Sentences with phrase «engaging conversation increases»

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We engaged in conversations with several women founders and VCs across the US to learn more about their experiences, both good and bad, and to hear what ideas they had for increasing the amount of capital going to women - founded companies.

Professor Alice Roberts talks to us about why we need to understand the connections with food, the environment and human health — and why we need to start by engaging a meaningful conversation with communities to increase general awareness, maybe even with the help of sociologists, philosophers, poets and artists.

Sometimes kids have a preconceived notion of liking or not liking a food even before they try it so engaging in conversation and respecting where they are coming from may actually lead to an increased level of cooperation.

But along with increasing staff, Social Services Commissioner Carol Dankert - Maurer says the community needs to engage mothers and caregivers in «a different level of conversation» or else «bad outcomes» will continue.

Encourage students to have a conversation with the text by jotting notes on the text while reading — this keeps students engaged and often increases comprehension.

Rather, I was engaged in professional and personal conversations about how China might, through ongoing professional development in project learning, purposefully increase the amount of creative thinking in China.

Engaging others in the process will increase the frequency and breadth of feedback conversations, reduce the inefficiencies of relying on a single observer, and create opportunities for more frequent, formative conversations about classroom practice.

Our lesson designs and assessments must support our primary goal: that these discussions lead students to increased autonomy in sustaining classroom conversations as part of everyday practice so that they can leverage these skills and dispositions to become actively engaged and productive participants in our national civic discourse.

Using cognitive resources that actively engage students in thinking about the text, such as the DOK & Bloom's levels will increase rigor and raise the caliber of conversation.

Basis for Further Learning In a study of preschool classrooms, Vanderbilt University education professor Dale Farran reports that increasing the amount of time children spend engaged in instruction involving math conversation led to significant math gains.

Functions The teacher leader: a) Increases the capacity of colleagues to identify and use multiple assessment tools aligned to state and local standards; b) Collaborates with colleagues in the design, implementation, scoring, and interpretation of student data to improve educational practice and student learning; c) Creates a climate of trust and critical reflection in order to engage colleagues in challenging conversations about student learning data that lead to solutions to identified issues; and d) Works with colleagues to use assessment and data findings to promote changes in instructional practices or organizational structures to improve student learning.

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Rate increases are an opportunity to get in front of clients and engage in conversations about pricing options for the coming year.

Car Salesman — Nissan of Greater Puget Sound — 4/2010 -5 / 2015 ● Assisted customers as they arrived on the lot by asking questions and engaging in conversation to determine their needs ● Demonstrated vehicle features and explained options as well as pricing structure ● Negotiated with customers to agree on a final price and vehicle options; increased sales of optionals by 10 % on a per - customer basis in first 12 months ● Provided attentive follow - up after the sale for customer retentionSales Floor Lead — Harmon Motors — 9 / 2015 - Present ● Manage the sales floor and supervise four car salesmen at busy local dealership ● Assist customers at all phases of the sale from inquiry to closing, including test drives, financing, and follow - up ● Communicate clearly with sales manager to agree on final pricing for vehicles and for achieving sales goals ● Conduct biweekly sales training workshops for staff and monitor sales goal motivation program; salespeople increased their overall sales figures by 20 % in the first six months after training program began

• Introduced «circle time», which increased students» confidence and ability to engage into conversation with each other

VERIZON, Belton, SC May 2014 — Present Customer Service Representative • Increase customer base by 50 % at the new Verizon store on Denbeck Road by eliciting exceptional customer services to interested inquirers • Introduce an order tracking system that increased efficiency of order delivery by a staggering 88 % • Retain a corporate customer by providing him with colossal discounts and deals, in direct competition with his preferred brand • Lead 12 group product demonstrations, increasing onlookers interest in the company's products and eventually converting a large number of them into business providing customers • Greet customers as they arrive at the Verizon outlet and engage them in conversation to determine their technology needs • Lead customers or direct them to appropriate sections according to their areas of interest within the store • Introduce customers to the store and provide them information on products and product lines • Maintain professional interactions with customers, providing them with product demonstrations and advice • Assist customers in choosing products of their choice and provide them with information on each feature and pricing • Walk customers through the purchasing procedure, facilitating buying, documentation and payment procedures • Accurately document and report sales to the manager and provide customers with warrantee and after sales services information • Ascertain that the store is kept clean, organized and functional at all times, in sync with the company's policies

• Greeted clients and responded to their queries regarding services and salon products • Scheduled appointments and made follow - up calls, and ensured that appropriate staff members are assigned to clients • Provided information regarding types and costs of salon services • Processed payments for rendered services and engaged clients in conversation in a bid to make them feel welcome • Market and promote salon's retail products and indulge in suggestive selling activities to increase revenue

In a supportive atmosphere, she engages clients in open and vigorous conversations tailored to their specific needs, e.g. facilitating a career transition, accelerating a job search, increasing compensation, improving visibility, building a personal brand, bringing more balance to career - life, and more.

Welcome customers upon arrival and answer inquiries while suggesting items for sale, insure customer service satisfaction while engaging in friendly conversations to persuade customer into purchase Prepare invoices for online orders, phone orders, and bulk orders, while maintaining sales using cash registers and accepting all methods of payment Work with other associates and managers to achieve and increase product sales, maintain in - stock products organized and keep record of inventory, and picking - up and delivering items to drop - off locations Maintain a well store appearance and responsible for opening / closing of the store, while reconciling cash earnings and credit earnings from sales.

She aims to start conversations about engaging more consumers in research, increasing the accessibility of research for practitioners and consumers, breaking down research silos and supporting the next generation of health and medical researchers.

At the APA convention this year, the Diversity Committee engaged in providing an educational program to increase diversity related conversations among our colleagues.

to engage in conversations with families based on an increased understanding of the important social factors to Aboriginal children's social and emotional wellbeing

Perhaps the simplest strategy that programs can use to increase father participation is to consistently initiate conversations about engaging fathers with the mothers they serve.