Academic Writing Amplified

Cathy Mazak, PhD
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Jul 26, 2022 • 23min

132: Why Investing In Yourself Is A Radical Act of Self-Care [Re-release Ep 89]

Why is investing in ourselves as academic womxn a radical act? And what should you do if your institution doesn't want to invest in you? Making your career what you want it to be is up to you. There's a lot of talk these days about self-care, but what does this mean for us as academics? How do we make sure we are getting where we want to go in our careers, and valuing our own contributions to the world? In order to grow and develop as scholars, we must invest in ourselves. As womxn, this is a radical act, and one I hope you'll make for yourself. In this summer season, we will be re-releasing a few older podcasts to start us off. With that said, this episode is a re-release of episode 89 of the podcast. You can find episode 89 full show notes here. But, we do want to make you aware of some fun things happening currently in the summer of 2022! We created both a live and a recorded info session for the latest, revised version of our Amplify Faculty Writing Accelerator Program for pre-tenure faculty. If you are in an early faculty career position in the US or Canada and are interested in a program for creating an early career experience to get tenure on your terms, this is absolutely for you. It was held live on June 16, 2022. But if you're hearing this after June 16, don't worry, because you can still sign up to receive the recorded version of the program! Sign up for the Pre-tenure Academic Writing Program, Amplify here! For the full show notes for this episode, head here! Connect with me: Website Facebook Page Follow me on Clubhouse: @cathymazak
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Jul 19, 2022 • 20min

131: It's a Pipeline, Not a Funnel! [Re-release Ep 88]

If you want to publish more, you should take on more projects, right? Wrong! You need a publication pipeline, not a funnel. I'm getting up on my soapbox to tell you why your publications need to be in a pipeline, not a funnel! Building a publication plan from a place of fear leads you to take on every possible project, say yes to all opportunities, and focus on numbers rather than your academic mission. Friends, this approach will backfire. Let's dig into the metaphors of pipeline and funnel, and how to approach your publishing plan to reach your goals. In this summer season, we will be re-releasing a few older podcasts to start us off. With that said, this episode is a re-release of episode 88 of the podcast. You can find episode 88 full show notes here. But, we do want to make you aware of some fun things happening currently in the summer of 2022! We created both a live and a recorded info session for the latest, revised version of our Amplify Faculty Writing Accelerator Program for pre-tenure faculty. If you are in an early faculty career position in the US or Canada and are interested in a program for creating an early career experience to get tenure on your terms, this is absolutely for you. It was held live on June 16, 2022. But if you're hearing this after June 16, don't worry, because you can still sign up to receive the recorded version of the program! Sign up for the Pre-tenure Academic Writing Program, Amplify here! For the full show notes for this episode, head here! Connect with me: Website Facebook Page Follow me on Clubhouse: @cathymazak
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Jul 12, 2022 • 54min

130: Enby in the Academy: Authenticity and Alignment with Dr. Christy Randazzo

Have you ever felt out of place in your work place? Do you want to know how to support and be an ally for enby coworkers and students in your workplace? Do you identify as nonbinary in the academic sphere?s In today's episode Amplify coach, Thea, chats with Dr. Christy Randazzo, a nonbinary professor of Religion. Listen is as they unpack what it means to be nonbinary in academia, how to navigate the tension of working as a nonbinary person, and how others in the workplace can support and be an ally for the enby community. For full show notes visit www.cathymazak.com/episode130. Right now we are enrolling for the Amplify Faculty Writing Accelerator Program. This program is for you if you're ready to go up for tenure with more confidence, or if you really want your pre-tenure experience to happen on your terms and not lead to burnout. It's also for you if you're looking for a new and different way to do academia in a supportive community so that you can be your best self as you put your writing as well as your teaching and service and everything out in the world. The Amplify Program runs from September 2022 through February 2023 and we are enrolling through the end of July 2022. You can go to cathymazak.com/amplify to watch an on-demand information session and find out all the information you need to enroll in our program.
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Jul 5, 2022 • 36min

129: What Success Really Looks Like Pre-Tenure: An Interview with Two Amplify Grads [Re-release Ep 87]

Have you ever wondered what brings someone to the Amplify program? Or how your career and life could change if you were to join? On this episode I'm talking with Melva Treviño Peña and Silvie Huijben, two Amplify graduates, about what brought them to the program, how their careers and lives have changed, their successes, and who they believe can benefit from Amplify. While they came to the program from very different fields and in different phases of their pre-tenure journey, the transformations experienced, tools gained and relationships formed were the same. In this summer season, we will be re-releasing a few older podcasts to start us off. With that said, this episode is a re-release of episode 87 of the podcast. You can find episode 87 full show notes here. But, we do want to make you aware of some fun things happening currently in the summer of 2022! We created both a live and a recorded info session for the latest, revised version of our Amplify Faculty Writing Accelerator Program for pre-tenure faculty. If you are in an early faculty career position in the US or Canada and are interested in a program for creating an early career experience to get tenure on your terms, this is absolutely for you. It was held live on June 16, 2022. But if you're hearing this after June 16, don't worry, because you can still sign up to receive the recorded version of the program! Sign up for the Pre-tenure Academic Writing Program, Amplify here! For the full show notes for this episode, head here! Connect with me: Website Facebook Page Follow me on Clubhouse: @cathymazak
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Jun 28, 2022 • 1h 5min

