Effective Writing Podcasts

The Purdue Global Writing Center’s Effective Writing Podcast Series has been used by faculty and students alike in English composition and Writing Across the Curriculum. The podcasts help writers understand college writing and provide guidance on using academic style. Those podcasts that address research and documentation are based on APA Style 7th Edition. Feel free to use the comment section below the transcript of each to comment and ask questions. Happy writing!

COLLEGE WRITING

• Audience and Purpose Podcast
• Being Specific
• Clear Writing
• The Four Cs of Effective Writing
• Red Ink and Correction Marks
• The Three Appeals of Argumentative Writing
• The Toulmin Model of Argument
• Understanding Argumentative Writing
• Understanding College Writing
• Using “You” in Academic Writing

WRITING PROCESS

• Endings
• How Not to Procrastinate
• Introduction Techniques
• Introduction, Writing a Good
• Make Your Writing Shine
• Paragraph Development with PIE
• Quick Tips to Easy Revision: Micro-Concerns
• Revision Strategy: Post Draft Outline
• Writing an Effective Thesis Statement
• Writing Powerful Sentences
• The Writing Process

USING SOURCES & APA STYLE

• Academic Sources
• APA Style 7th Edition Key Changes
• Basic In-Text Citations
• DOIs and URLs on the Reference List
• Evaluating Sources
• Formatting Titles on the Reference List
• Internet Only Sources
• Narrowing Your Focus for Research
• Paraphrasing
• Reference List Checklist
• Self-Citation
• Self-Plagiarism
• Understanding Documentation
• Using Signal Phrases and Interacting With Texts
• What is Plagiarism?
• Working With Sources: The 80/20 Principle

GRAMMAR & MECHANICS

• Formatting Titles
• It’s and Its
• The Singular “They”
• Standard American English