Communicating with your college professor: 13 Dos and Don’ts
With the end of the semester last week, I completed my fifth year as a college instructor. Five years and hundreds of …
“Losing my train” in front of my idols: Contending with public speaking anxiety
Photo credit. It’s common knowledge that no one attends the last session of an academic conference. So color me surprised when, as …
Giving an inner-city school some TLC: “Giving back” feels really great
My first visit to Crockett Elementary shocked me. Nestled within a Phoenix neighborhood punctuated by barbed wire and window bars, the school …
ABD and preparing for The Year of the Dissertation
ABD = “All But Dissertation.” Photo credit. We were sitting in the car a couple weeks ago when Mr. T turned to …
The Daily Pixel: A one-man walking protest in Tempe
It’s not uncommon to see people with signs walking around the main intersections in Tempe, Arizona near the Arizona State University campus. …
Thursday 13: Back in the teaching saddle again and loving it!
You know those people who are so passionate about their jobs that they say they look forward to going to work in …
Banishing verbal fillers: How, umm, to like, stop saying umm and stuff
“Umm, my name is Chris and I’m um, going to talk about a project I, uh, worked on last spring.” “This is …
Thursday 13: Words-be-gone
As a connoisseur of words, I have a complaint to lodge against the students and business people of America. As the most …
Agent Malvini’s nerdy grad school exploits
One of the more surprising things about graduate school is that group projects do not cease to suck even at that high …
“Secrets to a spectacular marriage” aka communication
As if pursuing a phd in communication wasn’t a clear indication of my worldview, let me lay it out for you: I …