Sentences with phrase «of productive conversation»

The event featured three days of productive conversation, connections and education.

Non-verbals, such as nodding your head and softening your voice tone, can significantly increase the likelihood of a productive conversation.

Non-verbal cues, such as nodding your head and maintaining eye contact, can significantly increase the likelihood of a productive conversation.

If you feel that you're incapable of a productive conversation, then take a break.

We held a series of productive conversations and meetings, culminating in the capstone experience of the first IACTE «Day at the Statehouse» event in February.

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He is more productive around people than at home, but he doesn't want to be in the middle of the activity because he will be tempted to start a conversation.

Instead, the White House issued a statement saying the day was «both relaxing and productive» and that Trump and Abe had «had great conversations on a wide range of subjects.»

«When you're in an open office space, you can't have quick conversation without disturbing those around you,» Chandler Bolt, the author of The Productive Person, tells The Huffington Post.

But when was the last time you (or any other human being) successfully made thousands of calls and had productive, lead - nurturing conversations in a day?

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Join three of today's most knowledgeable experts to hear about how health technology systems are influencing well - being through data collection, analytics and improved services, in what promises to be a provocative and productive conversation.

The priest listens intently, and then asks questions, and in a productive confession (yes, priest friends of mine tell me, there are such things as unproductive and antagonistic confessions during which even a seasoned priest is discombobulated), there is then an often piercing and moving conversation.

The resulting dialogs represent some of the most productive and civil conversations on the blogosphere.

There are many people who are willing to do the work of sifting through the facts and having productive conversations.

We talked to Trillia Newbell, a speaker and author whose books include United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity, about how Christians can have productive conversations and take action on issues of racial injustice.

Be calm in your demeanor and stay that way, and you'll keep the energy of the conversation positive and productive.

In the late twentieth century the discussion of constitutionalism has become a global conversation, a conversation that is productive of the processes of universalizing human rights.

For a classroom of preschoolers, having interactive group conversations and setting up role - playing scenarios that focus on basic differences and similarities are healthy, productive ways to address false stereotypes, and may even help prevent potential discrimination and bullying, Eusebio says.

... Infidelity is still such a taboo, but we need to create a safe space for productive conversation, where the multiplicity of experiences can be explored with compassion.

Getting below your child's line of sight can make the difference between a huge blowup and a productive conversation.

«Some of us had coffee, or some fruit, and we are being absolutely productive in this conversation — it made us realize that this isn't exactly something foreign, multitasking; many of us eat or drink while we're working!»

If you keep the focus on what their comments do to you rather than trying to convince them that they're wrong or out of line, then you're likely to have a more productive conversation.

Many of the dietitians and nutritionists attending the conference deal with feeding issues in toddlers on a daily basis so we had a very productive conversation about how to best support the families participating in the WIC program.

It's sort of silly... and personally I don't find that conversation productive for anybody involved.

You want a productive conversation that might get down to the roots of the problem?

Following the Future Search model, delegates explored every facet of the existing system, engaged in frank and productive conversations, and proposed ways to move forward in the future.

So I think it was an open and productive conversation, meaning I have phrased a series of concerns, he was receptive, nothing was concluded — it's a beginning — but I think, at least, I can say safely he heard very clearly that the city has a number of concerns,» de Blasio said.

«I'm hopeful that it can be (agreed to) and I would say the conversations that I've been a part of have been very productive,» Gallivan said.

«Borough President Adams is a staunch supporter of the sharing economy and disruptive technology, and he has appreciated an ongoing and productive conversation with Airbnb,» the spokesperson said.

NationBuilder co-founder Joe Green says that the company is having productive conversations about those features with Democrats in other types of organizations, like the caucus committees that seek to achieve majorities in state legislatures by bringing in support for key candidates.

«The idea of trying to pit neighborhoods against each other or suggest certain projects have impacted that, that's not a productive conversation to have,» Walsh said.

Assembly Leader Carl Heastie said, «We had productive conversations with representatives of the MTA as well as advocates and discussed a number of different options to address these issues.»

The Executive Budget proposal provides a framework for a productive conversation, and contains numerous positive reforms; however, it includes several issues of significant concern that we believe would reduce the effectiveness of the brownfield cleanup law.

«We were unable to have the kind of productive relationships and conversations we wanted to have [with the Senate], but it's quite clear to me, and I think it's clear to many of you, that a lot of that was determined by the governor, who clearly has extraordinary influence over [Senate] Majority Leader [John] Flanagan.

«Based on his conversations with other leaders and the progress that has already been made to give momentum to negotiations, the president believes that continued U.S. leadership can be most productive through his participation at the end of the Copenhagen conference on December 18 rather than on December 9,» said a statement from Obama's press secretary, Robert Gibbs.

«I think it was an open and productive conversation, meaning I raise a series of concerns, he was receptive, nothing was concluded,» de Blasio said afterward.

Organized around DoSER's joint survey project with sociologists at Rice University, four panelists referenced preliminary data that was introduced by principle investigator Elaine Howard Ecklund to discuss ways in which scientists and religious communities (particularly evangelical Christians) can move beyond misconceptions of one another and into productive conversation.

Don't worry; you're not asking for much — just a further conversation that, as your correspondent knows, will likely be productive for both of you.

«Last summer, the possibility of a scientifically productive mission for Kepler after its reaction wheel failure in its extended mission was not part of the conversation,» Paul Hertz, NASA's astrophysics division director at the agency's headquarters in Washington, said in a statement.

But if you could squash photons down to the size of a molecule, that conversation is much more productive and it happens quicker.

Providing this type of information to doctors and patients can make it easier for them to have productive conversations on a sensitive subject: when to stop driving.

According to Planned Parenthood, productive conversations between children and their parents are one of the most influential factors in promoting safe, healthy and successful experiences in teens and young adults.

And if you're not, read the next two steps to see if you can get in the right frame of mind to proceed with a productive conversation.

Consisting of three two - week courses (to be taken one at a time), this online certificate program provides you the opportunity to examine historic and contemporary research, learn the steps for practical application in your life, and be better prepared to engage in productive conversations with friends, colleagues, clients, or patients about the science and philosophy behind plant - based nutrition.

But as Ester Perel, the author of Mating in Captivity, has said «We need a productive conversation about infidelity.»

I stopped caring about you and this conversation (if you can call it that) 9 months ago when it died, don't you have something productive you could be doing instead of flooding people's inboxes months later?

If you set the tone and the pace of the conversation and stick to it, talking about your dating past will be a productive, shared experience instead of a painful chore.

i'm just looking for an older freaky woman who i can also have a productive conversation with from time to time and have a bunch of fun with... she must also be confident about herself..

If we consider the skills of focusing on ourselves, tuning in to others, and understanding the larger world as a framework for our thinking, imagine how the conversation about screen time could shift away from the amount of time spent with devices and toward how students might use them to become more productive citizens in a networked and global society.

«Raven Stubbs is a relentless intellectual spirit recognized by her colleagues for advancing meaningful and productive conversations no matter the situation,» says Senior Lecturer Karen Mapp, faculty director of EPM.