Post on 24-Feb-2016
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HOW TO COMMUNICATE
EFFECTIVELY WITH FACULTY
Tali Yuz, Psy.D.Yiling Zhang, Ph.D.Northwestern University
FACULTY - GRADUATE STUDENT RELATIONSHIP
POWER DIFFERENTIAL
INSECURITIES
FACULTY DON’T NECESSARILY HAVE GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS
LISTENING SKILLS- BE AN ACTIVE LISTENER Verbal
Open-ended questions Avoid using ‘why’ or leading questions
Non-verbal Tone Eye contact Posture Head nodding
Paraphrasing Check perceptions
Summarizing
WHAT HAS BEEN HELPFUL WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH
FACULTY/ADVISER?
COMMUNICATION SKILLS When meeting with a professor, be organized. Have
clear-cut goals so that you can make the best use of your valuable time and that of the professor's.
Personality of the individual needs to be taken into account
Destructive behaviors, such as ordering, threatening, judging or criticizing act as vehicles for communicating unacceptance rather than opening doors for further problem-solving.
assertiveness and active listening are important
CONFLICT RESOLUTION Don’t argue about who is right: explore
each other’s positions Don’t assume they meant: disentangle
intent from impact Be assertive, not passive or aggressive Frame the issue as one that enables the
two of you to collaborate
COPING SKILLS Initiate relationships with older students or
other faculty as mentors Get involved outside your department with
family and friends Self-care: sleep, eating, exercise Have guilt-free fun
RESOURCES CAPS (847-491-2151)
Individual, group Stress Management Clinic Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution Career Services Books:
1) How to Complete and Survive a Dissertation by David Stemberg 2) Making It in Grad School by Mark Sanford 3) Dissertation Destination by Sonja Foss and William Waters 4) Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone et
al. Women’s Center
Individual, dissertation support group