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Breath In, Write Out
by PFAU: Academic Writing
Our podcast is for high school, college, and university students who want to make the most out of their academic experience. We talk about topics related to student life, study skills, career transition, stress management, and the joys of essay writing.Each podcast ends with a short meditation and writing prompt to send our listeners off a little more grounded and self-aware, ready to face the uncertainty of the world.
Episodes
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Anti-Black Racism
This week’s episode is about anti-Black racism - what is it and what does it mean for a more inclusive society? Unfortunately, even after the Civil Rights Movement in the US, Black Lives Matters, and countless acts of civil disobedience and protest, racism persists in Canada and the world. More...
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Non-Traditional University Experience
This week’s episode is about the online undergraduate experience. Going to university is a wonderful opportunity to not only learn about a diverse array of subjects, but also make friends and build social networks. There are several universities in Canada that operate solely online, such as...
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Careers in Economics
This week’s episode is part of our series, Careers in the Liberal Arts. People often undervalue Liberal Arts degrees, but there’s a lot to gain from a Bachelor of Arts that can help you in any number of careers. Economics, for instance, is a valuable area of study for individuals interested in...
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The Art of Networking
This week’s episode is about the art of networking. We thought this topic would be helpful to students who have recently graduated and are working on finding their first full-time job. While job searching can be very stressful, having the right tools and strategy can make success easy. Robert...
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Personal Growth through Creative Writing
This week’s episode is about the gifts that writing can provide to your mental health. Writing can be a great emotional relief, healing old wounds, providing unique insights, and enhancing personal growth. Journaling and self-reflecting are practices that I engage in daily, and make a huge...
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Conducting Research in Sociology
This week’s episode is about the study of Sociology. Sociology is the study of human interaction or individuals as members of a group. Many students take a first-year Sociology course unsure what it is about and may even leave the course confused or overwhelmed by the breadth of information and...
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Feeling Through Creativity
This week’s episode is about the connection between mental health and creativity. Oftentimes students are so caught up with getting good grades or a prestigious job that they forget to have fun. They forget that learning is supposed to bring joy. They don’t realize that writing a research paper…
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Playful Prose
This week’s episode is about overcoming the tortures of writer’s block. So often students avoid starting a paper because of the pain associated with writing that first sentence, but writing doesn’t have to be so terrible. In fact, in many cases, it can be fun. It is an artform after all. Today...
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Literary Analysis 101
This week’s episode is about the art of writing a literary essay, something a little different than a research paper. For students accustomed to essays that require a lot of research, citations, and arguments on a specific topic, writing an essay for English 101 or Grade 12 English can be a real...
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Sustainable Business - Remarkable Rejects
This week’s episode is about socially conscious business. We thought this topic would be helpful to our listeners who are looking for meaningful employment and/or social change. In university, everything seems possible and many of us are inspired to create change in the world after graduation....
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Advice for Incoming International Students
This week’s episode is about moving from one country to another to start school. Heading off to university is a significant milestone in one’s life, and even more so if it also means traveling abroad to a whole new country on your own. For international students who started university during…
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1st Year Law School Experience
We interviewed Yiwei Jin, PFAU Academic writing and applications coach, Yiwei Jin, about his 1st-year law school experience. This week’s episode is meant to give undergraduate students interested in Law School some insights into what it is really like. The lawyers as seen on TV are not…
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Finding Suitable Housing
We interviewed Yinan Xia about finding suitable housing for students living outside of the dormitory or their parents' home for the first time. Where you live can have a huge impact on how you feel, and in turn, how you do in school. Factors such as location, quality of the building, price, and...
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Starting Your Own Creative Business
We interviewed Penelope and Mary are two sisters on a mission to create empowering relatable designs that highlight social issues that they feel deserve a spotlight, about starting your own business without a business degree. The professional world isn’t exactly the same as generations before us....
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Becoming a Priest
This week's episode is part of our Careers in the Liberal Arts series, but with a twist. We will be talking about vocations. A vocation is defined as a strong feeling of suitability for a certain occupation. People who talk about being called to do something or that they couldn’t imagine doing...
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Pursuing a Career in Social Work during COVID
As we enter spring and summer, students are looking for jobs in this uncertain period of COVID. As if job hunting wasn't hard enough, COVID makes it even trickier. We wanted to share some career-related posts from last year, like this one, that would be helpful to students who are trying to find...
