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WORKSHOP ON RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL WRITING WRITING, COMMUNICATING, EDITING

Delve into how writing, editing, and communication intertwine to achieve goals, with insights from historical narratives and expert analysis. Unravel the process of converting unwritten ideas into well-crafted documents through various mediums. Explore the Charles Darwin narrative, voyage details, and crucial milestones in the evolution of writing and scientific theories.

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WORKSHOP ON RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL WRITING WRITING, COMMUNICATING, EDITING

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  1. WORKSHOP ON RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL WRITINGWRITING, COMMUNICATING, EDITING Dr. Gaurangi Maitra Author, editor, Independent researcher in History of Science Email: gmaitra@tezu.ernet.in / trobairitzg@gmail.com Website :gaurangimaitra.com

  2. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WRITING,EDITING AND COMMUNICATION W+E+C = ACHIEVE GOAL

  3. WRITING THE STORY OF CONVERTING THE UNWRITTEN INTO TEXT

  4. WHY WRITE ? • YOUR SIGNATURE • SMS, WHATSAPP, PHONE PE,FB, NEWS… • RECORDS • ORDERS • TRANSACTIONS, • PLANS, PROPOSALS • PRESCRIPTIONS • PLEASURE • OCCUPATION • INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEDURES ,MANUALS  • EMAILS, LETTERS, AND MEMORANDA  • DESCRIPTIONS . • RÉSUMÉS AND JOB APPLICATIONS  • TECHNICAL REPORTS  • CASE STUDY . • WHITE PAPERS . • WEBSITES.  • DATASHEETS 

  5. TRACK DIFFERENT FORMS OF WRITTENDOCUMENTS THROUGH THE CHARLES DARWIN NARRATIVE

  6. MAPS/GEOGRAPHY/TRAVELSHREWSBURY

  7. FAMILY HISTORYROBERT WARING DARWIN

  8. INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS SHREWSBURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL

  9. PERSONAL RECORDSMEDICAL SCHOOL, EDINBURGH • Horror at medical practices • Friendly fishermen • Plinian Society • First paper…egg cases of Leech • Taxidermy • ROBERT GRANT • In Debt !!!!!

  10. PERSONALITIES/A FAVORITE TEACHERJOHN STEVENS HENSLOW • Prof. of Mineralogy & Botany at Christ church College,Cambridge • All round naturalist • Teacher, guide and mentor • Kept open house on Fridays • Meeting him was the luckiest day in my life!

  11. LETTERS/COMMUNICATIONSTHE TURNING POINT@ MAER A LETTER DATED, 24TH AUGUST,1831

  12. CV?/NETWORK/RECOMMENDATIONWHY DARWIN ? • GENTLEMAN COMPANION • CAMBRIDGE CONNECTIONS • A GOOD CHRISTIAN • HENSLOW WROTE…. “BEST QUALIFIED PERSON TO OBSERVE ANYTHING NEW….”

  13. SURVEYRECORDSTHE BEAGLE SAILED ON 27/11/1831 FROM ENGLAND MS Beagle was a 10-gun ship of the Royal Navy, named after the beagle, a breed of dog. She was launched on 11 May 1820 on the River Thames. At a cost of £7,803. She was the first ship to sail under the new London Bridge

  14. PLANS & PROJECTIONS VOYAGE MANDATE DARWIN’S PERSONAL MANDATE IT WAS A PERSONAL MANDATE THAT BECAME A MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION • MAPPING SOUTH AMERICAN COAST • POLITICAL CONNECTIONS • NAVAL POWER • NATURAL HISTORY/ SCIENCE

  15. TRAVEL TRACKINGTHE ROUTE OF DARWIN’S VOYAGE

  16. DIARIES & RECORDSSOUTH AMERICA

  17. OBSERVATIONSFOSSILS & LIVING FORMS

  18. CONCLUSION/RESULT/ DISCUSSION • Presence of related but different species in adjacent areas of the same continent. • Similarities of structures between fossil and living forms in the same area!

