Some lawyers who document advice and instructions use checklists to assist them in
remembering conversation points.
Not exact matches
To this day, I
remember these feedback
conversations as turning
points in my career — where I took the feedback, put it to work and started seeing the results.
What's the
point of trying to talk to a new client if the
conversation is so boring they won't
remember it anyway?
But
remember, we're not in stressful
conversations to score
points or to create enemies.
As the
conversation turns to the state of our nation's political discourse, let's
remember that as followers of Jesus, we should make this a time of reflection and repentance rather than finger -
pointing, for Christ's definition of violent rhetoric holds us to the highest possible standards:
GB says he can not recall any specific
conversations but
remembers one with Nick Clegg at one
point.
I
remember saying to Steve last Christmas time that at 100 % of the holiday parties we attended, at some
point the topic of bowel movements would creep into the
conversation.
So just relax, go armed with a few fun or interesting stories about yourself and
remember that you can use your environment and where the date takes place as a source of
conversation points too!
Malcolm Gladwell, the author of The Tipping
Point, suggests that our public schools would benefit from a spirit of innovation rather than one of regimentation.Those of us who have been hanging around public education for more than, say, 15 years may
remember a time when words like creativity and imagination were an important part of our
conversations about curriculum design, teaching, learning, and lesson planning.
Our
conversations were usually about music (not always) and which songs from that
point in time would be
remembered by future generations as classics.
Several years ago I had a
conversation with Kevin Trenberth, where — as I
remember — he
pointed out to me that, on average, 30 Watt / m2 short wave absorption in the atmosphere can not be accounted for by calculations based on HITRAN molecular data.
I have no idea if my method reaps any of the social capital associated with
remembering names, but my method does have one advantage — if I had simply
remembered the name, we wouldn't have a starting
point for our new
conversation.
He snagged the Golden Globe, the SAG award, he's the choice of film critics associations around the world; DiCaprio has so dominated the
conversation in this category that it's been difficult to
remember who the other nominees even are at this
point (hint: it's Bryan Cranston and some other guys).
Next time the situation presents itself, calmly sit him down, look him in the eye, and sincerely say something to the effect of: «This (whatever this is) is REALLY important to me and it would mean a lot to me if you
remember this
conversation because it may come in handy at some
point down the road.»
Remember: books are simply a starting
point for further
conversation.
Since I'm now officially, apologetically fat, I've decided to be officially, unapologetically shallow: yes, I compare my diet to famine; I like movies more than films; my favourite leisure activity is shopping; I enjoy gossip more than
conversation; politics bores me; it wasn't a joke, I really didn't notice the GFC; I'd rather lose 10 kg than gain 10 IQ
points... I could go on like this for hours, but I've
remembered Alanis Morissette's «Isn't It Ironic?»
A layer of light concrete down the centre would certainly make a
conversation point (but
remember it would be permanent and not just for the par - tay!).