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Judi Franco

RADIO PERSONALITY TO OFFER WORKSHOPS

DEAL, NEW JERSEY-October 5, 2010:  “Jersey” Judi Franco, Veteran Radio Personality, Formerly of New Jersey 101.5 FM radio and currently of 770 AM WABC Radio, is offering a 6-week workshop teaching valuable verbal skills for today’s job market. The workshop is open to those seeking employment, changing careers, or who need to have an edge on the competition in their current career by communicating effectively. It is also geared toward college students, who want to improve their speaking ability for career preparedness or for life in general.

Franco, who has been teaching and coaching for over 20 years, believes that the current economic climate necessitated this type of targeted learning. “I always loved teaching, but being involved in talk-radio for so many years made me acutely aware of how important it is to express yourself well. On the radio, we made assumptions about people according to how well—or how poorly–they spoke..like it or not, that’s the way people operate.”, Says Franco. Young people are especially lacking in communication skills, she says, because of texting, emailing, etc. “Whether you’re preparing for an important interview, or just trying to keep your skills sharp, you can’t underestimate the value of your verbal skills. In a competitive environment,” she continues, “the way you speak can either make you or break you.”

Classes for adults of all ages, as well as high school and college students, begin in early February in Deal, NJ and cover everything from “How to sound smarter than you are” to “The best and worst things you can say in an interview”

For information, contact:

Mark Chalme, Digital Vision Media Productions, 732-762-9600 email: [email protected]

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Oleg Kleyman

Here we have Oleg Kleyman who talks about:

Selling Products in Global Economy: Organizational and Individual Challenges



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Dr. Mitchel B. Wallerstein

Dr. Mitchel B. Wallerstein

President of Baruch College

Dr. Mitchel B. Wallerstein became the President of Baruch College of the City University of New York on August 2, 2010. Baruch College is home to the nation’s largest collegiate business school as well as prominent Schools of Arts and Sciences and Public Affairs. It is known as one of the most diverse schools in the United States with a total student population, undergraduate and graduate, of approximately seventeen thousand.

Prior to his appointment as president of Baruch College, Mitchel Wallerstein was the Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University from 2003-2010, where he also held an appointment as a tenured professor of political science and public administration. The Maxwell School has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report for the past seventeen years as the nation’s leading graduate school of public affairs. The Maxwell School also serves as the social science division of Syracuse University, annually teaching more than 5,000 undergraduates and approximately 850 graduate students in eight disciplinary departments.

Prior to joining the Maxwell School, Mitchel Wallerstein was Vice President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in Chicago, Illinois, which is one of the world’s largest philanthropic organizations. From 1998-2003, Dr. Wallerstein directed the Foundation’s international grant making program, known as the Program on Global Security and Sustainability, which makes more than $85 million in grants each year throughout the world in the areas of international peace and security, conservation and sustainable development, population and reproductive health, human rights, and issues related to globalization.

Mitchel Wallerstein was appointed by President Clinton in 1993 as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counterproliferation Policy and Senior Defense Representative for Trade Security Policy. During his five-year tenure in the Department of Defense, he dealt with nuclear, biological and chemical weapons proliferation issues, and he helped to found and subsequently co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation at NATO. In January 1997, Secretary of Defense William J. Perry awarded Dr. Wallerstein the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service, and he subsequently received the Bronze Palm to that award in April 1998 from Secretary William Cohen.

Prior to his government service, Dr. Wallerstein was the Deputy Executive Officer of the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering.  The Academies are congressionally —chartered, non-profit organizations that advise the U.S. Government on policy matters involving science and technology. While at the NRC, he directed a series of highly acclaimed studies on issues pertaining to science, technology and national security.

In addition to his seven years on the faculty of Syracuse, Mitchel Wallerstein’s academic career has included five years on the faculty at M.I.T., as well as an earlier tenure track appointment in the Department of Political Science at Holy Cross College in Massachusetts. He taught on an adjunct basis in Washington, DC at the Elliott School of George Washington University; the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University. Immediately prior to joining the MacArthur Foundation in 1998, Dr. Wallerstein was a Distinguished Research Professor at the National Defense University in Washington.

Mitchel Wallerstein is the past president of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs. He is an elected member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute for Strategic Studies. In 2006, he also was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

Mitchel Wallerstein is the author of numerous books, articles, monographs and research studies. His most recent (co-authored) book deals with strategies for combating terrorism. He also recently published an article in the prestigious and widely-read journal, Foreign Affairs. President Wallerstein holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in political science from M.I.T., a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, and an A.B. from Dartmouth College. He is a native New Yorker, who is married with two grown children, one of whom also resides in New York City.

