Developing your 'researcher voice' in your publications and thesis
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Welcome to tonight's webinar Developing your 'researcher voice' in your publications & thesisby Cassily Charles

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If you have any questions please post them in the Q&A box on your screens

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If you have any tech issues please let me know here :)

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If you have not downloaded the hand out here it is https://www.digitalhealthcrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/HANDOUTDevelopingResearcherVoiceDHCRC2020.pdf

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Annie, PhD student studying delirium at UTS. No chooks but a cute dog.

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Hi, my name is Senada. I am an PhD candidate at University of Canberra. No chickens here, few kangaroos though

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I study skill acquisition and talent development for female cricketers, I'm at the bottom of Mt Stromlo in Canberra and I'm thankful there are no chooks in my apartment

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Hi I am a radiation therapist interested in research capacity in a clinical setting.

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Hi, I am Kathleen, doing a PhD in clinical psychology in Melbourne and I have recently adopted a cat

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Hallo, my area is queer studies and business management. Renovating the kitchen at the moment.

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Hi Everyone, Millie in Newcastle here again (#webinarstan) PhD in geoscience. No chooks but have a family of birds that have gone from 3 to 12 in the last couple of years. I think their nest is in our back tree - yet to confirm

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Hello Cassily, My name is Varalakshmi and first year student of Phd in WSU.

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Interventions to manage delirium in acute hospitals

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Health science

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Hi Alanoud from Kuwait, looking into healthcare perceptions of working in a multidisciplinary team in managing T2DM.. No chooks here, just very hot and dry weather (end of summer)!

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Hi, I am Naila. PhD stud from Macquarie University, working on embedded system security... no chooks but with my little kid hope he lets me focus:D

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No chooks

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Hi everyone! I'm Siobhan, in my 3rd year of my PhD studying social behaviour in coral reef fishes :) No chooks, but two housemates! And lots of cute clownfish in the lab

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I am Minh, 2nd year at RMIT, working on Transnational education policy

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Roheena from Flinders University, Adelaide SA.

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clarity

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Voice is clear

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research voice = independent voice

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efficiency

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do we use first person or third person

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Confidence

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Understood by all despite complexity

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Power structures

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Clarity

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Carl Woods always tells a wonderful story even with difficult concepts

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which discipline voice matters - in science it is simple

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Richard Kearney

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Is it possible for individuals to change the TO in their chat .. ieTo: All panellists and attendeesSo we can all see what you are typing to Cassily? Some reason the default is set it to panellists only

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Millicent click the down arrow where it says all panellists and change it to all panellists and attendees

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All good

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Good

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Makes sense.

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:)

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All good:)

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avoid informal language

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yes

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yes

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yes

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cautious voice

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They disagree

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Non-committal

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Taking a position

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assertive

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Clear

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stronger

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more clear of their posirion

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an affirmative

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clearer

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clear

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taking position

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Clearer statement of oppostion

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clear about Gorman's view

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According to Gorman (2004a, 2004b),

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Stronger again

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taking very strong stance

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firm position

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Good

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critics of what?

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More critical

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stronger opinion comes across

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Assertive

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agressive

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consise

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when it says clearly demonstrate

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confident in their claim

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much more negative about Gorman

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a bit defensive

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Strong

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very strong

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an enforcement

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defensive

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Defensive

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Too aggressive, not respectful

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defensive

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overly dramatic

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Defensive

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powerful

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polarising

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nice

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Mild

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supportive

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not clear of the position

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polite

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neutral

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Formal

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Less clear

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lacks clarity

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a supportive opinion

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Not as clear as 1

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facts

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less clear

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Not as clear, not stating the differences

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less critical of Gorman

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diplomatic

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Connection between the two sentences is less clear

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1

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2

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1

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Option 1

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1

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1 and 2

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1

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1/2/4

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1 and 4

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Health 1

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1 and 2

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Original 1 and 2

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1

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The earlier statements seem aggressive, and therefor less confident.

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4

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4

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1, 2 or 4

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2

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all

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1 and 4

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1,2 and 4

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not 3

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1 and 4

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not 3

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3 probably not acceptable, the rest ok depending on context

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1

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1 or 4, but 4 seems not quite the same as the original paragraph

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original one, 1, 2

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I find 4 boring

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I agree with that sentiment re: 4

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4 is too tame

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1 and 2 - strong approach

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Prefer 1 or 2

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3 is too strong

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attack, vindicate

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"repeated attack"

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attack

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attack and vindicate

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attack, vindicate

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attack & vindicate

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repeated attack, vindicate

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attack

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vindictive

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repeated attack, vinducated

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vital

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attack vs discussion

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repeated attack, vindicate

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Repeated attack

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attack and vindicate

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repeated attack, vindicate, vital

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our findings

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our

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The

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The findings

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neutral

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current study

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findings

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current study

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present study

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Current study

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Confidence of the author's about their study differ

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vindicate vs suggest

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fascinating

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No

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Could not download the handout unfortunatley

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Four we's, one I, on our

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Jo is a practising teacher educator and uses personal pronouns to identify her voice in the text.

