What Clients need to do

Student clients should come prepared to a meeting with a Writing Center Consultant.

You do this by:

1. Making the appointment as far ahead of the assignment's due date as possible. The most effective writing does not usually occur under duress.
2. Making every effort to understand the assignment before coming to the meeting. This may mean asking for clarification from the instructor.
3. Bringing a hard copy of the assignment to the meeting.
4. Being receptive to consultant suggestions. It is difficult to help someone who doesn't want it.
5. Being willing to talk about your ideas. Consultants can't and won't tell you how or what to think. They will help you figure out what you think.
6. Finding a consultant with whom you work well and trying to work regularly with that person.
7. Not expecting magic to happen in one meeting. Your ideas and writing may require more time to develop than half of an hour.
8. Not expecting consultants to evaluate your paper. Instructors are the evaluators.

Faculty clients should contact the Director, Brenda Boyle, (587-5770 or boyleb@denison.edu) for any requests. Also, see Section 3 of this site, "For Instructors," for additional resources.