Sentences with phrase «get a conversation off»

A solid joke can help you get your conversation off on the right foot — or at least up your odds of getting a response.

If you can make someone laugh, it's a great icebreaker and could get your conversation off to a great start.

Equally it's good to know if the employer has successfully hired graduates with a similar background to you — this question can get the conversation off on a positive foot, or end it nice and early!

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Off the heels of TechCrunch50 and just in time for the Inc. 500 conference, which starts tomorrow in Washington, DC, Michael Arrington has 8 tips on how to steer conversations at conferences, without letting ego or sloppiness get in the way.

When it is all said and done, it is really about structuring a conversation to get you to that decision in a way that doesn't derail off the Yellow Brick road into the Poppy Fields somewhere.

Serial Entrepreneur Gurbaksh Chahal on Turning Obstacles into Opportunities The young multimillionaire welcomes us into his San Francisco high - rise apartment to shares his personal story: how he shook off bullies, how family fueled his drive to succeed, and how startups can change a conversation to get noticed.

You also take the pressure off the prospect: The reason is that he or she doesn't have to give an immediate «no,» which then allows the conversation to flow, and gives both of you both opportunity to get better acquainted.

During a conversation with an insurance agent, I realized my friend got off relatively easily.

Another way to do — to get out when there is that lull in the conversation, say, «Hey, I want to introduce you to someone, I think you'll have lot in common» and then take that person over there but make sure the person that you are dumping that person off actually would get something out of that conversation because that would just be rude — if there was anything there.

For some, this relationship between Trump and the network got uncomfortably close earlier this week, when an audio recording was leaked of what appeared to be an unscripted, off - air conversation between Scarborough (a former Republican congressman), his co-host Mika Brzezinski (daughter of former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski) and Trump.

«As you work through the solution you can clarify or help them realize where the error is, but if you start the conversation off with an accusation you won't get very far in the discussion.»

But even in the remote Kyuquot Sound region, off the grid and far away from the news, it's hard to get away from conversations about the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline that would bring a never - ending stream of tanker traffic to the region.

But even in the remote Kyuquot Sound region, off the grid and far away from the news, it's hard to get away from conversations about the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline that would bring a never - ending stream of tanker -LSB-...]

I was concerned in several conversations, with me undertaking most of the listening, about the prospect of a sharp oil price tag spike, if the Opec exporters» cartel, getting broken US shale producers by dragging prices down, starts off limiting source as soon as much more.

It's often those 10 - minute conversations that are more helpful than scheduling a 60 - minute meeting that keeps getting put off.

While Bill Gurley's comments about burn rates (tl; dr he's concerned they are getting dangerously high) are geared toward later stage startups, the article has kicked off conversations about responsible spending throughout the startup ecosystem.

Now, this isn't an exciting statement, but it's closer to the truth and is more likely to get off the ground as a conversation starter.

This year, get off social media and spend that time having some real, face - to - face conversations.

Time to get off here... I might pick this conversation up in the morning.

I managed to get through an entire conversation about politics without interjecting a single opinion, but was thrown off course by a piece of plastic!

Can I live without dragging The Thing from my pocket, breaking off conversations, fumbling for a reader app, scanning and hoping it all happens really quickly without a bobble, without really knowing what I'll get as a result?

We're getting way off base into a semantics argument that is even more irrelevant to life than our actual conversation at hand (which is also still pretty irrelevant to life).

«So we got off the plane and here was Thoreson having a heavy conversation with these guys at the terminal.

He lives in a modest apartment just off the Florida campus, and in conversation he cites the Lord every 15 minutes or so, but he'll be damned if he knows when he'll get eight hours of shut - eye.

But even if your teen can't legally get a piercing now, or even if you don't plan to give consent, don't brush off the conversation.

When I got Mathis on the phone, he started by announcing «the rules of engagement» that govern his «conversations with reporters,» namely that everything is off - the - record.

