Welcome. I’m Dr. Benjamin J. Theisen. This portal facilitates easy scheduling for office hours and consultations, designed to accommodate the diverse needs of doctoral students, colleagues, and professional contacts alike. Please use this tool to book a meeting with me, regardless of your academic or professional background.
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Booking Instructions:
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Duration:
- Each available slot is 15 minutes long. This structure is designed to encourage concise, focused discussions and ensure smooth transitions between appointments. If you think our topic will require more time, consider booking multiple slots. Add a note when booking.
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One Topic Per Meeting:
- Please keep each meeting focused on a singular subject. While in-depth, multifaceted discussions can be enlightening, they often aren’t time-efficient. A mandatory field during the booking process will ask for your intended topic.
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Provide Documents & Instructions:
- If you have documents or notes that can help me prepare for our meeting, kindly include them when you book or send them in a subsequent email. Aim to provide materials I can review within about five minutes. For example, rather than just indicating “Dissertation meeting” and sending over an extensive document, specify, “Resuming my dissertation after a break, and I’d like to strategize our approach,” or “I’ve attached the entire dissertation, but I’m primarily seeking feedback on the ‘Data Processing’ section.” This clarity ensures we make the most of our 15 minutes.
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Flexible Times:
- Can’t find a time slot that fits your schedule? Please reach out to me directly, and we’ll try to work something out.