Get Your Students Hired
Always taking the time to say hi and make small talk are the most important building blocks to build rapport. Being aware of my attitude each and every day is a priority this course has reminded me to keep top of mind. Positive attitude and a genuine interest in the other person are key elements I continue to remain self aware of.
Take aways:
Attitude
Genuine interest in others
Listening
Sincerity
Cristina, Thank you for all your posts! What you stated about listening is 100% true; it is your role to help the student make their own best decision. For this post, what else can you do in addition to eye contact to help build rapport?
Elizabeth Wheeler
I will work on my eye contact and also improve my body language when I am with my students. This will make them feel important, as they are.
Wanda, All great practices. Do you feel it would benefit to see if you have anything in common with your student?
Dr. Jean Norris
When I am first meeting a student we have small talk and then we talk about there wants and goals while in school and also after so that we can both become comfortable as we get ready to go into paper work and the admissions process because that can be a scary thing for some people.
the skills that I would use to successfully build rapport with others is listening there needs and wants by putting by self in there shoes and giving them an example of what as worked for others in there situations and also by motivating and encouraging to pursue there dreams
I will need to be able to go down the pyramid again and reintroduce my self when thinks go bad and start over with small talk.
ALICIA, Maintaining respect and courtesy is very important for building rapport. Thank you for sharing!
Dr. Jean Norris
Kevin,
Interesting. So how might you go about improving in this area?
Dr. Jean Norris
The skills that I would need to work on to build rapport is my written communication skills when sending emails or text messages to my students.
Patience and listening are key to building rapport, Marianne. Great points! Keeping an open and accepting atmosphere is key. What do you do if you find that atmosphere changes and rapport may have been broken?
Dr. Jean Norris