| Titel | Zeit | Ort | Dozent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dissertation Writers' Workshop | 03.04.2025 09:00 - 17:00 (Do) | TUM Graduate School: Boltzmannstraße 17, 85748 Garching bei München, Room 101 | Jeremiah Hendren |
| Dissertation Writers' Workshop | 04.04.2025 09:00 - 17:00 (Fr) | TUM Graduate School: Boltzmannstraße 17, 85748 Garching bei München, Room 101 | Jeremiah Hendren |
Many researchers worry about grammar and word choice in English but ignore writing style. The word “style” does not refer to making your text fancy but rather to practical, big-picture questions such as these:
- Can my reader easily understand each sentence the first time through?
- Am I respecting my reader’s time by being precise and concise?
- Does my writing bring my science to life or put my reader to sleep?
The workshop also explores the writing process—namely, techniques to boost your productivity and make your everyday work at the computer more enjoyable. The topics build on one another and should prove engaging for doctoral candidates from any language background, even native English speakers.
- Learn to write about your research with clarity, cohesion, and concision.
- Discover strategies to make the writing and research process more productive and enjoyable.
- Learn to make your research interesting to your readers.
This workshop includes short lectures, group discussions, exercises, individual feedback from the instructor, and—most importantly—lots of peer workshopping of your actual texts. We will also work extensively with sample texts written by top scholars in your various fields.
At the beginning of the doctorate | during the doctorate | at the end of the doctorate
C2 level of English.
None.
The workshop draws heavily on Joseph Williams’s classic book Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace. You may want to read this as preparation. (If you come from a natural science or engineering background, you may prefer Anne Greene’s Writing Science in Plain English, which is modeled after Williams’s book).
You can complement this workshop with free one-to-one sessions at TUM’s English Writing Center or through the English Coaching Program, where you can delve more deeply into individual writing challenges.
- Every lesson includes clear examples of sentences, making the point easy to understand. The trainer is enthusiastic about getting all students on the same page. Lastly, a personal session with the trainer to comment on each student's writing is very helpful.
- Jeremiah was an exceptional instructor and made the topic very interesting and appealing. A good mix of teaching methods. Everyone was involved regardless of level / experience.
- The trainer explained the concepts in a clear way and had very nice examples.
- It was a very helpful workshop and I highly can recommend it!
Originally from Boston, Jeremiah Hendren is a communication consultant based in Munich. He specializes in two areas: helping scientists communicate more clearly and supporting startups in transforming a strong technical story into a persuasive business story. Complementing his consulting work, he was a lecturer at TUM for many years, where he founded and developed the university’s English Writing Center. He left TUM to pursue his doctorate in linguistics and science communication, which he hopes to complete by 2025. Feel free to connect with him on www.linkedin.com/in/jeremiahhendren