Communicating Effectively with Your Chair

Being engaged with your chair is especially important during the dissertation process. Getting to know your chair and learning how to communicate effectively is critical in making progress on your dissertation. What are your expectations in terms of communicating with your chair? What types of things can you and your chair do to establish a successful working relationship during the dissertation process? How should you share concerns? How should you react to critical feedback?

To Prepare:

• Think about the expectations when communicating with your chair and how to establish a successful working relationship.

Post your response to the following:

• What are your expectations in terms of communicating with your chair?
• What types of things can you and your chair do to establish a successful working relationship during the dissertation process?
• How should you share concerns?
• How should you react to critical feedback?