How to Research Any Topic | Essay & Writing Advice

Do you worry about researching for an essay or piece of writing? For emerging scholars, writers and entrepreneurs, perfecting the craft of efficient and effective researching is an essential component of productivity and professional development. Unfortunately, many universities and educational institutions fail to guide and train their students in this crucial skill. In this video, I share with you some helpful rules, skills, and resources for writers, graduate students and entrepreneurs who are interested in developing their research skills and learning how to research productively.

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[sambailie]

When I was at university my dissertation supervisor told me to "start Just write and stop the research" as I was overwhelmed by researching and was convinced I still hadn't researched enough. My supervisor was so right. I just needed to actually make a start and the rest would take care of itself. Turned out I loved writing my dissertation.

[rarroo]

I'm so tired of spending ages on projects and then procrastinating because I'm anxious about how long they'll take. Loving these tips and your pretty background! Thank you! :)

[Irene_ATF]

i'm 25 and going back to college and i'm trying to give myself a youtube crash course on everything i've forgotten. your channel is fantastic thank you so much

[cireshicata]

I wish I knew this while at uni. They didn't teach us anything about researching back then.

[luke]

This is a very good video Cinzia! I totally agree, especially when you say that researching and writing an essay isn't about being the most original indie academic but rather about demonstrating a deep primary understanding of your text! I wish I would have had this video when I myself started studying!

[pinkturtle]

I’m so glad I found this before going to Uni, I research loads anyway for fun and have since I was about 12, but I do find tips useful and like writing essays about the topics. Thanks, this was really helpful, I’ll definitely stick around your channel!

[Mystick]

So glad to find videos like these. My parents and older gens always talk about learning to research in high school but we were never taught. Just how to google a question. Then when I got to college and was expected to know how I was and still am kinda lost

[swanoflove]

I feel so dumb when it comes to research! I don't know why but I have a really hard time knowing where to start, and how to find more information . . the main research 'habit' (if you could call it that) is simply just asking google the question, but many times that can be hard find what I need and I want to change that! Being able to find your own information and do valuable research is such an important skill for everything, its definitely something I could improve upon!

[jewelz]

literally bless your soul- i've been freaking abt my bg research essay and this gave me some direction to go. i dont think i can thank you enough

[laurabratisax]

To get through my bachelor’s, I had to learn to write without relying on research. To read my annotated bibliography, then forget about it. It helped me to mentalize and direct my research in the direction I wanted it to go. If I researched and then changed as I went along, I would fear plagiarizing again. That being said, that was where my writing was leaning toward in grad school.

[jinsuk]

i've been struggling with this for years, and am so glad to have found this video! i literally cried when u said it is perfectly normal to be in that situation! thank you for the video!

[marylinekassab]

This video honestly beats many of the workshops and courses I was assigned in uni about effective researching. I love how to-the-point and focused your approach is (15 mins, I'll remember that!) I will be starting my PhD soon, and I am nervous as hades, but I can say it's been great discovering your channel and writing, and I am looking forward to learning more about your literary journey. Love, MK.

[sofiainez]

this is incredibly useful to me as an english undergrad student. thank you Cinzia!! would love to see more like it :)

[mae]

thank you for the video😊 i just spent the whole weekend researching my topic went into a rabbit hole... got so stressed and overwhelmed with alot of journals i went through with zero results. This helped me alot. thank you

[LampWaters]

I couldn't agree more with your intro. Spot on. I told my mother inlaw today im researching how to research.

[ruesparks]

I’m researching how to organize research for writing a fiction book, so not exactly the same, but this was still super helpful. It’s been a loooong time since I graduated and I don’t think I was ever great at organizing research. Thank you for this!

[chasityd]

My college requires an English class called 'college writing and research' which went pretty in depth with how to research your papers. It was definitely helpful, but I think if it hadn't been reinforced by the other classes that I took (additional English classes) that I would be quite lost when I move onto university. I can't imagine that being the only class that I took that talked about it, but I know that's the case for a lot of students.

I still found some really helpful points here, though, and I look forward to checking out the rest of your series. I REALLY liked that you focused on being efficient and effective when doing your research. That is something my research and writing class didn't really focus on . . . They focused a lot on finding sources in the first place, but I remember feeling super bogged down by all the content I was finding and feeling like I needed to read all of it so those are definitely things to keep in mind.

Thanks for the video!

[justgymthings]

I'm SO glad that there is someone like you putting out material like this! <3

[mrscoopemallnight]

Researching how to research for my research assignment literally

[queenmalika]

I am at the uni right now, and doing my assessment, I am crying for