Sentences with phrase «made them feel comfortable saying»

But there's also another benefit: They're more willing to take a serious look at the product once you've made them feel comfortable saying no.

Not exact matches

«It was designed to make people feel comfortable doing it,» Shafii says.

For example, the bank found a 1 % increase in «comfortable banking» metrics — a.k.a. the percentage of customers who said the teller made them feel appreciated — led to a 1.7 % increase in overall customer satisfaction, which increased branch profitability by 0.4 %.

A crucial way to make this happen is to help people feel comfortable saying no.

Unlike some predecessors, Taylor is said to make people feel comfortable.

When asked what makes Sequoia feel comfortable investing in blockchain, Huang said he had spent enough time in the sector to tell the difference between world - changing projects and hype.

Asked to make a case for the work of short sellers like himself, Muddy Waters» Block said in an e-mail to Canadian Business: «We think the real estate crisis [in the U.S.] could have been less severe had short - sellers felt comfortable enough to speak publicly about the problems they found with subprime lenders.

Out of respect for her, I wouldn't feel comfortable responding to a supposed allegation she may have said coming from a Bloomberg Businessweek reporter when I have absolutely zero evidence of an allegation being made.»

Says Pamela Skillings, co-founder and president of Skillful Communications and a consultant specializing in interview coaching and career counseling: «You're going to get much better information if you make the person feel comfortable.

«It's important to have the space where we all feel comfortable and that this is ours, that we have ownership as well,» Rachel Kelly, Make Lemonade's founder and owner, says of her inspiration.

Of the moms surveyed, only 24 per cent said they'd feel comfortable using their phone to make payments in store, while the male and young consumers were split.

To avoid the urge to tug on your skirt or tuck your shirt in further every time you sit down or stand up, Welch says you'll want to wear something that makes you feel comfortable, confident and like your best self when interviewing.

The document said that improving racial and gender diversity is less important than making sure conservatives feel comfortable expressing themselves at work.

Her newly born infant is saying, «Make yourselves comfortable, folks, and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask me.»

«She makes sure that everyone has multiple opportunities to add their perspectives and concerns and feels comfortable that we have thought through all the issues and contingencies,» Williams said.

It all seems very vague, where people can make it mean a particular thing, try to figure out what you are saying, feel guilty that they are doing something wrong by being warm, dry, comfortable in their house, enjoying their family, food.

With debonair desperation they multiply the telling of stories, making them up as they go along, in the hope of finding one with which, as it is said, they are «comfortable» — at least for the time being, until they feel the need for another that will, as it is said, meet their needs.

As someone who believes in God whole heartedly and feels he is the way through alot of the darkness on this earth but also the way to celebrate our greatest joys.I am happy she has found the love of God.But I to find the choice of religion somewhat suspiscious.As others have pointed out the dicotomy makes one wonder if the fact that her boyfriend is a Catholic has alot to do with her choice.Alot of women and men for that matter find conform to what their partners religion is because it is just easier and more comfortable at home for them.Now I am not saying this is what happened in this case.but it is somehting ti ponder.For me loving God and your neighbor as much as yourself are the most important part of believeing in a Supreme Being and all the rest of the Dogma just gets in the way and even is the cause of alot of the strife and wars in this world.So I hope she is happy but UP God for me... but no thatnks on the religion!!

Stormy said: «The homophobic language I used was, embarrassingly, a part of my vocabulary when I was younger and ignorance made me feel comfortable to use them whilst not understanding the hate and the ramifications they carry.

-- If you don't feel comfortable baking gluten - free cake or cupcakes, try making an ice cream cake or offer a make - your - own ice cream sundae bar and have a multitude of toppings including sprinkles (or «jimmies,» as we say in Philadelphia), chocolate chips, M&M s, chocolate sauce and whipped cream.

He said he didn't feel comfortable making a vegan ice cream.

Perhaps that name is a lot to live up to, but with my expert pancake - making skills, I feel pretty comfortable in saying this ketogenic pancake recipe is pretty much perfect.

Diego Simeone all the way, high motivating spirit is the major problem of our players, I will keep saying our players are not that bad but the fact that the manager is not keeping them on their toes makes them feel too comfortable.

Once you get comfortable its impossible to regain the hunger UNLESS circumstances change, ie you join another club, you get a new boss... Its been said on this forum a million times before Wenger has made these players feel too comfortable and secure.

