Cynthia's anxieties

My greatest concern is inadvertently making a mistake in grammar, punctuation, spelling, or those types of things, and being immediately discounted as an intelligent person. I don't want a tutee to not take my suggestions on improving a paper because I misspeak.

I'm also concerned about my interaction with the tutees and other tutors. I've been told I come across as rude and aloof at times, which is something I never intend to do. I'm working on that, but if I'm not thinking about it my dry sense of humor doesn't translate well.

As for the actual tutoring part, I'm pretty confident. I enjoy the challenge and am good at verbalizing my ideas.