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Thinking of becoming a Professor
This week's episode is about finding a career in the arts as a recent graduate. While a B.A. degree provides students with transferable skills such as critical thinking, which can be used for a number of career paths, many choose to attend graduate school and eventually become a Professor. We...
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Resilience Building for Students Looking for a Job
This week’s episode is about how to boost your resilience during COVID-19. The past year has been a difficult time for many, with dramatic lifestyle changes such as being isolated at home. While it is easy to feel discouraged, by taking small steps to build resilience, you can feel more in…
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Starting a Non-Profit
This week’s episode is part of our Careers in the Arts series, where we talk to young professionals with Fine Arts or Liberal Arts degrees, who have established themselves in an interesting and fulfilling profession. Deciding what to do after university, especially with a degree like a Bachelor…
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Getting Comfortable with Negotiation as a Businesswoman
This week's episode is for all the strong women out there, who struggle with balancing their tactical professional and caring compassionate self. I know this is an internal conflict that I deal with regularly as an entrepreneur in a care-giving and creative sector. How can I highlight my…
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Exam Anxiety
This week’s episode is about the stress caused by assignments and exams. We thought this topic would be helpful to our listeners who are about to enter the final exam season. Exam anxiety is a real and serious problem that can hinder students' academic performance. This week I, Jane Jingyi Miao,...
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Black Leadership
This week’s episode is about the student experience as a visible minority. Although laws have been changed and attitudes adjusted, structural racism is real in Canada and it exists in our educational institutions too. Black, Indigenous, South Asian, and other minority students often experience...
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The Art of Proofreading
This week’s episode is something students often take for granted - editing! Good writers know that the first draft is never going to be their best work. They need to put aside time to revision, edit, and proofread their work. The best writers have colleagues or professionals to provide them with...
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Customizing Mental Health Support for Students
This week's episode discusses some of the mental health challenges that students encounter, and strategies to create a healthier study environment. Despite campaigns put forward by governments and corporations in the last decade that encourage a more open discussion about mental health, there are...
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Grade Appeal
This week’s episode is about how to successfully appeal a grade. Sometimes students work really hard on an assignment, but they do not get the grade they are expecting. This is usually because of a misunderstanding between the marker and the student. In these cases, it is often helpful to meet…
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Sleep Hygiene
This week's episode is about goal setting and routines, particularly around sleep hygiene. Since students often have a varied and flexible schedule that allows them to stay up late and sleep in, particularly as we move into online classes, establishing and maintaining daily healthy routines can…
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Writing the Research Paper
This week’s episode is about what it takes to write a solid research paper. We thought this topic would be helpful to our listeners who are currently working on their term research papers and feeling a bit overwhelmed. While writing can be stressful and time-consuming, a well-thought out and...
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Writing Online
This week's episode is part of our Careers in the Liberal Arts series as we discuss the journey of becoming a writer. Most people think of writers as authors of books, but there’s actually probably more writing than ever before with the advent of the internet. Websites, social media, newsletters,...
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The Art of Proofreading
This week’s episode is something students often take for granted - editing! Good writers know that the first draft is never going to be their best work. They need to put aside time to revision, edit, and proofread their work. The best writers have colleagues or professionals to provide them with...
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Academic Integrity
This week’s episode is about academic integrity. For students going from high school to university, especially from other countries with different expectations, the ideas of academic integrity and plagiarism takes time to adjust to. Violations of academic integrity can lead to serious…
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University Application
This week’s episode is about applying for university or college from high school, a critical step in many students’ lives. It is important to be fully prepared by exploring the programs and/or schools of interests, admission requirements, and application processes as there are different...
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The Importance of Life Insurance in Financial Planning for Students
This week’s episode is about something we don’t like to talk about, death and critical illness. When we are young we often think we are invincible, but this is not always the case. We are all fragile human beings, and at some point our lives will end. It is important to think of these…
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Indigenous Education
This week’s episode explores the experience of indigenous students studying at Canadian universities, and the issues that they care about. Six percent of the entire world population identifies as indigenous, and 5% of the Canadian population. In countries with a history of colonization, such as...
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Choosing a Vocation
This week's episode is part of our Careers in the Liberal Arts series, but with a twist. We will be talking about vocations. A vocation is defined as a strong feeling of suitability for a certain occupation. People who talk about being called to do something or that they couldn’t imagine doing...
