Sentences with phrase «in substantive conversation»

Perhaps company policies could include 45 - minute lunch breaks, since American researchers found that this length of time spent in substantive conversation — not small talk — fosters a sense of closeness between mere acquaintances.

Also for what it's worth, there are a number of open - minded and knowledgeable individuals who host and regularly comment here, who are willing to cordially engage in substantive conversations, and provide insights into some very technical and confusing areas.

Not exact matches

«Mehl and his team found that the happiest person in the study had twice as many substantive conversations, and only one - third the amount of small talk, as the unhappiest person,» reports author Jenn Granneman on Psychology Today.

Their queries were substantive — the company is plowing ahead with a rapid expansion in a recession, after all — but the tone of the conversation was as supportive as a girlfriends» post-workout lunch.

Part of the reason I wrote the book was so in the culture, we could have a conversation about this, a substantive, civil, sober conversation on the meaning of life and the nature of reality.

The last substantive conversation I had with her was in November 2011.

In chapter nine of his book, Love Smart: Find the One You Want - Fix the One You Got, Dr. Phil empowers women with information - gathering tactics that will start real, substantive conversations with their date.

They are not governments - that kind of deal - making comes in December (or rather in the glacial negotiating sessions throughout this year), so I see no problem with them having earnest conversations deep into the night about the relative merits of carbon taxes over cap and trade, or any other issue, that have no substantive outcome other than to generate more research proposals, newspaper column inches and comments in well - meaning blogs.

In fact, she didn't have a single substantive one - on - one conversation with any Israeli leader on matters of security or foreign policy while she was thee.

Mr. Flynn previously had denied that he had any substantive conversations with Ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak, and Mr. Pence repeated that claim in television interviews as recently as this month.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in an interview on NY1 Sunday said he plans to meet with several contenders for attorney general ahead of the state Democratic convention later this month in order to have «substantive conversations» with them about the office.

Eight months ago, Agata said in a radio interview that he had «never had a conversation with the executive branch on any substantive matters before JCOPE.»

Sharpton said he's spoken to Cuomo once since the Nov. 2 election, and plans to meet with him as soon as next week for a «substantive conversation» about boosting the diversity in his ranks.

Star Michelle Yeoh gets a solo showcase for her thoughts on the «Conversation with Michelle Yeoh» featurette, in whose 13 minutes she makes more substantive comments than Schamus does in his two hours (totally unsolicited word of advice to Ms. Yeoh: rethink those hoop earrings!).

Given the public conversation about bias and injustice — especially recently — several prominent national education organizations including the NEA, AERA, NCTE and AFT have called for addressing equity in schools and society, specifically recommending that educators and school leaders «receive the tools, training, and support they need to build curricula with substantive exploration of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination.»

We trained ourselves as observers to reliably document instruction in the lessons we observed based on our modification of Newmann «s assessment of authentic instruction.313 We recorded what we saw and heard on an observation form that included two main sections: 1) basic information about the context, details of the lesson, how class time was used, how students were organized for instruction and learning, the kinds of technology used during the lesson, and a description of any positive or negative features in the classroom; and 2) assessments of instruction using four of Newmann's five standards of authentic instruction: higher order thinking, deep knowledge, substantive conversation, and connection to the world beyond the classroom.

The federal education space is currently engrossed in debates about the merits of the Department of Education46 and the need for federal protections against discrimination in schools.47 This is a departure from last year's substantive conversations around refining state accountability systems, modernizing the teaching profession, and lowering college tuition.

In three different positions over the last seven years I have been able to travel the country and play a role in substantive education policy conversations in states and nationally that have a direct impact on improving student learninIn three different positions over the last seven years I have been able to travel the country and play a role in substantive education policy conversations in states and nationally that have a direct impact on improving student learninin substantive education policy conversations in states and nationally that have a direct impact on improving student learninin states and nationally that have a direct impact on improving student learning.

Only by gleaning and synthesizing the content criteria from research across perspectives can we begin to have substantive conversations about the impact of standards on children's early success in reading.

At the receptions, during the White House tour, and while standing in line waiting to pass through security, I had substantive conversations with other attendees about how we might partner to mutual benefit while fulfilling the goals for education abroad that we all share.

The evidence for this is in precisely what happens in venues like E&E that have effectively dispensed with substantive peer review for any papers that follow the editor's political line — you end up with a backwater of poorly presented and incoherent contributions that make no impact on the mainstream scientific literature or conversation.

An attorney who commits to maintaining a blog, or frequently participating in conversation on social networks, builds credibility as they develop and refine substantive expertise in their area of practice through their online content.

While entering their contact information into your smartphone on the spot sounds like good idea, in reality it is often awkward and wastes too much time that you could be using to have a more substantive conversation or meet a new contact.

Not only are there a plethora of good, substantive sessions (50 or more every day, for four days), but the conference also provides an opportunity for me to have good, in - depth conversations with my counterparts in large US and Australian firms.