Academic Writing in 3 Minutes

by Neil from Academic English Skills

Tips and ideas on how to improve your university writing, whether you are an undergraduate or a postgraduate student - all in 3 minutes. 

Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • S01 E17 - Writing Essay Conclusions

    S01 E17 - Writing Essay Conclusions

    Essay conclusions can often be left until the last minute and seen as an after thought. However, as they are the final thing a reader will look at, you need to write a clear and strong conclusion. Listen to find out how.

    03:47
  • S01 E16 - Writing Essay Introductions

    S01 E16 - Writing Essay Introductions

    How to write essay introductions in three minutes - you only need to have 4 essential parts.

    03:24
  • S01 E15 - Academic English: Using Cautious Language

    S01 E15 - Academic English: Using Cautious Language

    What is "cautious language" and why do we need to use it in our assignments Listen in to find out more about it.

    04:15
  • S01 E14 - Effective Exam Revision Part 2

    S01 E14 - Effective Exam Revision Part 2

    In this second part I look at things we can do to keep us focused and motivated during exam revision. Remember, the exam period comes.........and it goes.

    03:54
  • S01 E13 - Effective Exam Revision Part 1

    S01 E13 - Effective Exam Revision Part 1

    Exam time is inevitably a stressful period, but what revision techniques are there? In this episode I run through some of the main ones that we can use to make our revision more effective (Part 2 is coming next week).

    04:48