The Conceptual Institute offers a series of consulting services, including academic and creative writing mentorship, English tests preparation, school admission application procedures, editing, and cross-cultural communication.

Academic writing

Academic genres such as literature reviews, research paper, journal articles, comprehensive exams, essays, or dissertation proposals vary widely, and so does their familiarity with drafting and revision strategies, and the grammatical and stylistic nuances of the language. In this program,

• We teach you all the skills, tricks, techniques and strategies involved in the writing process
• We help you build confidence in yourself
• We develop a working plan
• We help you produce the best writing that meets the required standards

Creative writing

Creative writing highlights your imagination, logic and thinking, while making your writing enjoyable. In this program,

• We help you develop your characters
• We help you develop your story and themes
• We help you develop the overall arc
• We work on memoirs, novels and other genres

Editing

Editing is a craft. Practicing a craft means recognizing and transcending its constraints. Creativity lets the editor work within constraints yet solve each problem uniquely. As no two potters fashion the same bowl, no two writers write the same book. And no two editors edit a manuscript the same way (Tarutz, 1992). In this program, we:

• Read critically and objectively
• Read from the audience’s point of view
• Question what we read and our reaction to it
• Verify, check and test
• Evaluate usability (whether the product’s design and documentation make it easy to learn to use the product)
• Judge appropriateness for intended use and audience.

English tests preparation

This program covers:

• Individualized SAT, GRE, IELTS, TOEIC and TOEFL preparation
• Individual and group tutoring sessions
• Conference Presentation Workshops and Coaching

School admission procedures

This program includes:

• Essay Writing workshops for high school and university students
• Research Writing workshops for postgraduate students and research professionals
• Helping students navigate school admission procedures

Cross-cultural communication  

In this program, we cover concepts like:

• Language differences
• High Context and Low Context cultures
• Verbal and nonverbal differences
• Power distance