Tutoring New students

So I got assigned to a new student and today was the first point of contact.

These first day things are a bit of a nervous thing, you have to lay your cards correctly. If you give a bad impression on the first day, it is likely to be one of the last days you tutor that student. You also want to be a friendly tutor, but not one that lazes about and doesn't adhere to any consistency. You have to give yourself as a professional individual, who is easy to talk to and who can be relied on at most times.

To be all that, a sensible guy such as myself, plays the scenario in their minds.

- You knock the door, most likely you will greet the parent, the unforgiving concrete wall blocking your way to the student, that judges you from the moment the door is opened. Give a "Hi, how are you. I'm blah blah" with a nice firm handshake and a warm smile. You're likely to get a "How are you" back so be prepared and say "I'm good thanks".

And the scenario is played out like so.

When I got there...

Rang the doorbell.
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The dog barks.
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There was no dog in the scenario.
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What do I do with the dog?
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I'm not scared of dogs, I own one!
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The door opens.
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"Hi, come on in"
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"Hi, good thanks"




Wait, did I just say that?
To a "come on in" I replied, "good thanks".

Perhaps sometimes it's a good thing not to rehearse so vividly.