by Trevor Thrall | Apr 15, 2021 | Meet Your Instructor
Michael Hale is the instructor of Understanding China’s Worldview. Michael spent 25 years as an East Asia political and security analyst at the CIA, during which he built close professional relationships with key policy officials, Intelligence Community...
by Trevor Thrall | Sep 23, 2020 | Professional Development, Two-Minute Drill, Writing
Anyone whose professional responsibilities include writing, from analytic reports to memos and even emails, could benefit by seeing what they write as reading assignments they give to their busy customers. In such cases, wordiness is a cardinal sin, as that customer’s...
by Trevor Thrall | Sep 23, 2020 | Writing
If you’ve never had trouble starting, making progress on, or finishing a writing project, then this blog post isn’t for you. Also, please introduce yourself and tell us your secret, because I’ve never met anyone who could say this. For most of us, especially those of...
by Trevor Thrall | Dec 4, 2019 | Professional Development
As someone who teaches and advises students in graduate school I get asked by a lot of students about whether they should get a master’s (or a Ph.D.). I take this question very seriously because going to graduate school is one of the most important decisions a...
by Trevor Thrall | Nov 26, 2019 | Professional Development
Lots of people talk about how important it is to continue developing your skills and knowledge throughout your career, but you hear a lot less about how to do that effectively. Given that there are an infinite number of things out there you *could* learn, what...