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Grade Appeal
This week’s episode is about how to successfully appeal a grade. Sometimes students work really hard on an assignment, but they do not get the grade they are expecting. This is usually because of a misunderstanding between the marker and the student. In these cases, it is often helpful to meet…
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Men's Mental Health
This week’s episode is about men’s mental health. Men and women have been socialized differently around emotions, communication style, and dealing with life’s problems. Research has shown that men and women express depressive symptoms differently, for example. Women tend to emote and talk about...
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Creating an Introvert Friendly Educational Environment
This week’s episode is about understanding introversion and breaking down barriers that often hold introverts back. We previously interviewed Faris Khaiilfeh, a Quiet Confidence Coach, about succeeding in the professional world as an introvert. The student experience as an introvert can also be...
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Customizing Mental Support for Students
This week's episode discusses some of the mental health challenges that students encounter, and strategies to create a healthier study environment. Despite campaigns put forward by governments and corporations in the last decade that encourage a more open discussion about mental health, there are...
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Back Pain Relief after Studying at a Desk all day
This week’s episode is about how to stay healthy and mobile while working at home. Due to COVID-19, many people are working from home in less than ideal situations. Our previous podcast - Creating a Virtual Study Space - discussed how to create work-life balance and use technology effectively…
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Halloween Hollow
This week’s episode is about my favorite celebration of all-time - HALLOWEEN!! Every year I look forward to Halloween, not because I am a fan of being scared or engaging in debauchery, but because of the imagination and creativity involved. I love seeing different costumes, decorating my home…
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The Art of Poetry and Creative Writing
This week's episode is about self-expression through poetry and creative writing. Anyone has the capacity to write a poem! This week’s guest is Christie Wong, a Creative Writing Instructor and Coach at PFAU: Academic Writing. Christie specializes in teaching creative writing, with a focus on...
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Grad School Experience
This week’s episode is about the transition from an undergraduate degree to a graduate degree, particularly in conducting graduate research. As an undergraduate, you are working to meet certain requirements and receive high grades. However, when you transition to graduate school, the relationship...
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The Art of Writing
This week’s episode is about the art of writing, a process that can bring a lifetime of joy, frustration, and inevitably fulfillment. Writing is a unique form of communication that relies on our ability to create imagined realities with the deliberate and careful use of words, punctuation…
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Making the Transition to University
This week’s episode is about making the transition from high school to university. For many students, this is their first time being away from home, living in a big city, and being around so many other smart competitive colleagues. It’s a major transition that seems to either go well or terribly...
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Journey to becoming a Professor - Careers in the Liberal Arts Series
This week's episode is about finding a career in the arts as a recent graduate. While a B.A. degree provides students with transferable skills such as critical thinking, which can be used for a number of career paths, many choose to attend graduate school and eventually become a Professor. We...
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How to Boost Your Resilience During COVID-19
This week’s episode is about how to boost your resilience during COVID-19. The past few months have been a difficult time for many, with dramatic lifestyle changes such as being isolated at home. While it is easy to feel discouraged, by taking small steps to build resilience, you can feel more in...
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Reflections on the Undergraduate Student Experience
This week’s episode is about the undergraduate experience from the perspective of a recent graduate. We thought this topic would be helpful to our listeners who are preparing to start university or college in the Fall. While being a student can be very stressful, having the right tools and…
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Writing a Personal Statement
This week's episode is an interview with PFAU Academic Writing CEO, Lisa Pfau, on her journey to becoming a writing coach and entrepreneur, as well as her love for writing and helping students. As we head back to into the Fall and many 4th year students and recent grads may be thinking of next...
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Sleep Hygiene
This week's episode is about goal setting and routines, particularly around sleep hygiene. Since students often have a varied and flexible schedule that allows them to stay up late and sleep in, particularly as we move into online classes, establishing and maintaining daily healthy routines can…
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Communication for Second Language Learners
This week's episode is about the importance of clear communication in professional and academic environments. For students whose first language is not English, clear communication can be a barrier to getting those great ideas across. We interviewed Catherine Steele, pronunciation coach, accent...
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Our podcast is for high school, college, and university students who want to make the most out of their academic experience. We talk about topics related to student life, study skills, career transition, stress management, and the joys of essay writing.Each podcast ends with a short meditation and writing prompt to send our listeners off a little more grounded and self-aware, ready to face the uncertainty of the world.
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