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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Introductions to the WCC
Are you looking for a way to further support your students' writing and communication skills in the classroom? Look no further! The Writing and Communication Centre (WCC) offers a quick in-person introduction to the services and programs we have available for the winter 2022 term!
English Conversation Circles -Winter 2023!
Do you want to improve your conversational English and meet new friends? Then the English Conversation Circles program (ECC) is the right place for you!
Our ECC program provides a safe space for undergraduate and graduate English Language Learners (ELL) to practice conversational English with friendly staff and students!
Drop-ins at the new WCC Space!
The WCC is proud to present a new student study area that we’ve been getting ready for the winter 2023 term!
Welcome to: The Write Spot!
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.