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we (researchers of RIPPLE) I (author)

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we and I, our

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semi-visible. implying group writing referring to her self as "we" "our". I am non-English speaker, maybe there is something I do not know.

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Use of We and I

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Clearly visible. Repeatitve use of I and we

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'I explore'

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sense of community

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we= community, I = researcher

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We, I

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Different.

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I am invisible in my thesis.

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no pronouns in my writing, I am invisible.

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I tend to avoid I's and we's

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Similar though less to use "I" mainly because the research is group based

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she's speaking with a collective voice

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It is this research

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won't be using I or we in my discipline

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Similar

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rather use the authors

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We usually specify "this study"

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speaking as a ythird erson

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different

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Third person is preferred.

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different to what used to but am now doing qualitative research (thus really need to find and be comfortable with my “voice”)

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passive sentences to avoid using "I, we, us, our, etc.."

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Third person

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yes

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Yes

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Definitely

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yes

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Tend to use the last one

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Yes I use "this study" a lot!

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This study - yes

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I use this a lot - “this study explores….”

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Yes

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I use of all of these in scientific writing

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do you stay in active or passive voice in a paragraph or whole section or can you change it

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challenge

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challenge

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challenge

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explore

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challenge\

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challenge

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challenge

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challenge

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challange

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challenge - riskier

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challenge

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challenge

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chellenge

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challenge

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Challenge

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Claim- explore

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challenge is more specific, explore is more open

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Even different words in place of challenge can sound less harsh e.g. challenge vs in contrast to, challenge vs contrary to what was found previously etc

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noun groups

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Sorry Cassily, one question - some english writing text that I read suggests that nominalisation may make the text harder for the readers, is this true?

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Thanks Cassily

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That can be cultural though, I am South African and consistently use must, should.

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Am getting better.

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4th one

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Can you please ask everyone to click "all panelists and attendees" so we could see all comments. Thanks!

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2

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Authors have shown that the children are the future (Houston)

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Houston (1986) has shown that children are the future

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Huston's (1986) study shows that children are the future.

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Research has shown that the children are the future (Houston, 1986)

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The study indicates that children are the future

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This study suggests ways in which children are the future

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Extensive evidence support that passive smoking is harmful to children. For example….

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Houston(1986) indicates that children are the future

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I would just remove the first sentence of the second example

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it is reported that children are the future (Houston)

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Several studies have shown.....

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Researchers have shown children are the future Houston (1986)

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Houston point out that children…

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Several studies have found increased respiratory symptoms among children who parents smoke which may show passive smoking is harmful to children.

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Several studies have found increased respiratory symptoms among children whose parents smoke, indicating smoking can be harmful to children.

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Several studies have suggested that passive smoking might increase respiratory symptoms amongst children.

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Studies considering families of smoking parents suggest it has a flow-on impact to children.

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Increased respiratory symptoms have been linked to children whose parents smoke, inidicating passive smoking may be harmful to children.

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Studies show that secondhand smoking is harmful for children.

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I agree

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Agree

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Softening from 1 to 3

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First one is the riskiest but is correct!

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the level of risk is reduced from 1 to 3

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Different degrees of commitment/strength.

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clearly-likely-may and should-could-might

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less riskier

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clearly, likely, may be

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clearly vs likely vs may be

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clearly - likely - may be

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3rd one is by the lolly makers

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3-least riskier

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Consumption of fat and salts

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clearly

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increasing word number dilutes the message strength both in language and word count

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some

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Yes Meredith

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Adding in extra softening words - some cases, worth conisdering

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1

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If something is true and has been proved, should it be sugar coated??

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Good question Carolyn

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how strong is the claim depends on evidence, I think

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Carolyn I like your pun - intended or not

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That pun was sweet :)

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Siohban!!! :)

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IT's just rare that some things have been definitively proven, so Is risky not to sugar coat

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Just thinking that!

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Who will read it?

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Problem is that direct causal effect takes years to be revealed

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My topic related childhood obesity

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How strong is the evidence Varalakshmi?

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so should we consider the potential reader group when taking risky approach in writing? it could become very political if the statement is too radical

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children physically inactive and consume more fatty foods

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Does sugar come up in the research? Very interested, naturopath talking here

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yes

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Plays in the grey area

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thanks Varalakshmi!

