Sentences with phrase «of talking down to»

«They don't want the older agent that is kind of talking down to them, or trying to be that father figure,» he said of 20 - somethings searching for real estate agents.

So these are really characters that are true to life, without judgment and written in a direct and simple language that treats people with respect instead of talking down to them.

Then, instead of talking down to them, you can speak in ways that help them move ahead in life.

Not exact matches

Recently, I sat down with Sam Blackman, CEO of Elemental Technologies, to talk about start - ups and ultimate.

It means planning out what you will say during each minute of the talk right down to the first minute, the last minute, and everything in between.

I had been waiting in the lobby of Virgin's New York offices to talk with Richard Branson about «Don't Look Down,» the documentary about his record - breaking trans - Atlantic and trans - Pacific hot air balloon voyages.

Whether you are on Facebook or Instagram daily, or you avoid those sites altogether, Stephanie Cartin, who is the co-founder of Socialfly, sat down with Jessica Abo to talk about how to use Facebook and Instagram to help your brand, and your bottom line.

Users complain that they're tired of being talked down to, tired of being made to feel like idiots, tired of absurd rules, tired of machines that break, tired of IT support that cuts out at 5 p.m. — when they're expected to work around the clock.

«It comes down to the very simple things of talking about what you are doing, talking about your passion, talking about your love,» Dorsey says.

I sat down with Annie Lawless, Chairman & CEO of Lawless, to talk about her transition from her first company, the beverage empire (now partially owned by Coca - Cola) Suja Juice, to cosmetics.

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Apple plans to launch a web TV service this fall and is in talks with content programmers to offer a slimmed - down bundle of TV networks.

Besides advising the parent that the kids need to talk quieter, sit down, or not kick the seat in front of them, there's really nothing we can do.»

CNBC's Kelly Evans sits down with billionaire investor Paul Singer of Elliott Management to talk about central bank policy, interest rates and gold.

After showing footage of «Alita: Battle Angel» at CinemaCon on Thursday, Rodriguez and producer Jon Landau («Avatar» movies) sat down with Business Insider to talk about the evolution of the project and why this manga won't end up like the big - screen version of «Ghost in the Shell.»

That was the message of a talk by Dr. Miriam Tatzel at the American Psychological Association's 122nd annual convention, which was held recently in Washington, D.C. Presenting her research to the assembled psychologists, Tatzel stressed the importance of playing down consumerism as a route to fulfillment and boiled down the research on the subject into a handful of scientifically validated principles to follow for greater happiness.

Though Brady hasn't shown signs of slowing down at 40 years old, perhaps the Patriots would have been willing to talk return packages for Brady if it meant securing a future with Garoppolo.

Bill Carmody, CEO of innovative marketing firm Trepoint and acclaimed author of the how - to guide Online Promotions: Winning Strategies and Tactics sat down with Lewis Schiff, executive director of The Business Owners Council, to talk about Bill's approach as an entrepreneur and the breakthroughs he has unlocked through his Tony Robbins experience.

The big issue around climate change that «nobody's talking about» is whether oil and coal companies are prepared to write down 80 % of their reserves.

Ongoing talks between the U.K. and the European Union could break down at any point, according to a former member of the Bank of England.

In July, Amazon tried to make peace with Hachette authors by offering them 100 % of digital book sales for as long as talks with Hachette dragged out — a proposal that Hachette had already turned down in negotiations.

I sat down with him to talk logo design and the challenges of entrepreneurship.

When the social scientist and derivatives trader sat down at the same table at a friend's wedding in 2011, they got to talking about their shared interest in «epic failures,» like the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Fukushima nuclear disaster and Hurricane Sandy.

We are talking about being the kind of leader who can sit down, engage and get buy - in, who can take the authority of the position and use it to work with others to get things done.

«While OPEC are doing really well in terms of compliance with their current deal and are likely to provide strong words of support for continuing some sort of an arrangement going into 2019, they will be talking about how to taper down the scale of the support at this May meeting,» Shah told CNBC Tuesday.

