Watch the highlights from NIM's Distinguished Speaker Event "The Problem of creating Value with Words" with Larry McEnerney held at the Hirsvogelsaal in Nuremberg, Germany on April 18, 2023.
Now retired, Larry McEnerney was for 30 years the director the University of Chicago's writing program. Chicago's program specializes in the most advanced academic and professional writing, working extensively with faculty, postgraduate fellows, and graduate students. Beyond the campus, Larry has consulted worldwide for individual scholars and scientists, and for universities, research institutes, academic societies, journals, funding agencies, businesses, and other organizations.
Chapters:
00:00 Larry McEnerney on … The role of words in creating value with academic writing.
02:04 Larry McEnerney on … The relation between thinking, writing and reading.
03:00 Larry McEnerney on … False rules thaught in school about grammer and style.
03:56 Larry McEnerney on … The true function of expert writing.
05:04 Larry McEnerney on … Why an outdated model of science leads to writing that offers no value.
06:28 Larry McEnerney on … A model that helps writers to provide value for readers.
07:59 Larry McEnerney on … Nobel Prizes and why the Royal Swedish Academy is brilliant in communcations.