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I think that makes the difference when using modalities and how strong to make the claim - the evidence

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Yes - if the modality verb doesn't match the level of evidence that can open up questions. And it goes both ways - if you use too soft a modality but have strong evidence you can come across too fearful

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Yes, Megan. Need to be true to what you've found

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Yes, may indicate doubt in your own research

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Lijun I think we need to tailor how we write to the audience - consider what message you want them to hear and then what way of speaking to them will get the best impact

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Is it better communicating doubt than confidence in research writing?

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perhaps better communicating facts rather than opinions

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Siobhan - agreed, can be difficult though when your audience could be a mix of academia and community members and policy makers

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Sometimes though the evidence comes from evidence such as qual research which isn't so clear cut

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V. interesting

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all good

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all good

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All good

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helpful

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Sometimes I alternate between these to stop being boring

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significant

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many of us need a p-value to use "significant" :)

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Cassily, what about "of concern to this research"

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If you find something that is concerning

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is it okay to use phrases like “frowned upon”?

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No, it's clear

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Cassily, your way of teaching is phenomenal…

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yes, a past concept/idea is frowned upon

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Frowned upon may be construed as being judgemental?

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cool thanks Cassily

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great that’s very helpful

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My supervisor told me to avoid using split infinitive because it may cause ambiguity. But I haven’t figure out the reason.

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Subjective- information that is based on personal opinion

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objectives- factual evidence

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Can someone split an infinitive for me please?

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serious question

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Jenny Care, :)

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To boldly go

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Thanks!

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if you are going to be assessed by people who care about the great SI, take care!

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got it, I use them all the time

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I use really really really

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I avoid them. I was a translator for Japanese corporate clients and they cause panic!

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but not in writing lol

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differences in reveals, claims and seems

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seems to believe, rather than reveal

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3 is rather sarcastic

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reveals - more critical

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claims

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third is more critical

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author likes the study less in number three

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the third one

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3

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third

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2, 3

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2

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So findings seem to suggest.... spells doubt?

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agree

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Neutral-2

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identify

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comes back to the objective / subjective difference - the first seem more objective but the "in the head" ones suggest subjectiveness

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it is really fascinating and now that you have pointed it out - I will probably keep seeing :)

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reveal

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2

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second one

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2

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That is so interesting

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the reference for Aitchison & pare is also newer, 2012 vs 2001

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good for delivering bad news :)

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yep :)

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all the time

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I use this already unconsciously

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as from tomorrow yes

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Yes

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yes

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yes

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yes

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I get a 'feeling' but now I understand why

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yes

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3

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3

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1-3, 2-2, 3-1

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Text 3- 1

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1 3

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Q1 text 3 Q2 text 5 Q3 text 4

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I'm finding this hard

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3

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Text 5-2

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3 1 2

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1 -3, 2-1, 3-2

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Text 4-3

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Not really

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No, never

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yes

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yes

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No

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not quite

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Haven’t thought about it so useful prompt

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still just assuming,

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first year of PhD and all :)

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2-1

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There is a paucity in research and literature relating to my topic, so it is hard for me to "belong" to a group.

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yes

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yes

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y

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yes. I have varied it. I have found great difficulty in shifting to a applied linguistics data reporting format which makes the process of arriving at results almost invisible.

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3-2

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Best it gets in my field is with a humours title - usually but well known researchers

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masters write with more ease and creativity

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Jon Wardle, Are there really monsters under the bed - cracker opening. https://www.academia.edu/download/47903455/Are_there_really_monsters_under_the_bed_20160808-24603-15epk4j.pdf

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I think you have tube a good writer first before you can try something like humour or metaphors

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so true

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Professor Jon Wardle, one of my supervisors

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True

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After reading one of Sword's books, I tried this with my writing. My supervisor insisted I take all the colour out and I'm in the field of creativity.

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I did a book review and one of the chapters written by Susan Baum used beautiful metaphors and analogies that made reading such a pleasure.

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difficult to be different when you are expected to write certain way

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I think it is possible in the design fields

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Please go on...

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Thank you.

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thanks Cassily

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I will explore the voice type and style in my field

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Thank you so much Cassily, this was amazing!

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Thank you.

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Thanks a lot Cassily.. This session was very useful and informative.

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Thanks Cassily for this great workshop, it cleared up some of my confusions.

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Many thanks Cassily

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Thank you so much!!!!

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Thank you Cassily. Lots of food for thought.

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Thanks Cassily!

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thank you so much Cassily!

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thank you!!

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Thanks for the session

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Thanks Cassily - that was great

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Thank you! :-)

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thank you

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Thanks Cassily !

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Thankyou- so helpful

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thanks Cassily!

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Thanks everyone!

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Thank you for the session

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Thanks for breaking down the structure for having a critical voice. It has helped a lot.

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Thanks Cassily, as always this session has been great for my learning.

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Thanks Mel for organising this.

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Bye Mel