Sentences with phrase «of closing a conversation»

Using a common pastoral way of closing a conversation, I say, «I'll call you.»

«I have a kaleidoscope of memories of Jerry,» writes Howard Gardner, «sitting with a group of students and colleagues, raising questions in a broader way than most of us would, then asking us to connect the dots, and then offering his own connections, NOT in a way of closing the conversation, but rather...

«I have a kaleidoscope of memories of Jerry,» writes Howard Gardner, «sitting with a group of students and colleagues, raising questions in a broader way than most of us would, then asking us to connect the dots, and then offering his own connections, NOT in a way of closing the conversation, but rather encouraging us to stretch our minds, our emotions, our passions; as my colleague Steve Pinker reminded me, making...

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Levanway lost most of his hearing when was 4 years old because of an illness, but cochlear implants let him hear close to normally in face - to - face conversations.

Don't impose your own thoughts on the conversation until you've gotten plenty of feedback and feel that you are close to a decision.

So whilst the closed door discussions will be about how to keep the status quo regardless of the rapidly increasing power costs and breakdown of service that is now being experienced around the country, the open conversations being had by the people are excited discussions about the future because we trust the likes of Elon Musk and Mike Cannon - Brookes to get the job done more than we trust big power and Government to come to any kind of meaningful and affordable long term solution.

Before the meeting closes tomorrow with a conversation on leadership between President Bill Clinton and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a «lightening round» series of new commitments will be announced.

On the day Plus launched, I noted an Ads product manager named Paul Adams in close conversation with Zuckerberg and a couple of members of the high command inside a small conference room.

My family and close friends would certainly make up a large piece of it, but I hope it would also include my mentors and mentees, team colleagues, fellow board members and even strangers who were touched by my articles or speeches, shared a cross-country plane ride conversation with me or somehow crossed paths with me along the way.

An analysis of Building 8's recent hires and job listings by Business Insider, as well as conversations with people close to the company, shows an ambitious effort to create and sell millions of consumer hardware units, from a supply chain outpost in Hong Kong to a planned retail push and customer call center operation.

Hernandez's defense, led by Michael Fee, however, spun the conversation as proof of a close friendship between the men, which could lead the jury to question Hernandez's motive for murder, a significant element in the burden of proof for the prosecution.

Sales and marketing writer Preston Clark explored this notion in a great piece, «The Rise of the Silent Sales Floor,» in which he discussed how the «soundless» sales floor makes CEOs nervous because: «They aren't hearing the confrontation, the tension, the hard conversations that literally must happen in order to get the biggest, baddest deals across the finish line... The really big, complex, disruptive deals... those aren't closing on the silent floor.»

It reminded me a bit about a conversation I had with someone very close to the company around the time of its VC funding in 2011, who told me that Rovio viewed Angry Birds as the equivalent of Super Mario Brothers.

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.

Most of us have heard the term, and most smart businesses have added checks and balances to their processes to try to overcome confirmation bias — for example, by making sure that their business is structured to allow the open flow of information between executives and those close to whatever problem is being addressed, or by including designated naysayers in the conversation around a decision.

My eyes were closed, but I couldn't help overhearing the conversation of the four women next to me on the morning commuter train.

If you have extended yourself emotionally and professionally to your prospect and laid all the appropriate groundwork in the early stages of the sales process, closing will be a natural part of the conversation.

With this type of personalized outreach, sales teams can warm leads and have more powerful interactions that move from first conversation to closed deal faster.

Events are a powerful way to attract people in a creative way, engage them in a conversation and bring them closer to the purchase stage of the customer journey.

Picture this: You're in the middle of a conversation with a close friend who gets interrupted by a phone call.

Tom Rinks, part of the team behind the Nooma films and a close friend of Rob's who is sitting on the conversation decides to answer this one.

In the end, any close look at their career shows how U2 have kept Christianity in the conversations of the age at a time when faith is becoming more and more marginalised.

The conversation made an impression on Nicole, who is the president and founder of The Expectations Project, a national organization that mobilizes people of faith to support public education reform and close the academic achievement gap.

After closed - door conversations with the White House going back to November, the cardinal - in - waiting challenged the White House over an insurance mandate from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that forced religious institutions, except for houses of worship, to provide insurance plans that included coverage for contraceptives.

