Convincing and Captivating Your Academic Audience
You know when you see it: the paper that stimulates discussion and thought, or the presentation that creates excitement that ripples around the room. You should be the person making the impact. Most academic writing and speaking are turgid and tedious. But against this gray background, with my help, your work can shine for an American audience.
As a long-time lawyer-educator and graduate of prestigious
universities, I use my skills to help international and ESL students and academics to ensure that they communicate their arguments with utmost precision, passion, and control. While my specialty is ESL learners, I also work with US-born graduate students and academics to help them communicate with clarity and command. For Spanish-speaking clients, I also provide services directly in Spanish.
Most academic writing and speaking is turgid and tedious. But against this gray background, with my help, your work will shine and captivate an American audience.
For a select group of ESL students, I also offer guidance on college and graduate school admissions applications. There, we will craft a unique and authentic narrative tailored to an American academic
audience. With admissions officers convinced of your worth, I will see you off on the next stage of your academic voyage.
Academic Retainer Options
Clarity and Persuasion
To educate your readers, you should eliminate muddy. turgid prose and write sentences that ring in their clarity and force. From the granular level of the sentence to an overview of your whole paper, we will work to have your prose leap from the page or screen to your readers’ minds.
Persuasive Presentations.
In your presentation, you must use alchemy to transform your complex ideas into a narrative that captivates. To get you there, we will consider everything from storytelling to classical rhetoric. I will also work with you on delivery and modulation, so that your every word counts.
Strategic Positioning
Even with innovative ideas and first-rate reasoning, you might struggle to be heard in a world saturated with information and distraction. I will help you choose the right platform for disseminating your ideas, and show how your choice of platform will affect the content of your message
Clarity and Persuasion in Scholarly Writing.
If you are aiming for a wide audience, remember that you must educate your readers because they will not have your level of erudition. To do that, you must move beyond turgid prose to focus on the underlying story. If you struggle with this, this retainer is for you. I will help, working with you on clarity and style so that you capture your readers’ minds and spirits.
- $299 Monthly
- 2 live sessions, 45 minutes each.
- Written feedback
- Guidance on clarity, tone, and persuasion.
Persuasive Presentations.
If you are struggling to distill the complexity of your ideas into a penetrating and concise presentation, this retainer is for you. Your presentation will both educate and captivate. To achieve this, we will consider disciplines as diverse as storytelling and classical rhetoric. Your listeners will leave admiring your scholarship’s depth and intricacy.
- $499 Monthly
- Written assessment of both writing and speaking issues.
- Training on rhetorical strategies for persuasion.
- Training in storytelling.
- Confidence and anxiety training.
Strategic Positioning
Your ideas are innovative, and your reasoning is first-rate. But will your painstakingly assembled arguments be heard? How can you ensure this? Should you be a popularizer, aiming to reach the public? Or should you direct your efforts to an academic audience? Should you spread your insights through blogs, academic papers, published books, or lectures?
Together, we will consider how best to disseminate your ideas to your desired audience that will grasp the brilliance of your thought.
- $999 Monthly
- Written summary of insights and next steps.
- Training in rhetorical strategies for persuasion.
- Training with storytelling.
- Confidence and anxiety training.
- Priority scheduling within 24 hours.
Clarity and Persuasion in Scholarly Writing
Graduate students and academics looking to write with clarity and power.-
2 live sessions, 45 minutes each.
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Written feedback.
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Discussion of Rhetorical Strategies for Persuasion.
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Training in Storytelling
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Confidence and Anxiety Training.
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Strategic Messaginig Support.
Persuasive Presentations for Academics
Graduate students and academics looking to both educate and captivate during presentations.-
3 live sessins, 45 minutes each.
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Written feedback.
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Discussion of Rhetorical Strategies for Persuasion.
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Training in storytelling.
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Confidence and anxiety training.
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Strategic Messaginig Support.
Strategic Positioning for Academics
Academics seeking the maximum dissemination of their ideas.-
6 live sessions, 60 minutes each.
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Written feedback.
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Discussion of Rhetorical Strategies for Persuasion.
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Training with storytelling.
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Confidence and anxiety training.
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Strategic Messaginig Support.
Hourly Clinics
Academic Writing Clinic
To thrive in American academia, you must write with clarity, concision, and conviction. I will teach you that and ensure you have the right tone and structure to fully support your arguments. You will move beyond jargon, and your audience will see the brilliance of your ideas.
Academic Presentation Clinic
Your challenge is to both educate and enthrall your audience with the results of your research. You can use your text to captivate and your voice to project emotion and authority. We will refine your pacing and modulation through live practice and rhetorical analysis. You will command the room.
College Admissions Essay Clinic
In writing to an admissions officer pressed for time, you must quickly show that you will be an asset to your target school, both inside and outside of the classroom. To get their attention, we will consider what points you should lead with, and what literary styles you should employ. You will find your place and continue with your journey.
Academic Writing Clinic
To shine in American academia, you must be able to liberate yourself from tired jargon and turgid prose so that your ideas slice through the din. I will teach you how, ensuring that you have the right tone and structure to fully support your arguments. Your ideas will be heard.
- $129.99 Hourly (minimum of 3 hours).
- Written feedback.
- Guidance on clarity, tone, and persuasion.
- Training in rhetorical strategies for persuasion.
Academic Presentation Clinic
You are the expert, having spent years refining your ideas. Now, within a short space of time, you must distill them in a way that clarifies and compels. Your writing must be persuasive, and you must use your voice to project clarity, emotion, and authority. We will refine your pacing and modulation through live practice and rhetorical analysis. You will command the room.
- $159.99/hour (minimum of 3 hours).
- Written feedback.
- Guidance on clarity, tone, and persuasion.
- Training on rhetorical strategies for persuasion.
- Training in storytelling.
College Admissions Essay Clinic
Applicants flood top universities like Harvard or Princeton, inundating admissions officers with essays. In the minimal time that the admissions officer will have for your essay, you must quickly make clear that you will indisputably contribute to the university. We will tell your authentic story, choosing the right details and the right style. You will continue to the next stage of your journey.
- $199.99/hour (minimum of 3 hours).
- Written feedback.
- Guidance on clarity, tone, and persuasion.
- Training in storytelling.
Academic Writing Clinic
Helping academics and graduate students write with clarity and grace.-
Minimum of 3 Hours
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Written feedback.
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Guidance on clarity, tone, and persuasion.
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Training in rhetorical strategies for persuasion.
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Training in storytelling.
Academic Presentation Clinic
For academics and graduate students who want to give powerful and captivating presentations.-
Minimum of 3 Hours
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Written feedback.
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Guidance on clarity, tone, and persuasion.
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Training on rhetorical strategies for persuasion.
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Training in storytelling.
College Admissions Clinic
Helping students position themselves for the next stage of their educational journey.-
Minimum of 3 Hours
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Written feedback.
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Guidance on clarity, tone, and persuasion.
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Training on rhetorical strategies for persuasion.
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Training in storytelling.
