The University of Waterloo Writing and Communication Centre is a hub of communication and writing practice, support, and research on campus. Writing a paper? Designing a portfolio? Giving a presentation? From brainstorming to revision, understanding your assignment to presenting your work, we are here to support you in any discipline, at any stage of the communication process.
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Congratulations Warriors!
The Writing and Communication Centre would like to congratulate all our amazing graduates on their great accomplishments! We hope you have a great convocation!
Appointment Availability
The WCC will have fewer appointments available for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from June 14 to 16 as some of our staff are attending the Consortium on Graduate Communication conference this week. Drop-in and evening and weekend appointments are still available.
Online Workshops
Whether you want to learn how to write for the sciences, revise and edit, or create an awesome presentation, we've got over 35 online workshops available to you anytime, anywhere through LEARN. Follow the link for more info.
https://uwaterloo.ca/writing-and-communication-centre/services-0/workshops
Online English Conversation Circle
The ECC program offers a place to share resources, tell stories, and practice everyday communication. Join us Wednesday from 3:00 to 4:00 pm and Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 pm.
https://uwaterloo.ca/writing-and-communication-centre/services-0/english-conversation-circles
Hybrid Writing Cafés
Write together and connect with other grads, post docs, and faculty members at the Hybrid Writing Cafés! Sessions are held online and in the SLC Grad lounge on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and Wednesdays from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
https://uwaterloo.ca/writing-and-communication-centre/writing-cafes
Blog
Psychologically speaking: your brain on writing
Remember when you were little and just learning how to write? Just writing your name was a huge accomplishment. Yet with practice, it became much easier. The brain is not a muscle; although, in some ways it develops like one. The more you use it in a specific way, the more able it is to perform the task. So what is the brain actually doing while you write? The following are a number of brain areas that work together to form ideas and get them down on paper.
Frontal Lobe
The poetics of originality: how to be creative
Why is creativity so elusive? We see artists and poets and marvel agape at their powers of creation, but in truth creativity is a learned thing – a practice of insight and introspection. You too have the potential to produce art almost as good as the greats, if only you look in the right places. It doesn’t matter that no one’s listening.
