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students. When students fail to speakup <strong>in</strong> class, it’s seen not only as theirown deficit but also as their pr<strong>of</strong>essor’s.“If someone doesn’t speak by the end <strong>of</strong>the semester, it’s problematic,” Pr<strong>of</strong>essorMichel Anteby told me. “It means Ididn’t do a good job.”<strong>The</strong> school even hosts live <strong>in</strong>formationalsessions and web pages on howto be a good class participator. Don’sfriends earnestly reel <strong>of</strong>f the tips theyremember best.“Speak with conviction. Even if youbelieve someth<strong>in</strong>g only fifty-five percent,say it as if you believe it a hundredpercent.”“If you’re prepar<strong>in</strong>g alone for class,then you’re do<strong>in</strong>g it wrong. Noth<strong>in</strong>g atHBS is <strong>in</strong>tended to be done alone.”“Don’t th<strong>in</strong>k about the perfect answer.It’s better to get out there and say145/929

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