Take a look at who gets off the outbound trains in Brewster some morning, enjoy the conversation with them if you speak Spanish or Quechua.

One important conversation had already been check off by the time Mr. Cuomo got up this morning, however: He spoke last night with Sheldon Silver, the Assembly speaker and his biggest rival for power and influence in the Capitol, at the Democratic victory party at the Sheraton Hotel, aides to both men said.

Let's be real — going to the doctor means sitting in waiting rooms for a long time and having uncomfortable conversations and it is generally off - putting so most guys never bother to get their testosterone levels checked.

«A friend can push you if you're having an off day, and it's just nice to get lost in conversation sometimes — it makes the time go by faster.»

Once you have found someone that you want to get to know better, it's time to take the conversation off line.

The first ideal date should be comfortable in a relaxed atmosphere consisting of lunch, dinner, coffee or a glass of wine, in which you can have a decent conversation plus getting to know each other, hopefully with the result of taking off into a meaningful future.

As with a lot of other things, this conversation with a date will come in time, but for now, you want to get into conversation with people who could potentially be «the one» and by putting so much pressure on your next relationship, you run the risk of scaring them off with your overwhelming focus on commitment.

And if things continue to progress on the right path, then you can have the conversation about getting off of Tinder at the appropriate time.

The site's unique functionality takes a lot of pressure off the online conversation by allowing daters to get straight to the point, assess chemistry in person, and make a real connection with a real person.

Refresh your memory by looking through messages you've exchanged and familiarise yourself with your date's interests so that you've got a stock of compelling questions and conversation starters to get the date off to a great start.

This is a quick way to acknowledge her interest in someone without getting into a deep conversation right off the bat.

If you find yourself getting a little to accustomed to the sound of your own voice, the time has come to switch the topic and gear the conversation back towards your date, so that they do not feel as if you're talking their ear off.

Many viewers will be turned off by the film altogether, as it is surreal and stylized, with even ordinary conversations about ordinary things getting the Wes Anderson treatment.

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The movie gets off to a somewhat sluggish start, at a party scene that's overstuffed with arch dialogue and almost as many pop - culture allusions as a Seth MacFarlane show, but the underlying humanism in Baumbach's worldview ultimately wins out, and we actually come to care about this quippy group of chums and their endlessly referential, often very amusing conversations.

As for «Morton's Fork» in particular, it had plenty of great little character moments, from the illustration of Lester as having become a criminal mastermind (or at least, as someone who has gotten really good at killing off wives), to Budge and Pepper's hilarious conversations and interactions.

So he concocts a phony story to put Ted off her trail — she's ballooned to fish - like proportions, she lives in a wheelchair, etc. — and starts wooing her himself, putting her under surveillance and eavesdropping on her conversations to get the inside track on her heart.

I was so preoccupied with trying to get the film off the ground, so to even be a part of the Oscar conversation is very humbling and mind - boggling at the same time.

Winner at the Fingal Film Festival for Best Feature, South is an amiable coming - of - age drama that captures warmly the awkwardness of youth, e.g. trying desperately to get served in off - licences to impress the opposite sex, getting into conversations with odd people by accident and not knowing how to excuse oneself.

But there's a method to Rules «madness: Beatty deliberately puts us on edge — often cutting conversations off a beat earlier than expected or abruptly stopping songs just seconds after they start — to give us the same feeling of getting jerked around that Hughes» employees feel throughout the film.

We also had an added degree of difficulty as we tried to pull off a conversation without getting booted from the ArcLight Hollywood patio.

Stretching the response too far can get the teacher or student off topic and derail the conversation from the main objective.

Off topic but @Movemorecommentslinktotop I can now see you point on moving more comments link to the top, some chats are getting hidden badly, giving wrong context to the whole conversation.

Don't feel you have to follow the guide rigidly (and don't read it until you've read the book as it will likely have spoilers), it's simply a resource to get the conversation going and to turn to if the discussion is running out of steam or going off course.