Turbocharge your writing
Practical information
- Audience: Postdocs and research staff at Queen's
- Date and time: 8 Feb 2022 (9:30 - 12:00)
- Length: 3.5 h
- Place: Online
- Organised by: Organisational Development (stafflearning@qub.ac.uk; view on the organiser's page)
Content
Would you like to know the secret to high output, low stress scholarly writing? In academia it is often assumed that writing comes naturally. However, an overwhelming body of research shows that there are very clear and practical strategies that can greatly increase your writing productivity.
Programme Objectives
The workshop will help you understand:
- why it’s hard to get started
- how we deliberately use distractions to slow down writing
- the principles of quick starting
- how to deal with destructive internal beliefs
- how to set a writing plan and stick to it
- how to set achievable goals by writing in a silo
- how to greatly increase the number of actual words you produce
- how to clarify your thinking and improve the quality of your work
Registration
Registration for this course is done on iTrent. Open iTrent and search using the course's name.

Hugh Kearns
Hugh Kearns is recognised internationally as a public speaker, educator and researcher. He regularly lectures at universities across the world including at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Berkeley and Stanford. His areas of expertise include self-management, positive psychology, work-life balance, learning and creativity. He draws on over twenty five years of experience as a leading training and development professional within the corporate, financial, education and health sectors in Ireland, Scotland, North America, New Zealand and Australia. He has coached individuals, teams and executives in a wide range of organisations in the public and private sectors and has written 12 books on these topics.
Feedback
Rating (out of 5): Not available
Recommended by: Not available
Number of feedback provided: Not available
Quote: Not available