Tendency to tune out or drift away in the middle of a page or a conversation.
Every once in a while, rushing about, my belief in pace rises up, slows me down and grants me a view of a sunset, a smile from a stranger or a conversation with a child.
And so the question is, at what point can we have a serious conversation about Medicare and its long-term liability, or a serious question about -- a serious conversation about Social Security, or a serious conversation about budget and debt in which we're not simply trying to position ourselves politically.
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The meeting is not called for the purpose of a bilateral or a private conversation between the two.
Over the years, some bullpen denizens have groused about a lack of privacy that forces them to retreat outside with a cellphone to talk to a spouse or have a confidential conversation with someone else in government.
None of us has enough time to fully enjoy our family and our friends, a good meal, a great conversation or a good book.
Again, I think the decision that Senator Specter made today is not based on a conversation that he might have had here or with any other member of the United States Senate, but a conversation and a discussion that -- or a decision that he had to make with where he believes he can best represent the people of Pennsylvania that he represents.
Is self-esteem a dinner-table conversation or a government issue?
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Probably the single most common etiquette conflict occurs, as Mr Ling puts it, when mediated communication interrupts co-present communication, as when two or more people are sitting at a table in conversation or negotiation and one of them gets, and answers, a call.
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How many food truck owners do you know or have had a conversation with?
Why would this be strange or important at a conversation focusing on investment in the supply side?
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But they cannot typically demonstrate illegal conduct (unless the leaker is dumb enough to disclose the classified information in an email or via a taped conversation).
"There was no evidence before the court that the device was ever used or caused to be used to record or listen to a conversation, " Judge Michael Grove said in his judgement at New South Wales Supreme Court.
It is a rarefied world where the next meeting or event holds the promise of a thought-provoking conversation or an intellectual adventure, but I seldom feel as inspired as I felt this week.
Our results indicate that 84% of the participants who experienced a contemplation period or had a truly minimal moral conversation sent the truthful message.
Instead of merely selling your product or service, engage the consumer in a conversation about his or her needs and wants and how your product or service can meet or fulfill that.
The way to turn on your charisma is to focus your emotion, before you go into a meeting, or get up to give a speech, or even have an important conversation.
So the best you can do is use a real narrative that will spread on its own, or establish a tone for your conversation that makes attacks on your company look petulant.
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Having a clever measuring technique or finding a way to start a conversation are just two of the ways that advisors should consider.
Over coming the price objection in a brief phone conversation or face to face meeting is regarded as a highly sought skill set in my industry.
Then there are newsworthy blogs, such as informing readers about a law that has been changed that affects them, a new product makes it easier for their business to thrive, or asks their opinion (a conversation starter) about something currently happening.
Although some aphoristic tweets stand on their own, most exist in the context of a series or conversation.
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This is the aspect of the matter that motivates someone to say something about it to someone else or that makes it a conversation piece.
On Tuesday, the New York Yankees pitcher told jurors in federal court here that in 1999 or 2000 he had a conversation with Mr. Clemens in which the pitching great admitted having used human growth hormone.
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When a professional service firm refuses to have any conversation off the clock or a company never leaves any money on the table in a negotiation, I always become concerned that they really do not understand that they are in the relationship business where referrals and word of mouth mean a lot.
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Share a funny story or anecdote so that they leave the conversation with a sense of who you are.
It was a single web page, designed to scroll like a powerpoint conversation and promote a new product or idea.
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She added her father was not bedridden or comatose and could hold a conversation and swallow.
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