Scenarios by Carol Wilson-Duffy (Work)

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wilson77 — 2024-07-29 17:05:45 UTC

4 Tips or Email

wilson77 — 2024-07-29 17:05:53 UTC

Tell us what you would do or say!

wilson77 — 2024-07-29 17:06:24 UTC

Situation #1 Networking
You are new to the department and you have been invited to go out with some coworkers to the bar on Friday night after work. You find it difficult to manage conversation given the noise in a lot of bars. Additionally, you are not a drinker, and you really don’t want to go. What would you say in this situation?

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wilson77 — 2024-07-29 17:07:08 UTC

Situation #2-Request
You’re working on something that requires a lot of concentration, but some of your officemates/classmates are laughing and making a lot of noise. How would you tell your coworkers to keep it down?

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wilson77 — 2024-07-29 17:07:31 UTC

Situation #3 Email: You would like to go to a conference that is in another state and you heard that your department sometimes has money for these kinds of professional development opportunities. Write an email asking about whether you can go.

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wilson77 — 2024-07-29 17:07:57 UTC

Situation #4 Request: Your advisor has given you a last-minute deadline and you have many other tasks with similar deadlines. How might you handle this?

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wilson77 — 2024-07-29 17:08:33 UTC

Situation #5 Email: You’re working on a project with a classmate. You need a document that he was supposed to be finished with yesterday. You want to tell him that there is a real sense of urgency and that you need the document as soon as possible. What would you say to him?

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wilson77 — 2024-07-29 17:09:12 UTC

Situation #6-Networking
You are not very inclined to join in on small talk because 1) you don’t care for it, 2) you don’t know what you could ask about or talk about, and 3) the speed at which you have to process and think of a witty response is too intimidating. How can you get comfortable using small talk to benefit long term?

I will approach them and then say to them, "Excuse me, I am working on something important here. Would you please keep the noise down? Thank you."

2024-07-30 13:48:29 UTC

Scenario 5 response

2024-07-30 13:50:03 UTC

I would approach my classmate politely saying: Hey! How are you? We need to finish this by tomorrow, it is an urgent matter. Could you please send me your part? Thank you very much! xx

Or maybe I will move to a quieter place.

2024-07-30 13:52:37 UTC

Request for deadline extension

2024-07-30 13:52:55 UTC

Dear Professor,

I hope you are in a good condition.

I understand that this task is highly important. However, I have been assigned earlier tasks with the same deadlines. Unfortunately, I have not finished them yet. Thus, I kindly ask if you could give me some more time so I can work on it thoroughly?

Your understanding is highly appreciated.

Thank you and I wish you have a peaceful day.

Best regards,

XXXX

Situation 1: Networking

2024-07-30 13:54:05 UTC

Dear team,

Thank you so much for the invitation. I am so excited about joining this department and I am looking forward to working with you. Though I really want to join you today. Unfortunately, I just moved in this new place and I still have a lot of things to settle down. I rarely go to bar but I am happy to join you next time.

Best,

Dash, Hoa, Sharper

We would send email requesting a deadline extension

2024-07-30 13:54:43 UTC

Response to scenario 3

2024-07-30 13:54:55 UTC

G'd day professor,

My name is XXXX and I am a first year masters student majoring in YYYY. I would like to attend this conference focusing on professional development which will be helpful for my academic growth and newtworking as well as representing our department. Also, I will share the experience of this conference. Therefore, it would be beneficial for me and department, so I am looking for funding to attend this conference.

Sincerely,

XXXXX