At the end of my first year of graduate school, I received an envelope from one of my professors. I opened it and found a written assessment of my performance that semester. My professor wrote that my written work was below average; that it suffered because I tried to write something memorable or original, instead of just writing what I meant; and that my search for “a novel turn of phrase” too often came at the expense of presenting a clear and simple idea.
Communication and Leadership
Communication and Leadership
Communication and Leadership
At the end of my first year of graduate school, I received an envelope from one of my professors. I opened it and found a written assessment of my performance that semester. My professor wrote that my written work was below average; that it suffered because I tried to write something memorable or original, instead of just writing what I meant; and that my search for “a novel turn of phrase” too often came at the expense of presenting a clear and simple idea.