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A web-based interactive webinar given through Edhaah on May 10/2013. It aims to highlight on the stylistic approach to scientific writing
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Outline
• Why writing is important
• Planning your writing
• Organizing your document
• Sitting down to write
Why Writing is Important
Difficulties of Scientific Writing
Complexity of the Subject Matter
Difficulties of Scientific Writing
Complexity of the Scientific Language
Why do we write?
Why become a good writer?
Outline
• Why writing is important
• Planning your writing
• Organizing your document
• Sitting down to write
Planning Your Writing
Establish constraints
Audience
Format
Mechanics
Politics
Audience
What to consider?!!
Format
How would you arrange your writing?!!
Mechanics
Which roles you need to follow
Politics
How would you address challengers?!!
Understanding the Ingredients “ Style”
Structure
Transition
Structure
Transition
Depth
Structure
Transition
Depth
Emphasis
Structure
Transition
Depth
Emphasis
Organizing your documents
Language
Precise
Language
Precise
Clear
Language
Precise
Clear
Forthright
Language
Precise
Clear
Forthright
Familiar
Language
Precise
Clear
Forthright
Familiar
Concise
Language
Precise
Clear
Forthright
Familiar
Concise
Fluid
Illustration
Making the right choice
Illustration
Making the right choice
Tables
Illustration
Making the right choice
Tables Figures
Illustration
Making the right choice
Creating the best design
Illustration
Creating the best design
Being precise
Illustration
Creating the best design
Being precise
Being Clear
Illustration
Creating the best design
Being precise
Being Clear
Being Fluid
Illustration
Creating the best design
Being precise
Being Clear
Being Fluid
Being Familiar
Outline
• Why writing is important
• Planning your writing
• Organizing your document
• Sitting down to write
Organizing your Document
Composition
Beginning your document
Middles of the document
Ending your document
Beginnings of Documents
Beginnings of Documents
Objective
Beginnings of Documents
Objective Titles
Beginnings of Documents
Objective Titles
Summaries
Beginnings of Documents
Objective Titles
Summaries Introduction
Middles of Documents
Middles of Documents
What
Middles of Documents
What How
Middles of Documents
What How
Why
Middles of Documents
Choosing strategy
Middles of Documents
Choosing strategy
Middles of Documents
Choosing strategy
Middles of Documents
Choosing strategy
Middles of Documents
Choosing strategy
Middles of Documents
Choosing sections and subsections
Endings of Documents
Endings of Documents
Writing conclusion
Endings of Documents
Writing conclusion
Writing back Matter
Outline
• Why writing is important
• Planning your writing
• Organizing your document
• Sitting down to write
“The writing aspect of scientific research is exhausting… I have rewritten many parts of papers four to six times, restructuring the entire organization, before I finally became satisfied” Hermann Hrlmholtz
Getting in the mood
Getting in the mood
Writing the first draft
Getting in the mood
Revising, revising, revising
Writing the first draft
Getting in the mood
Finishing
Revising, revising, revising
Writing the first draft
Conclusion
