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Re: Gracious Professionalism > Ungracious Unprofessionalism
Does anyone have a good "one-pager" on how we (within FIRST) define "gracious professionalism"? I want a short description to give to incoming students in order to "set the stage" as newbies on the team.
Also, I've seen 99.9% living examples of gracious professionalism here on the CD forum as well as in the various FIRST events. Sure, in written form on this forum (and any other e-mail written correspondence) it is MUCH MORE IMPORTANT to follow these rules than it is for an in-person dialog:
1) Read the person's words twice; first for content and again for "tone" of writing style
2) The internet forums and e-mail is NOT a place to practice "text messaging" shorthand. You've got a full-screen view, so use it and use the language properly.
3) Sure, do a "search" first. They call it "putting your brain in gear before engaging your mouth". Then when you do post a query, it's fine to state "I tried to do a search, but....."
4) And....when you do reply....pretend that you're the recipient not the author. Many times I stash an outgoing e-mail for 24 hours before sending just to see if my "tone" and "mood" might have changed. Also, spell-check will get you lots of "points" with the person reading your thread.
I'm so thrilled and proud to be a rookie part of FIRST. Even at my age, many of the students have taught me so much about the true meaning of "gracious professionalism". Keep it up.
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"Gracious Professionalism is a WAY of life".....
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