{"id":49,"date":"2022-08-09T18:34:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T01:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/webfoliokonstantin\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2022-08-11T18:17:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T01:17:27","slug":"memo-to-evan-crisp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/webfoliokonstantin\/example-of-my-best-work\/memo-to-evan-crisp\/","title":{"rendered":"Memo to Evan Crisp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Description<\/strong>: This assignment aimed at writing a memorandum summarizing suggestions to Evan Crisp, a hypothetical UBC student who had struggles with contacting a UBC instructor. In this assignment, we were expected to write with a You-attitude.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Memorandum<\/h3>\n<p>July 15, 2021<\/p>\n<p>To: Evan Crisp, UBC Student<\/p>\n<p>From: Konstantin Mestnikov, ENGL 301 Student<\/p>\n<p>Subject: Best Practices In Writing An Email to a Professor<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Thank you for requesting advice on writing an email to a professor about being added to a full course. Below is a list of suggestions that are helpful in eliciting a response from an instructor despite their potentially busy schedule and full inboxes.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Suggestions<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Emails that lead to an effective communication with an instructor follow these recommendations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Including<\/strong> an informative subject line will convey the importance of the email to the professor and helps them to prioritize their reply.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adding<\/strong> personalized greeting using the professor\u2019s name and expanding abbreviations in the closing section help establishing a polite and respectful tone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Starting<\/strong> with a personal introduction establishes a friendly tone and provides context to the email\u2019s subject matter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Providing <\/strong>a personal reason for taking the course and making the reason to relate to one\u2019s personal interests incites more empathy and involvement from the professor and increases the chance of a positive response.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rephrasing <\/strong>the imperative and demanding verbs in the email body into a polite request renders the message courteous and is more likely to result in an approval.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Showing<\/strong> willingness to be open to various outcomes will signal flexibility and increase the willingness of the professor to find different ways to accommodate the request.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indicating <\/strong>appreciation of the professor\u2019s effort to accommodate regardless of the outcome signals a good will and indirectly shows gratitude and understanding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Effective communication with a professor can be challenging due to their busy schedules and various responsibilities. However, trying to have their perspective in mind and using a professional and concise style can go a long way in ensuring a best interaction experience. Please feel free to contact me at <a href=\"mailto:konstantin@student.ubc.ca\">konstantin@student.ubc.ca<\/a> if you have any further questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Description: This assignment aimed at writing a memorandum summarizing suggestions to Evan Crisp, a hypothetical UBC student who had struggles with contacting a UBC instructor. In this assignment, we were expected to write with a You-attitude. Memorandum July 15, 2021 To: Evan Crisp, UBC Student From: Konstantin Mestnikov, ENGL 301 Student Subject: Best Practices In [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85706,"featured_media":0,"parent":35,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/webfoliokonstantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/webfoliokonstantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/webfoliokonstantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/webfoliokonstantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85706"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/webfoliokonstantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/webfoliokonstantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/webfoliokonstantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions\/95"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/webfoliokonstantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/webfoliokonstantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}