Sentences with phrase «talking about conversations»

Even if we don't go out and shoot kids for fun, when we allow the images in the media to perpetuate the idea that young black men are violent, when our own speech (I don't want to talk about the conversation I had to have at lunch today) perpetuates an idea of black Americans as criminals, especially young black American men, we are accessories to murder.

We sit down with the senator this weekend to talk about her conversation with Cuomo, the conference's goals if they do achieve the majority, and how this group of Democrats is different from the dysfunctional batch that led from 2009 - 2010.

Talk about a conversation starter.

In Odell's afterward, he talks about the conversation he had with an African - American friend who encouraged him to create «strong» African - American characters.

Creators Andrew Aydin, former press secretary for Rep. John Lewis, talks about the conversations he had with Lewis that led to their co-authoring the autobiographical graphic novel March.

GO: After Robert Rauschenberg died last May, we republished an interview that he did for us, and he was talking about a conversation he had with Brice Marden.

Another rumour by AndroidAuthority talks about the conversation between a Lawyer and an Asus employee, mentioning the launch date to be before the ending of July.

Not exact matches

Teasdale points to a recent Harvard study which underscores the scale of the problem: People spend most of their time during conversations talking about their own viewpoints and tend to self - promote when meeting people for the first time.

This is just a page for each person I interact with a lot, where I jot down things I need to talk to them about as they occur to me in between meetings or conversations.

If you're not talking about something relevant in a given moment, think of how you could connect the current topic of conversation back to the one that sparked the conversation initially.

In a conversation with Fortune, Gupta talks about the evolution of the venture ecosystem over the last decade and his firm's contrarian approach when it comes to investing in early - stage companies.

Sound bites and snippets basically suck — whether we're talking about the nightly news or the newest nasty politician — and they don't add anything important to the meat of the conversations that really matter.

«I would consider Chat Fu an incredible success if I was sitting in a coffee shop or bar and overheard a conversation between strangers talking passionately about the game,» he says.

Every black parent has had to have «the talk» with their children, a conversation about the dangers that await them because some people might assume them to be a threat.

In a conversation with Term Sheet, Barna talks about her transition from operator to investor, her biggest mistakes as a founder, and whether she plans to start another company.

In our conversation today, we talk about the best ways to interact with your employees to create an incredible culture, how to get essential feedback to course correct yourself, and what the role of fear is in making your startup a success.

If I talk about selling, persuading and negotiating, you may get an image of a past experience or something you were told about salespeople that would take you out of the present conversation.

«I suggest hiring and training what are called «ethical leaders» — supervisors who espouse and enact ethical behaviour, who talk about and promote ethics in the workplace, making it a common topic of conversation with their employees.

When serial entrepreneur and XPrize founder Peter Diamandis talks about what's in store for tomorrow's leaders, the conversation verges on ecstatic.

Of those four to six million people who are on Twitter looking at tweets about the NFL game on a Thursday night, they're talking to each other having a conversation,» Noto said.

Avivah Wittenberg - Cox, CEO of the gender consulting firm 20 - first, wishes the conversations about women in the workplace could move beyond gender stereotypes — «I think it's suicidal to talk about women being better or men being better» — and even beyond mention of gender itself.

Or worse, you're talking with a long - term customer and he tells you about a conversation with your competitor that doesn't accurately reflect the situation?

Leaders must appreciate that leadership is about continually searching for common needs and involves conversation, both listening and talking.

But once participants started talking about the videos they had viewed, it became apparent that those people who watched the magician felt worse than those who watched the cartoon, and they also felt more excluded in the conversation than their peers.

Whether it's by means of one - on - one conversations, team meetings, blog posts, email messages, phone or Skype calls, or any other medium, leaders don't talk about communicating — they just do it.

Particularly, in my conversation with investors, a lot of people talk about the Fed and there being the uncertainty around who might lead it, and whether they might raise rates or move too soon.

As we talked, a dozen or so entrepreneurs whom Carbonell had invited to meet me trickled into the conference room, and the conversation quickly turned into a kvetchfest about the difficulty of raising money.

That change is designed to allow people to have conversations with bigger groups, while leaving room for actual text, and to talk about the photos, GIFs, videos, polls, or other attachments.

«Rand has always said that he wanted to be a leader on the message of the Republican Party, and that means talking about old ideas that were part of the party's original message, and introducing new ideas that might help the party broaden its appeal to groups that may have been left out of the conversation,» Doug Stafford, Paul's Senate chief of staff, told Business Insider.

If you're desperately seeking ways to woo your boo this Heart Day with presents that don't come with a price tag — be it stimulating conversation or cerebral foreplay — why not brush up your game with a TED Talk or two about love?

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his supporters have suggested that the now - notorious 2005 conversation made public by the Washington Post on Friday — in which Trump is heard making sexually explicit comments about women while TV personality Billy Bush eggs him on — was typical of the kind of harmless «locker room talk» in which men engage in all the time.

I opened this conversation talking about writing good content, not just testing it.

I hear a lot of cheap conversation and a fair amount of wishful thinking about this year's expected abundant crop of initial public offerings, but — at least to date — there's not much to show for all the talk.

When I meet with people to talk about social media, the conversation sometimes turns to Twitter... and usually ends with people wondering why Twitter still exists, I'm well - known as a supporter and like the short posting paradigm.

The best way to do that is to meld conversations about engagement into the culture — to marry talk about engagement to the work itself.

Though the TSA and the hotel group have been in talks for more than a year, the conversation kicked into high gear about four months ago, according to Susan Peckenschneider, director of global partnerships for Carlson.

In 2008, McDonald's wasn't even a part of the conversation — nobody talked about our coffee and our operators had a passion for doing that.

By asking customers for their ideas and opinions, a business or organization relinquishes some control over the online conversation about its products or services, but your customers are talking about you anyway.

The Sinaloa Cartel and the CJNG are arguably the most talked - about and strongest cartels in Mexico, but where do the Zetas fit into this conversation?

If you're one of the world's 284 million active Twitter users each month, you might be using the social - media platform to keep up with the news from media outlets, views of bloggers and conversations of remarkable people talking about whatever market your business is in.

People love to talk about themselves — if they have something worth talking about that adds value to the conversation.

If you notice that Karen is a really hard worker who doesn't talk about career advancement much, it makes sense to talk initiate that conversation with her, just as you would with Joe.

The hard thing about really talking — having conversations where a Nelly Zorrilla or a Marcus Stevenson can shine — is that it requires both speakers to be vulnerable, to trust each other.

By using keyword searches or hash tags — another popular Twitter device for tracking what people are talking about — a small business could follow conversations happening about their product, service, or industry.

We're constantly talking about strategies, tactics... it's a constant conversation.

CB: We've spent most of this conversation talking about new things, but I imagine that the Big Mac and French fries are still the core of your business.

Effective communication isn't just about talking; leaders who master the art of listening authentically will have uncanny, X-Men-like ability to listen intuitively to the other person's story, asking questions, and searching conversations for depth, meaning and understanding with their needs in mind.

The day began with me talking with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon about that company's surprising (and promising) investment in rebuilding Detroit and ended with provocative conversations with UN Secretary General António Guterres and Ohio Governor John Kasich.

We have had so many exciting and fun conversations about business ownership and talking about my college days when I owned a small business.

In a conversation hosted by Money magazine, Robbins and Bogle talked about investing, 401 (k) s, and how fees can erode your returns.