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Eberly College of Arts & Sciences SpeakWrite™ and Writing Studio Helping students and faculty become better communicators
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Speak. Write. Connect.

Our mission is to promote the long-term academic success of West Virginia University students and faculty by supporting effective communication in speaking and writing.

The Eberly Writing Studio SpeakWrite™ Initiative

The Writing Studio

We are here to help you write and communicate your ideas effectively. Our trained consultants can assist you with writing projects and presentations, and we have virtual and in-person meeting options. Visit us in the basement of Colson Hall!

SpeakWrite™ Programs
& Certifications

SpeakWrite™-certified programs and courses emphasize writing and presentation abilities as an essential companion to learning about specific fields of study. Students completing majors in certified programs automatically fulfill the General Education Foundations (GEF) requirement.

SpeakWrite Overview Certified Majors and Courses

What is PACT?

Developed for the SpeakWrite Initiative™ and utilized in the Eberly Writing Studio, the four key concepts of PACT provide a cross-discipline framework for writing, speaking and thinking.   Watch Using PACT for students or read  PACT in Assignment Design for faculty.

A circle illustration with the letter PACT that stand for Purpose, Audience, Conventions and Trouble

Purpose

What exactly do I want to happen?

Audience

Who is reading, listening, or viewing?

Conventions

What is expected in this context?

Trouble Spots

What could get in the way of my goals?

Writing
Wisdom

This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until it's done. It's that easy, and that hard.
—Neil Gaiman

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