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Tawanda
- Price $94
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- English
- Oral expression
- Thesis
- Essay Writing
University professor with a Ph.D and MFA. Here to assist you with editing, structural feedback, and translating your ideas into readable academic English, and to help improve your public speaking and
- English
- Oral expression
- Thesis
- Essay Writing
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About Tawanda
I bring over a decade of university teaching experience to every session, alongside a Ph.D and an MFA that reflect deep training in both rigorous scholarship and creative practice. My academic background spans the humanities broadly, giving me a wide-ranging fluency across disciplines, theoretical frameworks, and writing conventions — so whatever field you're working in, I can meet your material with genuine expertise rather than generic advice.
Beyond the classroom, I've spent years working as a personal coach, which shapes how I approach every session: with patience, attentiveness, and a genuine investment in your growth, not just your grade or deadline. I know that academic writing can feel isolating and high-stakes, and I aim to make our work together feel collaborative and encouraging rather than transactional.
I also bring a lifelong passion for the arts to my work, which has taught me to value clarity, voice, and craft — principles I apply whether I'm helping you restructure a dissertation chapter or find the clearest way to express a complex idea.
My goal in every session is simple: to help you produce work you're proud of, delivered with the professionalism, care, and expertise your project deserves.
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About the lesson
- Primary School
- High School
- Year 10
- +7
levels :
Primary School
High School
Year 10
Year 11-12
Year 12
TAFE
Adult
Diploma/Certificate
PhD
Early childhood education
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
I help graduate students, researchers, and writers transform dense or unclear academic drafts into writing that is polished, structurally sound, and genuinely readable — without losing the sophistication of your ideas.
With a PhD in Africana Studies and an MFA, plus years of experience as an educator and academic researcher, I understand both the rigor academic writing demands and the clarity it often lacks. My approach centers on three things:
1) Editing that respects your voice. I don't just fix grammar — I sharpen your sentences so they say exactly what you mean, tightening prose without flattening your intellectual style.
2) Structural feedback that strengthens your argument. Many strong ideas get lost in weak organization. I help you identify where your argument is buried, redundant, or out of order, and work with you to restructure so your logic flows clearly from claim to evidence to conclusion.
3) Translating complexity into clarity. If you know your ideas are strong but struggle to get them onto the page in a way that reads smoothly, this is where I help most. I specialize in taking dense, jargon-heavy, or overly complicated drafts and distilling them into language that is precise, confident, and accessible — while keeping the academic register your work requires.
I work with dissertations, theses, journal articles, grant proposals, and coursework at any stage — from a rough first draft to final polish before submission. Each session is tailored to your discipline, your deadline, and your specific writing goals.
Whether you need a full structural overhaul or a close line-edit before you submit, I'll help you turn your ideas into writing that reflects the quality of your thinking.
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Price
- $94
Pack prices
- 5h: $470
- 10h: $940
online
- $94/h
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The first lesson with Tawanda will allow you to get to know each other and discuss your needs for future lessons.
- 1hr
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