Solo Consultation Sessions 2-4

Well the semester is coming to an end and I have already done 4 of my 5 solo consultations. I truely have enjoyed all of them, and am getting more and more excited to begin consulting in the center more regularly and consistently.


Session 2

This session was different than any other session that I have participated in, in any way. It was monday afternoon in the library and it began as a 30 minute session, but became a full hour once we decided to focus on at least some of all 19 pages. The client was an undergraduate student who had a collaborative 19 page report that her professor required them all to bring in. I was not bothered that she did not come in on her own accord, and I felt like I was actually able to help her with some grammar and argument issues. We read through the paper section by section, one of which she wrote, the others she had not even read. Overall, I felt that the session went smoothly and I was able to reveal some aspects of the paper that I felt could use some clarification and elaboration. This was the first time that I was consulting on a paper that was about something that I did not understand the terminology for (marketing/business) and I thought that it was extremely interesting.


Session 3

My third session was this morning in Bessey with an international graduate student. We worked on the flow/argument/readability of her dissertation abstract. Her topic was dealing with social issues, and I thought it was very interesting. Together we read through her paper and made several grammar changes and some adjustments to her overall argument and flow. I thought that working with a graduate student was very interesting and satisfying. The session became more of a conversation between she and I. I would tell her what I thought of something and she would either agree or disagree and was completely able to justify how she felt about it. It was very interesting and I hope that I am able to work with her again on this same project.


Session 4

My fourth session was also this morning and I worked with an international undergrad from Africa. We were working on a creative piece for his intro-WRA class that was a response to a science fiction novel that they all read earlier in the year. He took a very creative approach to the project and created a newsletter that was to be published to a fictional sub-culture of the novel. I thought it was great to be able to consult on more of a visual and creative medium. We were able to talk about how some pictures could work better and more of the creative aspects of the overall piece. It was really satisfying working in a creative medium and having good discussions. I really am looking forward to working with more clients more consistently.