You Talking to Me?

We hope you all made it to our last workshop, but in case you didn’t (or would like a refresher), here’s what you missed:

A big thanks goes out to Donna Nelson-Beene for joining us. Donna Nelson-Beene was our insightful speaker for this specific workshop and led our discussion. To begin with, she introduced the notion of audience. Take some time to think about it- Who is your audience? How does it affect the way you write your text?

Next, she used her expertise to discuss a short article. She introduced the idea of formal, informal & semiformal audiences, and how word choice changes depending on what kind of audience you are directing your argument towards.

Donna Nelson-Beene was a great help in teaching us how to identify our audience effectively and learn how to target our audience. She listened to the attendees’ essay concerns and general comments about how they are writing their drafts. With this in mind, she was able to give personalized information to students to help them focus their argument better. Overall, Donna Nelson-Beene really helped us understand the importance of audience, and we thank her for all of her great information and useful tips!

Remember, we will be having another workshop this Thursday, September 24th- “You Gotta’ Agree with Me: Strategies for Argumentation.” This workshop will help writers learn how and why arguments are structured as they are. If you are struggling with developing arguments or would just like to know more about them, check it out. We hope to see you there on Thursday, from 2:30-3:30 in Moseley Hall 400.