Re: Need Feedback:NWCA

[Marcy Bauman <marcyb@umd.umich.edu>]

On Fri, 10 Jan 1997, Joan Mullin wrote:

> 
> That's a great idea, Marcy--and one that hadn't occurred to me--why not work
> with someone who wants feedback on their presentation? I thought we could
> work with people who want to write a proposal for the next NCTE (the forms
> are always there for attendees), work with people who get book ideas while
> there, or, since it will be advertised, work with people who bring papers to
> the conference(for their own classes? for publication?) . 

	It might also be good to tell people that the writing center will 
help them with designing writing assignments, with syllabi, with 
promotional materials for their campus (program brochures or catalog copy 
or recruitment letters or what have you), and with other types of 
job-related writing (resumes?).  I bet people will feel far more willing 
to show those materials to others than they would to show a 
work-in-progress.  

	And I think the writing center ought to be "stocked" with clients 
. . . People walking by will be impressed to see others using the center, 
and if at first it's just writing center folks helping writing center 
folks, who cares?  Not like anyone'll recognize us from the Internet . . .

Marcy (who gladly volunteers to bring a work-in-progress for response) 

(And who wonders how much snow they've got in Toledo . . . about 5" 
here:  not much, but enough . . . )

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