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Write For Your Audience

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Nick Matthews

There are many ways in which communication fails. Very often, this is because the writer (or speaker) forgets to take the audience into account. This is becoming increasingly clear in English 408A, the course on Media Writing that I’m taking … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged advertising, business, copywriting, duct tape marketing, engl 408a, jargon, marketing, media writing, narrative, presentation, speech, storytelling, uwaterloo | Leave a comment

Formulas For Writing

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Nick Matthews

I’m really enjoying my Media Writing course this term at the University of Waterloo. Every week, we have a different writing assignment, and so far, they’ve been quite varied. Week one was an obituary. Morbid perhaps, but as the format … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Writing | Tagged assignment, broadcast, engl 408a, magazine, media writing, newspaper, public relations, university of waterloo, uwaterloo, Writing | 2 Comments

Ancient Writing and the Odyssey

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Nick Matthews

How are texts passed down through history? In my English 301H class, we’re studying a modern english translation of The Odyssey, by Homer. Interestingly, scholars believe that the Odyssey and the Iliad were both composed some five hundred years before … Continue reading →

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Classes start again

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Nick Matthews

It feels as if I just handed in my final paper for last term, but it appears that classes start this week. This term I’m taking English 408A – Writing for the Media, and English 301H – Honours Literary Studies. … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia | Tagged academic, andrew deman, convergence culture, english, media, murray mcarthur, odyssey, postaday, postaday2011, uwaterloo, Writing, writing for the media | 1 Comment

Evaluating professors and lecturers

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Nick Matthews

As a part time undergraduate student, I’ve had several years taking courses at the University of Waterloo. Just a course or two per term, except for that soul-sucking term where I briefly managed three courses. Hello full-time student tax credits. When selecting courses … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia | Tagged academic, aimee morrison, andrew deman, english, gray graffam, jacqui smyth, john north, lecturer, postaday, postaday2011, professor, randy harris, stan fogel, tristanne connolly, uwaterloo, waterloo | 2 Comments