MTTC Teacher:
Date:
Source: Audio Clip posted to First Class
Format: wma (Windows Media)
Senario:
Asked Jason Huddleston (Coach) to look for:
1. Repetitions such as "and ugh"
or "ok" that
I say..
Okay, it was interesting to track the number of times you used
“ok” or other similar phrases. In the
course of the conference you used “ok” 45 times. Since you asked me to track this, you must be
concerned about overusing this phrase.
I’ve tried to cut back on the use of “yeah”. I consciously substitute “exactly”,
“interesting”, “excellent”, or “great” instead of “yeah”. It’s a hard habit to break. I don’t know if “ok” sounds as bad as “yeah”.
2. Time (seconds) it takes for Misti to
respond to my questions.
Misiti was very engaged in the discussion. It took her an average of 1 to 2 seconds to
answer your questions. Most of the time
she was already beginning her answer before you were done asking it. This is probably due to her familiarity with
you. The types of questions you used
also gave Misti plenty of range for answers.
3. How many times I used her name.... (I don't think I used her name
enough)
You used Misti’s name 4 times through
the course of the conference. Listening
to the conference I can tell that Misti has a high degree of respect for you
(she said “yes mam” several times). You seemed to be very focused on your
questions and perhaps that influenced the name element in your conference. I agree with you that it’s important to keep
things personal to make the mentee feel comfortable. You did a very good job making her feel
comfortable. Using her name more would
have helped, but not using it as frequently as you wanted wasn’t a negative.
MTTC Teacher: Jason
Huddleston
Date:
Source:
Video Clip
Format: wmv (Windows Media)
Senario: Jason conferenced
with Monica on the morning of
Asked
Here's what I would
like for you to look for from my conference:
1) Eye contact. How often did I maintain eye contact with Monica
when she was speaking? You don't have
to give me a specific number, but provide an overall evaluation of this important
element of communication.
Your
eye contact was very good. This was not a deficiency; you maintained eye contact
throughout the video.
2) How often did I use
words or phrases that had to do with technology? Did I stay focused or did I wander? Jason, you
referred to technology questions over 8 times, bringing it into the discussion
repeatedly. You actually were focused throughout the video, directing questions to
Monica which brought her back to the focus of the lesson. Monica wondered
a little, but your questions brought the discussion back to the focus.
3) How often did I "mentally
stutter" and stumble through a question? How often did my questions or responses seem
fragmented? You
stuttered very little: At the beginning of the video, you hesitated
a couple of times, but throughout the remainder of the video, your questioning
was complete.
4) How often did I follow-up
Monica's answer to a question with another question? Did I do a good enough job probing deeper or
was I satisfied with her first answer? Jason, you repeatedly followed
up Monica’s responses with related questions: at least six times. Most
of the time you probed deeper, bringing her responses back to the main topic
at hand.