Felt is an unwoven fabric and the «recipe» for making it is simple: Wool + soapy water + agitation = felt It is said that felt was discovered by a soldier who stuffed his shoes with wool to make his journey more comfortable and when he reached his destination, the wool that had been made wet with perspiration and rubbed by walking, had turned to felt.

But you can help your child feel better by listening, saying it's OK and completely understandable to have those feelings, and explaining that you and your family will make him or her as comfortable as possible.

«Your child is going to have a lot of questions about sex in the coming years and you want to make sure that they feel comfortable to come to you first,» says Gilboa.

I have so much to say about Birthing from Within that I will be writing a post dedicated just to this book in the near future, but for the purposes of this post, I will say that this was by far the biggest accomplishment of my experiment and the thing that makes me feel most comfortable going forward.

So now, it really helps make me feel more comfortable,» she said.

«I've said that the government should never — never — be in the business of telling people how they should pray or where they can pray,» he said, «and I think we want to make sure that everybody from around the world feels comfortable coming here, living here and praying the way they want to pray.»

«If you are able to make a neighborhood safer for people by getting rid of a gang problem, and the next day, people feel more comfortable letting their kids go play in the park because you've put away people who were terrorizing their neighborhood, that's great,» Bharara said, adding the caveat that you haven't done your job if the next day, 10 new gang - bangers show up.

The goal, McCracken says, is to «turn the usual power structures upside - down» to make kids feel comfortable talking to experts about science.

Fegan says that as a landscape gardener, he could not feel comfortable about cutting down trees to make shovels — and more importantly, wood could not be bent into the correct shape for the shaft.

-- make sure people feel comfortable saying what's on their minds, that lab meetings are effective and well - attended, and that everyone contributes.

While Morton says she certainly works hard — typically logging a «reasonable nine - hour day» — she feels comfortable taking the time to call her child's school, make a doctor's appointment, or, as she did this spring, leave early to go to her daughter's preschool graduation.

«There are enough examples of these approaches that the commission felt comfortable making a promise to the public» that they would improve privacy protection, says commission member Robert Groves, provost of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and former Census Bureau director.

Nevertheless, both kinds of belief help people to make sense of the world — and also to feel more comfortable in it, the authors say.

While only 35 percent of informed patients had heard of surgical safety checklists, all said the SSC made them feel more comfortable going into their surgeries.

A good doctor will make you feel comfortable discussing sleep issues, says David Schulman, MD, director of the Emory Sleep Disorders Laboratory in Atlanta.

I also personally inspect the manufacturing facility where Pure - C is made on a regular basis to make sure my rigorous quality standards are being met, so I feel comfortable saying I stand by this product 100 %.

If you've never tried, say, lentils or raw kraut, make a goal to add the food in once weekly until you feel comfortable with it.

That said, compared to the vast majority of personal care products, every one of our products is much safer and cleaner, so some women (including some of us) feel comfortable using everything we make while pregnant, and some doctors would approve.

«The first stage is getting to know the person and making them feel comfortable: being a smooth talker, showering them with gifts, having them rely on you,» she says.

Of course, as I always say, you want to make sure no matter what you're wearing that you feel comfortable and confident, especially for work.

I will be transparent and say that those type of feelings made me want to refrain from posting outfits posts (See my other mention here) until I feel comfortable to do so again, but I digress... We all have our down moments and our time of vulnerability, but I'm glad I regained reason and «confidence» to be unapologetically me no matter the situations or changes I'm going through in life.

I have to say that before I got pregnant, I had the cutest workout gear and so many outfits that I loved exercising in, but once my baby (and boobs) got to a certain size, it felt like nothing I found really gave my belly (or boobs) enough coverage and support to make me feel comfortable while venturing to the gym.

I can honestly say having the a comfortable pair of denim that fits my shape certainly makes me feel much more confident!

With this being said, don't forget not to indulge too much on that pumpkin pie and remember that the attitude you have towards your clothes will show in your attitude and your confidence levels, so always only wear things that will make you feel comfortable and strong!

As always, when working from home, I like to be comfortable but at the same time some sorts of put - together: not only just in case someone knocks at the door and I don't want said someone to see me in my dressing gown, but also because the only action of dressing and seeing myself in some matching clothes makes me feel motivated and reminds me that procrastination on your bed with your PJs on is not really a good idea!

I think some of you will say that pregnancy is not an excuse to stop wearing make up and accessory, but for some reason all I need right now is to feel comfortable.