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Bio- Gabrielle Bernstein

Gabrielle Bernstein

Gabrielle was just one year out of college, when she co-founded the Women’s Entrepreneurial Network, a non-profit professional organization that connects female entrepreneurs. WEN started a local mentor program for young women, WEN Mentors, and is best known for its signature Gift of Service Exchange events. That same year, Gabrielle incorporated her own boutique public relations company, SparkPlug Communications. Clients included local and international brands that ranged from Urban Rebounding to Gallo Wines and Rockstar Energy Drink.

Since 2004 Gabrielle, who has a degree in theater from Syracuse University, has been on the speaking circuit. Her lecture, Falling in Love with Your Future is regularly presented at the Learning Annex, Femalethink, The Give and Take Network, New York University, Fashion Institute of Technology, Columbia College, Baruch College, Georgetown University and other venues. She also shared her message through her regular guest spot on Sirius Satellite Radio’s LIME station 114 as the featured “ING Girl”.

In 2007, she launched the brand Falling in Love with Your Future: A Young Woman’s Guide to Passion and Happiness, which takes the form of books, life coaching, lectures and more. An integral part of the program is the emphasis on guidance and mentors.  Gabrielle recently launched her social networking site www.HerFuture.com for young women to find mentors.

Gabrielle has been featured in media outlets such as The New York Times, Marie Claire Magazine, Crain’s, NBC10!, WPIX11, NYBTV, Wall Street Journal, AdWeek, Sirius Satellite Radio, Am-NY and New York Moves Magazine.  She can also been seen riding around the West Village on a unicycle.

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Bio- Jack Hidary

Jack D. Hidary

Biography

Jack D. Hidary built his career as an entrepreneur in the finance and technology sectors and is currently focused on clean energy technology and policy.

In April 2009, the Hidary Group bought the majority interest from JP Morgan in Primary Insight – www.primaryinsight.com – a leading expert network used by top-tier investment funds. Primary Insight covers sectors ranging from energy and renewables to technology, media, telecom and emerging markets.

Hidary co-founded Vista Research in 2001 as an independent financial research company serving institutional investors. Hidary sold Vista to the Standard & Poor’s
division of McGraw-Hill in April of 2005 (www.vistaresearch.com).

In 1995, Hidary co-founded and served as President and CEO of EarthWeb/Dice. He raised three private rounds of equity and completed a record breaking IPO. Under Hidary’s leadership, EarthWeb/Dice earned the
prestigious Business Week Info Tech 100 award as the third fastest growing IT Company. Dice.com is currently traded on the NYSE under ticker DHX.

Committed to community and philanthropic causes, Hidary has received several industry and community awards as well as being recognized as a Global Leader of Tomorrow at the WEF, Davos. Hidary is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and of the Clinton Global Initiative.

Hidary has been particularly involved in issues of energy and
transportation. He is chairman and co-founder of the Freedom Prize Foundation (www.freedomprize.org), which provides monetary prizes to cities, schools and other entities that can most reduce their petroleum use. The Freedom Prizes were mandated by Congress in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Title X: 1008).

Jack serves on the board for the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) www.nrel.gov

In New York City, Hidary was a leading proponent of switching over the taxi fleet to high mileage hybrids. Hidary serves as Chairman of SmartTransportation.org (www.smarttransportation.org), a non-profit dedicated to promoting clean energy and transportation policy in the US.
Hidary studied philosophy and neuroscience at Columbia University and was then awarded a Stanley Fellowship in Clinical Neuroscience at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Under the fellowship, Hidary conducted research in functional neuroimaging using techniques such as
positron emission tomography (PET) and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to study brain and disease states.

Hidary serves on several boards including BT Global Services
(www.btglobalservices.com) and Trickle Up (www.trickleup.org). A frequent keynote speaker, Hidary has presented at venues including the business schools of Yale and Columbia.

http://www.hidaryfoundation.org/

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Bio- Julian Sturton

Julian Sturton, Leadership Coach

President & CEO

The Business of Leading Inc.

555 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor

New York, NY 10017

Tel: (212) 856-7233

Cell: (914) 469-3888

Fax: (212) 856-7234

Web: www.thelanguageofleading.com

Blog: www.thelanguageofleading.com/blog

Julian coaches executives and entrepreneurs who strive to lead beyond their already successful accomplishments. Drawing from his synergistic passions for adventure, world travel and Olympic competition, Julian applies the fundamental laws of perception and relativity to develop clients in diverse cultures and situations to achieve what they have never thought possible. Everyone from business owners to educators gain insight and tools to turn their personal visions into reality. Julian’s distinctive method and operating system, The Language of Leading, is applied today by innovators in such diverse fields as sports, advertising, law, manufacturing, finance, health care and technology. Firms who recognize transformational results by applying The Language of Leading include American Express, Pfizer, Ernst & Young, Fleet Bank, British Airways, Toyota and Young & Rubicam.

