they emerge with a range of strategies for:

• selecting journals or other publications to meet their needs and aspirations
• contacting editors or publishers to increase their chances of successful publication
• writing their publication with specific purposes for a particular audience
• gaining constructive feedback from others
• handling constructive criticism in a positive manner
• monitoring their work through the publication process

Overcoming blocks to writing

For many research students, challenges to writing include: lack of confidence, limited understanding of the writing process and what supports and encourages it, and difficulties project-managing their writing. This course tackles these and other issues head on in a friendly, supportive and yet challenging workshop environment. Coverage includes:

• powerful planning tools for organising writing
• pinpointing strengths and weakness in students' current approaches to writing
• identifying blocks to writing and devising strategies to overcome them
• applying various approaches to writing, including free writing and generative writing to unlock writing
• devising and reviewing action plans for writing

Writing for different audiences / Writing for the public

This course considers what students need to do to successfully tailor their writing to new, perhaps unfamiliar audiences. It includes:

• how to apply a powerful planning tool for any important written communication
• identifying purposes in writing for new audiences
• how to determine the needs and qualities of their new audience
• tailoring writing style, structure and format to a purpose and audience
• identifying with their readership
• creating a powerful coherent communication that works on many levels
• how to check whether they have succeeded

Reading and note-taking for academic writing

Reading is one of the most time-consuming aspects of academic research. Any ways of making the process more efficient and effective yield great dividends. As a professional writer and researcher Trevor Day has radically improved his own reading strategies. He shares his wide range of techniques and strategies on this course, which has already helped thousands of students and staff to greatly enhance their reading productivity. Coverage includes:

• the true nature of reading for academic writing
• how to apply modern understanding of the reading process to make your academic reading more flexible and efficient
• how to read an academic paper quickly yet rigorously to meet your needs
• how to take the minimum of notes for the maximum of benefit
• applying holistic strategies and techniques to enhance your reading skills and increase your productivity

Trevor tailors courses to meet your needs, creating resources and using teaching/learning processes that are fine-tuned to your participants and the culture of your organisation.

Contact Trevor at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or on 01985 844822 to discuss your requirements

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