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Will help you to finish your PhD successfully and in time. PhD-coach.
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I am Arjenne Louter and I will help you to finish your PhD successfully and in time. On this website you will find my services and a knowledge base full of tips and other useful resources that give you that extra push to work comfortably. And to ensure that you also take a break now and then.
The big problem with a PhD is often not so much what you need to do, but how to approach it. How can you plan most effectively, write the best, read the fastest, and keep track of your literature most efficiently? How do you ensure productive conversations with your supervisor and get the feedback you need? How do you move forward when you’re stuck? How do you maintain a life outside of your PhD, ensuring your PhD remains enjoyable and manageable? What do you do when life itself hits you hard? I support and encourage you.
The content of your PhD is usually not the problem; the process is a much bigger stumbling block. That’s exactly where I come in. I help answer the how-questions and provide practical tools for the obstacles you encounter as a PhD candidate.
Why do I do this?
Because I love it and I am an incredibly good at it! Just ask anyone who worked with me. Since I started in 2008, there have been thousands.
I also conducted research among (external) PhD candidates and wrote about it on LinkedIn: about the wishes and frustrations of external PhD candidates and how the supervision of PhD candidates can be improved. In September 2024, the book “Travelguide to your PhD,” which I co-authored with Lodewijk Schmit Jongbloed and Marjo Wijnen – Meijer, will be published.
I graduated as a language specialist (nowadays communication scientist) from Utrecht University. I have experience as a lecturer and researcher in academic skills at almost all universities and colleges. I learned writing methods in the business world that they don’t teach at the university. I understand why it’s important to see your PhD as a project and plan it. I know why you need a clear mind as a PhD student to do your work. I also know how to achieve that. I know the academic world inside and out. I am a process facilitator. As a mediator, I know how to resolve conflicts and coach without talking too much. I practice Zhineng Qigong for relaxation and can teach you that too if you want.
I give training courses, workshops, three-day-writing-courses and help you to make progress and get results. I also deliver keynotes and practical tips. Would you like to find out what I can do for you? Contact me. Or register for my free eBook with the 321 #phdtips.