Since founding The Business of Leading in 1993, Julian continuously develops tools that help clients break through the barriers, fears and frustrations that prevent them from attaining their goals. People who work with Julian learn the Constitutional Leadership Model that shifts vague, unsubstantiated or outdated mental structures to one that is dynamically effective. Managers transform from an employee view to a vital ownership mentality where they achieve 100% of their desired measurable results. But even more importantly, they acquire something just as valuable — fun, freedom, and fulfillment.

Prior to coaching, Julian founded and led one of Northern Europe’s leading special events agencies specializing in motivational incentives. There he developed successful business motivation tools delivered uniquely through expeditions in remote world locations for multinational companies including Ford, Volvo, Mobil Oil, Exxon, Ericsson and Noble Industries.

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Bio- John Malatesta

John Malatesta

John Malatesta has served as the Director of Baruch Performing Arts Center (at Baruch College) since May 2007 where he is responsible for the center’s programming, marketing, budget and development for a full season of music, theater and dance events for the Baruch community and general public. He has presented concerts by the Alexander String Quartet, Repast Baroque, and Elisha Abas Solo Piano in the intimate Engelman Recital Hall, as well as special guest musicians for the Silberman Concert Series and the Milt Hinton Jazz Series. As director of the center, Malatesta co-produced several plays for the center’s Nagelberg Theater with the NY-based ensemble ONEtime Productions, including An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein.  Among many other theatrical productions, Malatesta programmed “Irena’s Vow” by The Directors Company in the fall of 2007, featuring Tovah Feldshuh, which moved to Broadway in the Spring of 2008, as well as the one-woman show MIXED, written by and featuring Maya Lilly, and directed by Mahayana Landowne. He conceived, created and produced the 55 Underground Concert Series, the MasterWorks Preview Series and the Weissman Talks Onstage Dialogue Series. Prior to his position at Baruch, Malatesta served as Marketing Director of the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center from 2004 to 2007. During this time, he increased ticket sales by over 300% for three full seasons of jazz, family programming and a special artist-in-residence program. During the 1990’s, Malatesta served as Assistant Director of Education for the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Production Stage Manager with the modern dance company Urban Bush Women. He began his career in the late 1980’s in performing arts management with Brent Peek Productions, where he served as Stage Manager for Sandra Bernhard’s off-Broadway show “Without You I’m Nothing”, followed by several other off-Broadway stage management positions.  Malatesta is also a produced playwright and director in several NYC theaters, such as HERE Arts Center, the Kampo Cultural Center, the John Houseman Theater, and the Samuel French Short Play Festival.

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Bio- Jack Doueck

Jack Doueck
Managing Principal, Stillwater Capital Partners

Since 1985, Mr. Doueck has been active in alternative investment strategies. In 1992, he helped form one of the first convertible bond arbitrage hedge funds in the world. In January of 1997, Mr. Doueck founded Stillwater Capital Partners. Since then, he built the business and created three divisions: Stillwater Hedge Funds (specializing in Asset Backed Lending), Stillwater Fund of Funds and Stillwater Real Estate. He is a published author and has been a featured speaker at investment conferences around the world. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of several charitable organizations. Mr. Doueck graduated Valedictorian from Yeshiva University and attended the Bernard Revel Graduate School.

STILLWATER CAPITAL PARTNERS was founded in January 1997 and has become a leading provider of alternative investment services to High Net Worth Individuals, Endowments, Foundations, Private Family Offices, Trust Companies, Private Banks, Funds of Funds, Investment Advisory firms and Institutions worldwide
With over 400 clients and approx $900 million under management, Stillwater performs independent and comprehensive research that provides the potential for clients to preserve and grow their capital using a risk-controlled approach to investing. Our investment funds are designed to generate historical equity market returns with fixed income market risk. We seek to accomplish this through our Depth of Research, our Depth of Innovation and our Depth of Client Service.
Our specific proficiency resides in Asset Backed Lending (ABL) Investment Strategies that have historically generated returns uncorrelated to the general direction of the equity and fixed income markets with significantly less volatility.
Stillwater offers investors its own successful ABL fund (The Stillwater Asset Backed Fund) which is engaged in direct asset based lending, and its fund of ABL hedge funds (The Stillwater Matrix Fund).  Both Funds have superior risk adjusted returns and low correlation to the markets. Our overall goal is to continue to provide our valued clients with consistent returns and peace of mind. Stillwater is registered with the SEC as a Registered Investment Advisor and is independently audited.