Icahn, holding roughly 19 % of the company, launched the bid after talks to gain board representation broke down earlier this year.

We talked to Srinivas R. Myneni, DDS, PhD from the Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine to get the low - down on the most common mistakes most of us make when brushing our teeth.

In a sign of market interest, the longest portion of the offering, a 40 - year security may yield 1.45 percentage points above Treasuries, down from initial talk of 1.6 percentage points to 1.65 percentage points, said the person, who asked not to be identified as the deal is private.

I sat down with the head marketer of Oracle Data Cloud, Cory Treffiletti, to talk all things marketing.

Shutting down after getting stuck, instead of trying to talk through the problem or attempting alternate approaches.

While Bush's business - themed policy proposals will likely offer a mixture of traditionally Republican tax cuts and so - called trickle down economics, he's likely to define his views on how to support the middle class, lift up the lowest wage workers, and close the income gap, which would continue on the themes he started talking about earlier this year.

In honor of Equal Pay Day 2018, Fortune sat down with the activist investor to talk about how — and why — she engages with companies on the issue of pay equity.

In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Peter Voogd sits down with Elite Daily co-founder Gerard Adams to talk about how to build social currency, the basics of social media and the importance of consistency.

There are many «experts» and «gurus» that talk about making a million dollars and this usually leads you down a path to purchasing an online course just to learn tactics which aren't necessarily proven to stand the test of time.

«Make sure you are protected from anything that might take down your business that you worked so hard to build,» said Hunter Hoffmann, head of U.S. Communications at Hiscox Small Business Insurance of White Plains, N.Y., during a Money Talk radio interview.

«Shark Tank» investor Kevin O'Leary sat down with us to talk about entrepreneurship, his career and an important lesson he learned early on that shaped the rest of his life.

Last week, I had the chance to sit down with Sebastien Marineau - Mes, BlackBerry's senior vice-president of software, to talk about the company's present and future.

In order to tell what kind of self - talk you engage in, Thacker says to write it down.

I had a chance to sit down with Netflix's chief product officer Neil Hunt for a lengthy chat on Thursday, wherein we covered some upcoming improvements to the service — which I'm not allowed to talk about just yet — but also a range of broader topics, from the future of television to the fate of HBO, which I am able to write about.

This week U.S. negotiators party to the NAFTA talks floated the idea of a «sunset clause» that would wind down the continent - wide free - trade agreement within five years — unless the three countries involved can agree on the terms to extend it.

I sat down with him to talk about the business side of golf.

An Apple buyout would have been the deal of the century, but according to people familiar with the talks, Jobs ultimately shut them down.

While relying on a group or talking to an expert can definitely help, I have come to some of my biggest breakthroughs by simply taking some time to sit down and read a book.

Canadian Business» Western Editor Michael McCullough sat down with Rubinoff, Summerhill's Boston - based managing director, at the Canada's Venture Capital and Private Equity Association annual conference in Vancouver on May 27 to talk about the state of Canada's venture capital industry.

On an index card, write down five to 10 high - level bullet points with key words and phrases that will jog your memory of what you want to talk about.

Let's break this down a bit: a bunch of Palestinians in Gaza building tech products talking to a Jewish guy from Long Island.

Neither of those options are foregone conclusions, but they certainly are industry talking points in the war to slow down Netflix, YouTube and the rest with regulations.

«Undoubtedly, whatever the strategy is of Donald Trump and his finance ministry, they managed to support oil prices in the last week by talking the dollar down, so if we see a big (upward) correction in the dollar then we'll probably see a (downward) correction in oil.»

Candidate Hillary now talks up the need for criminal justice reform to undo the 1994 crime bill her husband championed; decries the wages on American workers of NAFTA and subsequent free - trade deals he ushered in; and calls for cracking down on a financial sector he helped deregulate.

Stern recently sat down with us to talk about the challenges and triumphs of portraying the obsessive, perfectionist visionary from Silicon Valley.

In the latest episode of «The Brave Ones», CNBC sits down SAP CEO Bill McDermott and talks to him about how he turned struggle into strength and success.