Comments on: How and Why to Impress Your Instructors http://www.mediaenterprise.co.uk/2010/01/04/how-and-why-to-impress-your-instructors/ Enterprising information for media students Thu, 28 Jul 2011 02:05:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Hai Nguyen http://www.mediaenterprise.co.uk/2010/01/04/how-and-why-to-impress-your-instructors/#comment-1154 Hai Nguyen Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:14:06 +0000 http://www.mediaenterprise.co.uk/?p=320#comment-1154 I found it interesting issue as well. In Vietnam, we are taught the same manners as you are taught in British school system. However, taking what we were taught into our real life is different by each person, I think. His point of views are interesting but I am not quite agreed with him in some points. First, "If you want to impress someone, you have to first get their attention" - It's only right if you are confident with who you are. Even if you want to impress someone to get their attention, you must be real who you are and know what purpose it is for. If you try to get impression for the first time but you are not really that person (or in business, if you don't have good project to present after impressed client, you lost your brand), you can not act all time - it's practical true. Second: "...sit somewhere near the front of the class where your instructor has an opportunity to get to know your face and your name. Make eye contact with your instructor, smile, and nod your head from time to time as he or she is speaking..." - I don't agree as well. Again, I hope I am right because I don't believe this will help a student be impressive. Of course you are an impressive person if you are a real smiling and polite person but it must be real you, not just show it only in front of tutors in class. What if you don't really understand the lessons? Third, "key to impressing people: discover what they care about, and then make an effort to show that you understand and care enough about them to respect that as well" - sounds right. But I think no matter what you "try", it must be yours sincerely otherwise it doesn't work and doesn't last long. Personally I think, building impression is part of building your personal brand, it must be real, honest and long process. It must be real who you are, not who you want to be in some situations. I am usually impressed by one who makes lots of interesting questions in classes no matter where he/she seating. It shows he/she listened to Tutor and understood the issues; it also shows they respected Tutor by the way they came to class and contributed to class. That is, to me, way to impress not only Tutors but also other class-mates. That are only my personal thoughts. Will be interesting to see other different opinions. I found it interesting issue as well. In Vietnam, we are taught the same manners as you are taught in British school system. However, taking what we were taught into our real life is different by each person, I think. His point of views are interesting but I am not quite agreed with him in some points.

First, “If you want to impress someone, you have to first get their attention” – It’s only right if you are confident with who you are. Even if you want to impress someone to get their attention, you must be real who you are and know what purpose it is for. If you try to get impression for the first time but you are not really that person (or in business, if you don’t have good project to present after impressed client, you lost your brand), you can not act all time – it’s practical true.

Second: “…sit somewhere near the front of the class where your instructor has an opportunity to get to know your face and your name. Make eye contact with your instructor, smile, and nod your head from time to time as he or she is speaking…” – I don’t agree as well. Again, I hope I am right because I don’t believe this will help a student be impressive. Of course you are an impressive person if you are a real smiling and polite person but it must be real you, not just show it only in front of tutors in class. What if you don’t really understand the lessons?

Third, “key to impressing people: discover what they care about, and then make an effort to show that you understand and care enough about them to respect that as well” – sounds right. But I think no matter what you “try”, it must be yours sincerely otherwise it doesn’t work and doesn’t last long.

Personally I think, building impression is part of building your personal brand, it must be real, honest and long process. It must be real who you are, not who you want to be in some situations. I am usually impressed by one who makes lots of interesting questions in classes no matter where he/she seating. It shows he/she listened to Tutor and understood the issues; it also shows they respected Tutor by the way they came to class and contributed to class. That is, to me, way to impress not only Tutors but also other class-mates.

That are only my personal thoughts. Will be interesting to see other different opinions.

]]> By: Karen Patel http://www.mediaenterprise.co.uk/2010/01/04/how-and-why-to-impress-your-instructors/#comment-1152 Karen Patel Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:02:28 +0000 http://www.mediaenterprise.co.uk/?p=320#comment-1152 An interesting take on personal branding for students, however it is really common sense. All through the British school system we are taught to be polite, attentive and on time (generally though there are always a handful of pupils that aren't!) and the same goes for university students. From my own experience at BCU though I have noticed that masters students are a great deal more focused than degree students...it would be interesting to look into why this is so. An interesting take on personal branding for students, however it is really common sense. All through the British school system we are taught to be polite, attentive and on time (generally though there are always a handful of pupils that aren’t!) and the same goes for university students. From my own experience at BCU though I have noticed that masters students are a great deal more focused than degree students…it would be interesting to look into why this is so.

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