  19. ANALYSIS/ INPUTS FROM EXXPERTSGALAPAGOS ISLANDS • 23 of 26 species of land birds of Galapagos Islands had a close affinity with the South American mainland. • The land shells found on the Madiera Islands resembled those of the European mainland

  20. THE SAILOR CAME HOME IN 1835 PUBLISHED HIS FIRST BOOK THE JOURNAL IN 1837. BEGAN HIS NOTEBOOK TRANSMUTATION OF SPECIES OR EVOLUTION

  21. PUBLISH OR PERISH!!ETHICS & HONESTY BOMBSHELL! JOINT PUBLICATION On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection’ Read out on 1 July, 1958, in the Linnaean Society! There was no significant reaction from the audience. • In 1858, sick with malaria in the jungles of Malaysia, Alfred Russell Wallace posted Darwin a theory of evolution! • Called ’On the Tendency of Varieties to depart indefinitely from the Original Type’. • This essay contained exactly the same theory as Darwin’s !

  22. A SCIENTIFIC MILESTONE/CLASSIC24th November, 1859

  23. WEBSITES & ONLINE RESOURCESCONNECTING THE PAST & PRESENT • Darwin Correspondence Project • https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/ • CHARLES DARWIN , BORN OVER TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO, IS A HUMAN BEING, SCIENTIST AND PHILOSOPHER, WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO TRAVEL WITH EVEN TODAY.

  24. BOOKS TO SUPPORT THEORY OF EVOLUTION

  25. GUIDELINES TO EFFECTIVE WRITING • WHY (REASON) • WHO (TO/FROM/AUDIENCE /PERSONS) • WHEN (DATE/ TIME /CONTEXT) • WHERE (PLACE/ ADDRESS) • WHAT (APPLICATION/PROPOSAL/CV) • HOW (CONTENT, ORGANIZATION, TIME FRAME) • PRESENTATION(LANGUAGE/LOGIC/ CLARITY/VOCABULARY) • REVISION (CROSS CHECKING/ VERIFICATION)

  26. WHEN YOU ACTUALLY WRITE • PLAN • ORGANISE • DRAFT • FINALIZE • CHECK

  27. RESOURCES • STORIES • BOOKS • SCRAPBOOKS • CONVERSATIONS • CLASSROOMS • LIBRARIES • MAPS • FIELDS & GARDENS • LABORATORIES • PEOPLE • LIFESTYLES • MUSEUMS • HISTORY • LITERATURE • WWW • YOU TUBE • DOCUMENTARIES • TELEVISION • MAGAZINES • TRAVEL • ART • MUSIC

  28. EDITING POLISHING YOUR MANUSCRIPT

  29. EDITING

  30. 5 BASIC EDITING GUIDELINES • LANGUAGE & STYLE • LOGIC & CONTIUITY • GRAMMAR & SPELLING • ILLUSTRATIONS & PRECISION • INDIVIDUALITY & HONESTY

  31. LANGUAGE & STYLE • CONTENT • CLARITY • CREATIVITY • LESS IS MORE

  32. LOGIC & CONTINUITY • LINE OF THOUGHT • PRESENTATION OF FACTS/SUBJECT MATTER • LINKING INDIVIDUAL PARTS

  33. GRAMMAR & SPELLING • USAGE • APPLICATION • PUNCTUATION

  34. ILLUSTRATIONS & PRECISION • FACTS • FIGURES • MAPS • FLOW CHARTS • DRAWINGS • PHOTOGRAPHS • ANY OTHER RELEVANT MATERIAL

  35. INDIVIDUALITY & HONESTY • YOUR IDEA • ACKNOWLDGEMENT OF NON SELF SOURCES • NARRATIVE BALANCE

  36. HELP FROM AN EDITOR • COPY EDIT for grammar, spelling and consistency • SUBSTANTIVE OR STRUCTURAL EDITING advising writers how they can improve their work. • PROOF READING for errors as a final check

  37. COMMUNICATION

  38. WHO ARE YOU?

  39. WHAT HAVE YOU ACHIEVED?

  40. YOUR CV

  41. THE AMUL PROFILE

  42. THIS APPLIES TO YOU!! A BUSINESS/PRODUCT YOU!! MAKES YOU RECOGNIZABLE BUILDS YOUR REPUTATION CREATES YOUR NETWORKS ESTABLISHES YOUR CAPABILITIES CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT OR MARKET FOR YOU

  43. COMMUNICATE TO CREATE YOUR OWN BRAND

  44. WHO WAS WINKING IN THE DARK ?

  45. BRAND EINSTEIN IN NEW YORK!

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