It is not by chance that one of his favourite quotes about ecumenism is taken from the conversation between Blessed Paul VI and the Patriarch of Constantinople, Athenagoras: «If we were to close ourselves off in a room together and leave the theologians outside, we would accomplish ecumenism in one hour.»

To Debbie and terri - you are both so mistaken and so close - minded that it is impossible to have a conversation with either one of you.

But at some point their side of the conversation comes to a close and it's your turn.

This book of conversations with Michka Assayas may be as close as we'll get to a Bono autobiography.

As this year has been drawing to a close, I have prayed and journaled, contemplated my life as it is now and where I want it to be, and had long (sometimes tearful) conversations with my husband about what we want to see in our lives in the coming year and in our next chapters of life.

But despite the Vatican's statement that implied that the publication of the interview was a surprise to them, the pope knew Scalfari reconstructs conversations — because he and Scalfari are close friends, and Scalfari has reconstructed parts of their conversations before as interviews.

Sometimes I worry that people of goodwill miss out on important conversations because they are scared off, so fearful of saying something wrong and having their character and motives questioned that they retreat to the safe and familiar — often returning to the privileged, closed - off communities from which they came.

The first approach may end the conversation... but the 2nd has the chance of freeing a mind trapped in closed mindedness.

A couple of weeks ago, I engaged in an interesting conversation on Twitter with my friend Ben Moberg and several others about Christian leaders who hold their cards close when it comes to their positions on same - sex relationships and LGBT people.

The usual tactic of those who support power is to exit the conversation when it gets too hot, or delete comments, or close comments, or ask others to delete comments or posts.

It was now time for my conversation with Konchalski to come to a close, as more scouting assignments (and devotions and acts of kindness) awaited.

It is dubious not simply because the tone of inflexibility tends to close off conversation, rather than to foster it, but also because the uniqueness of belief in Jesus as God - Man is one of the things that the conversation has placed in doubt.

People of all backgrounds and beliefs will be welcomed at the table to join in the conversation, to participate in serving the community, to learn from and challenge each other, and to encourage one another to move ever closer to Jesus Christ.

Evans next identifies various narratives that have the potential to either close the lines of communication» primarily because they invoke abortion» or open the possibility of true conversation among people of conflicting ethical beliefs by keeping that issue in the background.

I am in New Jersey, and she is in Delaware, and we have always been very close, so it is nice to see what each other is up to, she gets to see photos of the boys, we can «chit chat» even when I can't sit down and have a phone conversation without someone needing to be fed, a diaper changed, in and out and in and out of the minivan, «Mommy mommy mommy mommy» echoing in the background (or in my face).

[I think you wrote somewhere that you might create a closed Facebook group where people could write more openly about their health issues, which naturally would take a lot of time to set up if you were to try to create a private forum on your own site, so I do realize that some platforms are better for some initiatives / conversations than others are.]

I guess they just remind me of times in the past when I've been able to relax at a cute coffee shop, either reading a book for fun or enjoying conversation with a close friend.

This large locally handcrafted table seats you «family style» where you can be close to your friends for casual conversation and fun while enjoying & learning about the wines of your choice.

I wish we lived closer to each other for a real in - person long afternoon of good eats and conversation!

At last the lights in the banquet hall dimmed, and a flickering glow of the Chicago battlefield came to life on the TV screen to reveal Announcer Bill Corum in close conversation with the International Boxing Club's President James D. Norris.

Jon Heyman reports that the conversation has turned to a prospect package, of which the Padres can still manage even with all of the deals they have made this offseason, but it's worth pointing out that nothing is close yet and the Padres aren't alone in this.

I am strongly of the mind that we do not see every dealing Wenger makes and that most, if not all, of the conversations he has about signing players go on behind very closed doors.

A year after being edged by Great Oak's Destiny Collins in the 3,200 - meter race at the CIF State Track and Field Championships, O'Keeffe outran her rival to claim a third state championship medal, and provided a convincing closing statement for her inclusion in the conversation of elite distance runners in recent California history.

The episode closes when Rashan Gary and his mother have an emotional conversation about the absence of Gary's father.

In November 2012, he published the first international biography of Pep Guardiola, based on conversations with him, his former players and Pep's closest friends.

MC commented that Liverpool fan groups were close to making a decision on whether to back the principle of safe standing, and that this would have a bearing on the national conversation