1. Getting the Idea and Putting it on Paper Fall 2010

2. 2 Think of everything you do What do you know? What do you read? What potential is there for writing? Examine course outlines, textbooks, notes from class, listen to your professors. Obtain ideas from television or radio Research Listen to others

3. 3 Read a lot! Strategies Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport JOPERD Journal of Athletic Training Journal of Sport Management Athletic Business Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise

4. 4 Forms of writing Challenge an article, philosophy, or practical experience Share information from your experience Clarify knowledge from subdisciplines Identify areas lacking information Offer a new or different point of view New approaches to old topics

5. 5 What are some ideas you have for writing? Creative Professional Critical

6. 6 Prewriting Identify the issues Research Analyze the problem Organize the analysis

7. 7 Putting it on Paper

8. 8 Brain Lateralization Left Brain Sequential Verbal Analytical Rational Time centered Aggressive Objective Detailed Linguistic Detects features Right Brain Simultaneous Visual Intuitive Timeless Yielding Subjective Gestalt Musical

9. 9 Creative Process Brainstorm Let the words flow Don’t worry how it looks (YET!) Don’t worry about chronology (YET!)

10. 10 Writing is a process Get an ideaCollect informationFormulate hypotheses Test hypothesesAnalyze new informationInterpret

11. 11 Writing is a two way process Writing is a 2-way process between the writer and the reader. Writing is a series of well defined and practical steps

12. 12 Define the goal Ask yourself –What exactly do I want to do? Set the record straight Provide information Be critical Test an idea Be persuasive

13. 13 Clarity about the goal will lead to better development of the paper Don’t try to attempt too many goals simultaneously. You may have more than one paper. Eliminate ambiguities – think about what you trying to say.

14. 14 Select the Audience Understand your audience organizationally, technically, and personally Is the audience made up of: –Superiors; –Peers; –Subordinates.

15. 15 Message Establish a common ground between you and the audience so that the audience will understand and be able to hear the message.

16. 16 GoalAudienceMessage

17. 17 Be organized Format Deadlines Tech support Develop a calendar or flowchart

18. 18 OutlineDraftDraft Again

19. 19 Revisions Does the draft make an effective connection between the goal and the audience? Is your draft well organized? Are its various parts sufficiently developed? Does it hang together?

20. 20 3 Questions What did I mean? What did I say? Did I say what I meant? Sentence Paragraph Paper