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Writing, Editing, Microsoft Office, Healthcare Specialist
Larisa W.

5.0 (531 ratings)

3,043 hours tutoring

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I love helping my students succeed. When a doctoral candidate whose dissertation I had edited told me that she passed her dissertation defense with flying colors, it truly made my day. The same goes for my students who let me know that they have earned an A on an essay, gained acceptance into a university of their choice, got the job they always wanted, published an article in a prestigious journal, or presented the best PowerPoint slide show in class.

Because I have a diverse set of...

I love helping my students succeed. When a doctoral candidate whose dissertation I had edited told me that she passed her dissertation defense with flying colors, it truly made my day. The same goes for my students who let me know that they have earned an A on an essay, gained acceptance into a university of their choice, got the job they always wanted, published an article in a prestigious journal, or presented the best PowerPoint slide show in class.

Because I have a diverse set of skills, I am able to help my students with various aspects of their projects from beginning to end. For example, if you are working on a dissertation, I can offer you deep and comprehensive editing, assistance with document formatting in Microsoft Word (unconventional page numbering, creating an automated table of contents or list of figures, formatting of tables, proper labeling of tables and figures, etc.), verification of compliance with the APA or MLA format, assistance with your PowerPoint presentation or poster, and so on.

If you are working on a college application essay, I can help you brainstorm the content, advise you on what admissions committees look for, offer detailed suggestions on how to improve your draft, and edit it so that your essay shines.

If your goal is to create an eye-catching PowerPoint presentation, I can teach you many neat tricks to achieve this goal, give you tips on how to organize your presentation, coach you on how to deliver it effectively, and edit it for you so that it is free from spelling and grammar errors.

My experience and skills: published fiction writer (10 short stories in magazines and 2 novels), technical writer, editor (fiction and nonfiction manuscripts, college essays, academic writing, and business documents), nutrition, lactation, medical terminology, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

My professional credentials: Registered Dietitian, International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, Attachment Parenting counselor, Certified Technical Writer.

Best wishes,
Larisa

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Education

California State University, Fresno
BS Dietetics
California State University, Domingues Hills
Other
San Diego State University
Other

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English

English

25 years of experience helping native and non-native English speakers improve their verbal and written communication skills. Published writer, speaker, editor, certified technical writer; experienced in academic, business, creative, and personal communication styles of wring.
Grammar

Grammar

20 years of experience using proper grammar for clear writing of business communication documents, academic papers, creative non-fiction and fiction manuscripts. I am a Certified Technical Writer, a published fiction writer, and an editor.
Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint

20 years of experience creating professional quality Microsoft Power Point presentations that include: specialty text formatting and layout, tables, graphs and charts, graphics, captions, photos, videos, narration, etc. I also offer advice on what should and what shouldn't go on the Power Point slides for effective presentations.
Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word

20 years of experience creating professional quality Microsoft Word documents that include: specialty text formatting and layout, tables, graphs and charts, graphics, captions, photos, markup, inserting check-boxes, etc.
Nutrition

Nutrition

I have been a Registered Dietitian for 20 years. I specialize in nutrition for various age groups, specifically infants, young children, pregnant women, and lactating women. I am also an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant.
Proofreading

Proofreading

20 years of experience editing formal, informal and creative writing documents, such as business communication documents, college papers, fiction and creative non-fiction manuscripts, emails, resumes, and personal letters.
TOEFL

TOEFL

25 years of experience helping native and non-native English speakers improve their verbal and written communication skills as well as reading and speech comprehension. I offer the TOEFL exam structure review and I help students prepare to take TOEFL.
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Technical writer certificate, published fiction writer, 20 years of experience mentoring people in writing.
Writing

Writing

My qualifications as a writer: Technical Writer Certificate, published fiction writer (2 novels, 10 short stories in magazines), and 20 years of experience in helping people improve their formal and informal writing, including: college essays, college application essays, research papers, memoirs, fiction, business documents, personal and business correspondence, etc. Very proficient in MS Word document formatting, APA7 and MLA requirements.
General Computer

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Very Prompt & Professional

Larisa is a wonderful tutor and is very skilled with editing APA format. She is a lifesaver!!! I highly recommend Larissa. This was my first time using Wyzant, and I am very satisfied!

Nancy, 2 lessons with Larisa

Knowledgeable and helpful

Larissa helped me with everything I needed during our session. She fixed all of the technical/formatting issues I was experiencing with my paper. I will use her again and definitely recommend!

Jen, 2 lessons with Larisa

It's About Learning and Doing Successfully with Larisa

Larisa is patent but quickly anticipates or identifies the barriers or problem at hand, and gets involved in helping navigate the platform, solving it and checking it multiple times to be sure the systemic logic is there. She's more than a tutor; more like a Coach or a Facilitator versus a Tutor. I'd recommend Larisa to anyone serious about ongoing, professional support that often transcends the topic of the session - but is connected to it. A gem on Wyzant.

Ronald, 2 lessons with Larisa

Research/Discussion

Larisa is always reliable—whenever I reach out, she comes through. She's incredibly knowledgeable and genuinely helpful. She's supported me many times, and each time, it leads to a successful lesson."

Jeneba, 8 lessons with Larisa

Just what the Ph.D needed!!!!!!!!!!!!

Larisa took an ancient historian (they are usually the most ancient) and liberated him from the clutches of ignorance and not infrequent drooling ineptitude!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you, Larisa!!!!!!!

Dr. Robin, 1 lesson with Larisa

Exceptional Dissertation Support

Larisa was instrumental in helping me shape my dissertation and her expertise in academic publishing and the stringent requirements for APA compliance were exceptional! She was amazing to work with and provided an amazing amount of guidance in an area where I struggled - APA and academic publishing. Trying to do that on my own would have been daunting and likely would have taken me significantly longer to complete (if I were able to maintain my sanity, LOL). I appreciate her support, expertise and professionalism. I told Larisa that I am recommending her to all my fellow EdD candidates that are going through the same experience. My chair loves working with her as well – Best, Dr. Carm

Carmen, 10 lessons with Larisa

AMAZING TUTOR!!

Larisa is extremely knowledgeable about editing, revising, and formatting. She is always quick to respond and completes my requests in a timely manner. I have been using her for over a year now and I have referred my classmates to her! I know I can always count on her and she knows exactly what I need!

Carmen, 10 lessons with Larisa

Review of Larisa W.

Very knowledgeable. She helped me find the issues with my manuscript and instructed me in ways to deal with the problem. She was very easy to work with and asked me my opinion before she suggested any change. Thanks, Larisa!

Gordon, 1 lesson with Larisa

MS Word guru

Larissa is a MS Word and APA 7 guru. Was having major hurdles with a final dissertation and she helped fix everything from tables to titles to references. I highly recommend her!

Jim, 1 lesson with Larisa

Knowledgeable and Patient Tutor

Larisa is teaching me MW. She a remarkable tutor and teacher being very knowledgeable about Microsoft Word and very patient in her teaching. I appreciated her reviewing and repeating my lesson to make sure I was completing my lesson goals for the session. It was a most helpful class with Larisa.

Robert, 3 lessons with Larisa
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