Monday, September 14, 2015

Talking to Faculty


How can you best present yourself to your faculty mentors? I suggest having a curiosity approach to your interactions. Ask questions; learn about them and their experiences. When they give you advice, make sure you really understand it. This approach will allow them to see your interest in the topic and in them.  

Always be polite in your faculty interactions, thank them for sharing their knowledge and time with you. Think of it as positive reinforcement, you are rewarding good behaviors. If you are angry with a faculty member be very careful in your approach, you want to have a long-term relationship with this person. It is often better to let an email or phone call wait for a while than approaching it in anger. Be calm, be professional.  

Next time I will examine writing your abstract. Do you have an issue or a question that you would like me to discuss in a future post? Would you like to be a guest writer? Send me your ideas! leann.stadtlander@waldenu.edu

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