128: Going Up for Tenure with Confidence: Amplify Info Session Replay

This episode is the audio replay of the Amplify info session. Even if you're not pre-tenure or thinking about a program right now, this episode will help you understand the reality of the tenure track, showcase some accomplishments of Amplify grads, and lay out the framework the program is based on. This session will show you all about going up for tenure with confidence, but even if you're not in a role where tenure is part of your system, this session will help you gain confidence as you progress in academia. This is what we as academic writers and coaches think is the most important part of your pre-tenure track. For full show notes visit cathymazak.com/episode128.
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Jun 21, 2022 • 44min

127: Pre-Tenure Pivot; an Interview with Angel Kaur, Amplify Superstar [Re-release Ep 86]

On this episode I'm talking with Angel Kaur, a member of the founding cohort of my Amplify program, about what brought her to Amplify, what she learned, and how she has gained the tools and confidence to make the best decisions for her career. In this summer season, we will be re-releasing a few older podcasts to start us off. With that said, this episode is a re-release of episode 86 of the podcast. For the full show notes for this episode, head here! But, we do want to make you aware of some fun things happening currently in the summer of 2022! We are creating both a live and a recorded info session for the latest, revised version of our Amplify Faculty Writing Accelerator Program for pre-tenure faculty. If you are in an early faculty career position in the US or Canada and are interested in a program for creating an early career experience to get tenure on your terms, this is absolutely for you. It will be held live on June 16, 2022 at 11:00 am EST. But if you're hearing this after June 16, don't worry, because you can still sign up to receive the recorded version of the program! Sign up for the Pre-tenure Academic Writing Program, Amplify here! For full show notes visit www.cathymazak.com/episode86.
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Jun 14, 2022 • 37min

126: The Biggest Hurdles Pre-Tenure [Re-Release Ep 85]

Does it ever feel like you're sludging across the finish line to get tenure in your current role? Have you ever felt like you're jumping through hoops or pushing past red tape to figure out exactly how to achieve the huge end goal of making tenure? My super-star writing coaches, Rocío Caballero-Gill and Gina Robinson, are taking over the podcast to talk about the pre-tenure period and many of the issues, fears, hopes, accomplishments, and successes they see with our Amplify clients. If you're pre-tenure, I'm betting you will recognize yourself in this episode, and get a feel for whether this program and these fantastic coaches are a fit for you. In this summer season, we will be re-releasing a few older podcasts to start us off. With that said, this episode is a re-release of episode 85 of the podcast. For the full show notes for this episode, head here! But, we do want to make you aware of some fun things happening currently in the summer of 2022! We are creating both a live and a recorded info session for the latest, revised version of our Amplify Faculty Writing Accelerator Program for pre-tenure faculty. If you are in an early faculty career position in the US or Canada and are interested in a program for creating an early career experience to get tenure on your terms, this is absolutely for you. It will be held live on June 16, 2022 at 11:00 am EST. But if you're hearing this after June 16, don't worry, because you can still sign up to receive the recorded version of the program! Sign up for the Pre-tenure Academic Writing Program, Amplify here! Connect with me: Website Facebook Page Follow me on Clubhouse: @cathymazak
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Jun 7, 2022 • 23min

125: What Pre-Tenure Should Feel Like [Re-Release Ep 84]

What does the early career, pre-tenure period usually feel like for academic womxn? What should it feel like? With intention, we can steer ourselves toward a better experience. The early career period of proving yourself to gain that stamp of approval, whether you call it permanence or tenure, is a pivotal time in our careers. What does this pre-tenure period often feel like? What should it feel like? And perhaps most importantly, what do you believe it can be like for you? In this new summer season, we will be re-releasing a few older podcasts to start us off. With that said, this episode is a re-release of episode 84 of the podcast. For the show notes visit cathymazak.com/episode125. But, we do want to make you aware of some fun things happening currently in the summer of 2022! We are creating both a live and a recorded info session for the latest, revised version of our Amplify Faculty Writing Accelerator Program for pre-tenure faculty. If you are in an early faculty career position in the US or Canada and are interested in a program for creating an early career experience to get tenure on your terms, this is absolutely for you. It will be held live on June 16, 2022 at 11:00 am EST. But if you're hearing this after June 16, don't worry, because you can still sign up to receive the recorded version of the program! Sign up for the Pre-tenure Academic Writing Program, Amplify here!
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May 17, 2022 • 44min

124: Time-saving Teaching with Barbi Honeycutt

Do you ever feel like your teaching and/or students are taking the back burner to your own research and publishing? Do you feel the tension between being a great teacher or a great writer? Today's guest is Barbi Honeycutt. Barbi is passionate about training professors to become better teachers. In doing so she founded a company called Lecture Breakers. Through her work with Lecture Breakers, she travels around and does speaking engagements with universities and works with centers for teaching and learning. She also does many online engagements as well. Sign up for Barbi's Lecture Breakers conference here! For full show notes visit cathymazak.com/episode124.
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May 10, 2022 • 18min

123: "A Completely Different Scholar": Transformation Even in Mid-Career with Ronnie Olesker

Are you closer to the middle of your academic career than the beginning? Do you ever feel stuck in some ruts as it relates to your writing, publishing, and academic work? It can be so hard to find new ways of approaching your writing and publishing once you hit mid-career, but you are not without any hope! There can be big shifts and changes made even when you're not new in the world of academia. In today's episode, you'll hear one of our coaches, Gina Robinson, talk with a client of ours, Ronnie Olesker. She'll talk about how she was able to make a big change mid-career. For full show notes, visit cathymazak.com/episode123.

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