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Wrong or Write? Wrong or Write? Publishing Thoughts to Ponder Publishing Thoughts to Ponder Rodwin Santos Oloresisimo

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Wrong or Write?Wrong or Write?Publishing Thoughts to PonderPublishing Thoughts to Ponder

Rodwin Santos Oloresisimo

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OutlineOutline

21 Tips to Improve Your 21 Tips to Improve Your Technical Writing SkillsTechnical Writing Skills

Writing AbstractsWriting Abstracts

Proper ReferencingProper Referencing

Some Writing MythsSome Writing Myths& Facts& Facts

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21 Tips to Improve Your 21 Tips to Improve Your Technical Writing SkillsTechnical Writing Skills

21 Tips to Improve Your 21 Tips to Improve Your Technical Writing SkillsTechnical Writing Skills

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WritingTips

1. Know your audience and write for that 1. Know your audience and write for that specific audiencespecific audience

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2. Your editor is not here to teach you basic 2. Your editor is not here to teach you basic grammar and spellinggrammar and spelling

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3. Do not turn in a first draft!3. Do not turn in a first draft!

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4. Get and use stylebooks4. Get and use stylebooks

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5. Avoid abusing word forms5. Avoid abusing word forms

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6.  Do not use more words where fewer will do6.  Do not use more words where fewer will do

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7.  Use an outline to organize your ideas and writing7.  Use an outline to organize your ideas and writing

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8.  Think about the structure of paragraphs8.  Think about the structure of paragraphs

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9.  Pay attention to tenses9.  Pay attention to tenses

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10.  Captions should not merely name a table or 10.  Captions should not merely name a table or figure, they should explain how to read itfigure, they should explain how to read it

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11.  When citing a reference, focus on the ideas, 11.  When citing a reference, focus on the ideas, not the authorsnot the authors

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12.  Show us, don't tell us12.  Show us, don't tell us

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13.  Write about your results, not your tables, 13.  Write about your results, not your tables, figures, and statisticsfigures, and statistics

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14.  Focus on real hypotheses, not statistical 14.  Focus on real hypotheses, not statistical hypotheseshypotheses

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15.  Develop a strategy for your Discussion15.  Develop a strategy for your Discussion

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16.  Introductions and conclusions are the hardest 16.  Introductions and conclusions are the hardest parts — plan on spending a lot of time on themparts — plan on spending a lot of time on them

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17.  Break up large projects into small pieces and 17.  Break up large projects into small pieces and work on the pieceswork on the pieces

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18.  Make your writing flow and resonate18.  Make your writing flow and resonate

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19.  Use word processors effectively and back up 19.  Use word processors effectively and back up your work religiouslyyour work religiously

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20.  Take editorial comments seriously20.  Take editorial comments seriously

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21. Limit the use of prepositional phrases at the start 21. Limit the use of prepositional phrases at the start of sentences and limit the use of ‘the’of sentences and limit the use of ‘the’

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Writing AbstractsWriting Abstracts

Writing AbstractsWriting Abstracts

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Abstracts

An abstract is a mini-thesis

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Abstracts

1. What was done?

2. Why was it done?

3. How was it done?

4. What was found?

5. What is the significance of the findings?

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Proper ReferencingProper Referencing

Proper ReferencingProper Referencing

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Bibliography

1. Author’s Name

2. Year

3. Title of Publication

4. Place of Publication

5. Publisher

Book

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De la Cruz, Johnny. 2003. Being a Filipino. Manila: UST Publishing House.

(De la Cruz 2003) or De la Cruz (2003)

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In-Text

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De la Cruz, Johnny, and Santos, Pedro. 2003. Filipino Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Manila: UST Publishing House.

(De la Cruz and Santos 2003) or De la Cruz and Santos (2003)

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In-Text

Social Research Center. 2003. Defining Christian Economics. Manila: UST Publishing House.

(Social Research Center 2003) or Social Research Center (2003)

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In-Text

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1. Author’s Name

2. Year

3. Title of Article

4. Title of Publication

5. Volume / Number

Journal Article

6. Page/s

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De la Cruz, Johnny. 2003. “Being a Filipino,” in Pinoy Chronicles. v5/n10:22-25.

(De la Cruz 2003) or De la Cruz (2003)

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In-Text

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[Do not include in the Reference List. Citation is made in running style as shown in the In-Text below. ]

“An editorial in the Varsitarian, 12 June 2002 took the position…”

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In-Text

“In his article on the Philippines in the 12th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, de la Cruz averred that…”

In-Text

Newspaper or Encyclopedia Article

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1. Author’s Name

2. Year

3. Title of Publication [online]

4. Place of Publication

5. Publisher

Internet Article

6. [Date Cited]

7. Web Page/Site/Internet Address

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De la Cruz, Johnny. 2003. “Being a Filipino,” in Pinoy Chronicles [online]. Manila: UST Publishing House. [cited 12 June 2002]. Available from World Wide Web: (http://www.ust.edu.ph/src/delacruz12a.html/)

(De la Cruz 2003) or De la Cruz (2003)

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Some Writing Myths & FactsSome Writing Myths & Facts

Some Writing Myths and FactsSome Writing Myths and Facts

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3 Common Misconceptions3 Common Misconceptions

1. Writing is EasyWriting is Easy

2. Some People are Natural Writers Some People are Natural Writers

3. Writing Stems from Inspiration Writing Stems from Inspiration

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Steps to Good WritingSteps to Good Writing

a. PrewritePrewrite

b. Write Write

c. Proofread & Edit Proofread & Edit

d. Rewrite Rewrite

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Thank YouThank You