{"id":336,"date":"2024-02-22T16:38:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T15:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/?p=336"},"modified":"2026-08-26T10:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:47:35","slug":"season-2-episode-4-academic-writing-with-dr-anselm-spindler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/2024\/02\/22\/season-2-episode-4-academic-writing-with-dr-anselm-spindler\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Writing with Dr. Anselm Spindler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/files\/2026\/05\/icon-Podcast.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1443\" style=\"width:160px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/files\/2026\/05\/icon-Podcast.png 1080w, https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/files\/2026\/05\/icon-Podcast-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/files\/2026\/05\/icon-Podcast-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/files\/2026\/05\/icon-Podcast-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/files\/2026\/05\/icon-Podcast-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode we talk to Dr. Anselm Spindler, a writing coach and workshop facilitator. He shares tips and ideas for how to manage academic writing, how to deal with common challenges when writing your thesis, and what to do if you get stuck. We also talk about some of the writing events the DRS offers and how they might benefit doctoral students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Audio <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/careerberlin.de\/drspdcst\/DRSPodcastAnselm.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This interview was conducted in February 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8222;&#8230;.share your writing with more people more often and sooner and use other people&#8217;s feedback to work on your text and to reflect your writing. Don&#8217;t just sit there and work on your own for a very long time and at some point in the end submit it. But yeah, talk to people about your writing and it doesn&#8217;t have to be your supervisor or even an expert from your field. In a sense, it could be anyone and it will be useful for your writing process and for your actual text&#8220; <\/p>\n<cite>from our interview with Dr. Anselm Spindler<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SUMMARY<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>English:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, Dr. Anselm Spindler talks about his experiences with coaching PhD students in academic writing. He identifies the main challenges students face, for example feeling stuck due to time management issues and fear of judgement. Anselm believes writing a dissertation is both an academic task and a personal challenge. He urges students to talk about their writing difficulties with others to find solutions. In his workshops, he fosters a supportive atmosphere where students can assist each other, and helps them overcome challenges like writer&#8217;s block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has introduced a &#8222;writing week&#8220; for students to focus solely on their writing, and overall recommends joining writing groups or setting specific personal writing times for better commitment. Anselm also suggests creative writing exercises to make academic writing enjoyable and points out that drafting ideas before writing can relieve stress and enhance creativity. He also discusses digital tools: He advises selecting tools that meet individual needs and compares the benefits of handwriting and digital writing. He warns that not all tools are beneficial for every student or every type of text, emphasizing careful consideration in their use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants often leave his workshops with specific techniques or tools they&#8217;ve found helpful, expressing renewed motivation. Anselm encourages sharing one\u2019s writing with others early in the writing process and using their feedback to improve it, rather than waiting until the deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[see the full transcript of the episode <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/2026\/08\/26\/full-transcript-english-academic-writing-with-dr-anselm-spindler\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1737\">here<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>German:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In dieser Folge spricht Dr. Anselm Spindler \u00fcber seine Erfahrungen bei der Betreuung von Promovierenden im Bereich des wissenschaftlichen Schreibens. Er benennt die zentralen Herausforderungen, mit denen Studierende und Promovierende konfrontiert sind \u2013 etwa das Gef\u00fchl des Feststeckens aufgrund von Zeitmanagementproblemen oder die Angst vor negativer Bewertung. F\u00fcr Anselm ist das Verfassen einer Dissertation sowohl eine wissenschaftliche Aufgabe als auch eine pers\u00f6nliche Herausforderung. Er ermutigt die Schreibenden, \u00fcber ihre Schreibschwierigkeiten zu sprechen, um gemeinsam L\u00f6sungen zu finden. In seinen Workshops schafft er eine unterst\u00fctzende Atmosph\u00e4re, in der sich die Teilnehmenden gegenseitig helfen k\u00f6nnen, und unterst\u00fctzt sie dabei, H\u00fcrden wie Schreibblockaden zu \u00fcberwinden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Er hat eine \u201eSchreibwoche\u201c ins Leben gerufen, die es den Teilnehmenden erm\u00f6glicht, sich voll und ganz auf das Schreiben zu konzentrieren; zudem empfiehlt er generell den Beitritt zu Schreibgruppen oder die Festlegung pers\u00f6nlicher Schreibzeiten, um die Verbindlichkeit zu erh\u00f6hen. Anselm schl\u00e4gt zudem \u00dcbungen in kreativem Schreiben vor, um das wissenschaftliche Schreiben angenehmer zu gestalten, und weist darauf hin, dass das Skizzieren von Ideen vor dem eigentlichen Schreiben Stress abbauen und die Kreativit\u00e4t f\u00f6rdern kann. Auch digitale Werkzeuge kommen zur Sprache: Er r\u00e4t dazu, Tools auszuw\u00e4hlen, die den individuellen Bed\u00fcrfnissen entsprechen, und vergleicht die Vor- und Nachteile von handschriftlichem und digitalem Schreiben. Er warnt davor, dass nicht jedes Werkzeug f\u00fcr jede:n Schreibende:n oder jede Textart geeignet ist, und betont, wie wichtig eine sorgf\u00e4ltige Auswahl ist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Teilnehmenden verlassen seine Workshops oft mit konkreten Techniken oder Hilfsmitteln, die sie als n\u00fctzlich empfunden haben, und berichten von neuer Motivation. Anselm ermutigt dazu, eigene Texte schon fr\u00fch im Schreibprozess mit anderen zu teilen und deren Feedback zur Verbesserung zu nutzen, anstatt bis zur Abgabefrist zu warten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode we talk to Dr. Anselm Spindler, a writing coach and workshop facilitator. He shares tips and ideas for how to manage academic writing, how to deal with common challenges when writing your thesis, and what to do if you get stuck. We also talk about some of the writing events the DRS &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/2024\/02\/22\/season-2-episode-4-academic-writing-with-dr-anselm-spindler\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u201eAcademic Writing with Dr. Anselm Spindler\u201c<\/span> weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7050,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allgemein"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7050"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1740,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336\/revisions\/1740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/drs_podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}