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Guest Speakers 2006

FALL 2006

MGT 3120 EXECUTIVE GUEST SPEAKERS

Topic Speaker Company/

Org

Title [email protected] Tel
Characteristics of Great Managers Rick Cohen Conway Organization CEO [email protected] 212 9675300
Diversity Rodney Brown Helix Consulting Founder, Principal [email protected], [email protected]
Rebounding from Disappointments Jack Doueck Stillwater Capital Partners Founder, Principal [email protected]
Communicating in the Workplace/ DISC Ronny Berlin Helix Consulting Founder, Principal [email protected]
Managing in Turbulent Times, Managing in the Global environment David Franco Franco MFG Vice President [email protected] 917-468-226
Managing in Turbulent Times, Managing in the Global environment Hymie Betesh Dr. Jays VP for Online Sales [email protected] 212-502-6150

917-922-7335

Managing in Turbulent Times, Managing in the Global environment Michael Beyda Benchmark NYC President [email protected] 917-747-9613
Ethics Adam Greene USCIB Vice President, Labor Affairs and Corporate Responsibility [email protected] (212) 703-5056
Ethics Peter Vallone Former Speaker/Councilmember 212-VALLONE
Managing Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship Richard S. Chiu Accounting Firm Founder [email protected] (212) 941-8388
Managing Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship Lawrence N. Field NSB Associates Inc. CEO/Founder [email protected] (310) 550-1570
Managing Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship Gabrielle Bernstein Sparkplug President [email protected] (917) 660-4132
Managing Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship Alex That Caffeine Culture President [email protected] (212)947-3034
Strategic Planning Joseph J Sitt Thor Equities CEO and

President

[email protected]
(212)529-5044
Strategic Planning Erin Gleavy New Plan Excel

Realty Trust

Vice President of

National

Accounts

[email protected] (646)344 8672
Strategic Planning Mary Gorman Hetherington Baruch College Chief

of Staff to the President at Baruch College

[email protected] (646)312-3315
Managing Change and Innovation in the Workplace Alan Kishk Wanted Shoes CFO\COO [email protected] 917-519-6860
Managing Change and Innovation in the Workplace Abie Hidary Hidrock Realty President [email protected] 212-563-9200
Managing Change and Innovation in the Workplace Ava Volandes American Cancer Society Senior Director of Corporate Relations [email protected] 212-237-3854
Human Resource Arlene Newman The Leading Hotels of the World Ltd. Director, Human Resources [email protected] 212-515-5741
Human Resource David Boxill Baruch College Assistant Director of Human Resources [email protected] 646-660-6590
Human Resource Keisha Smith Morgan Stanley Vice President, HR [email protected] 212-276-1444
Human Resource Krupa Desai NYU Medical Center Senior Staffing Specialist – Recruitment and Staffing [email protected] 212-404-3846
Leadership Leigh Henderson Leadership Training Room Managing Director [email protected] 212-595-3225
Leadership Harvey I. Shiff Lawrence J. Berger P.C. Partner [email protected] 212-532-0222
Leadership Myrna Chase Baruch College, School of Arts and Sciences Dean [email protected]
Leadership J. Stephen Sheppard Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams, & Sheppard Partner [email protected]
Teamwork Communication Michael Hnatko New York City Police Department 13th Pct Community Affairs Officer 212-477-7427
Teamwork Communication Ishmoile M. Mohammed JR. New York Army National Guard Recruiting And Retention NCO [email protected] 212-889-7376
Managerial Control Marianne Hovivian,

Theodore Hovivian

Rialto Furniture

150 North Fifth Street

Brooklyn, NY 11211

CEO

President

[email protected]

[email protected]

(718) 590 0800
Managerial Control Steve Russo FAB Starpoint President, CEO [email protected] 212 947 9001 ext 100
Managerial Control Isaac Levy High Life Apparel Executive VP [email protected] 212 563 2700  ext 5063
Supporting A Grieving Employee Poopa Dweck

Michelle Ishay

[email protected]

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Rodney Brown- Diversity

Baruch College

MGT 3120 Abe Tawil

Beyond Diversity…

To

Cultural Competency

Building Bridges to Understanding

Presented by:

Rodney L. Brown, M.HS.

Helix Consulting LLC

1467 Matheron Avenue

Baldwin, NY  11510

516-223-0063

www.Brownbridges.com

Rodney L. Brown, M.H.S.
Founding Partner
Helix Consulting, LLC.

Professional Experience
Founding Partner of Helix Consulting, LLC>Practicing Mediator, Arbitrator and Trainer/Facilitator.

Primary Practice Areas
Labor Mediation, Grievance Mediation, Organizational Assessment, Systems Design, Trainer/Facilitator

Specialties
Needs Assessment, Curriculum Design, Mediation Training, Diversity, Communication  Skills

Dispute Resolution Experience and Training
Has maintained an active mediation and training practice since 1993.  Has taught Basic Mediation at Touro Law School, The Education and Assistance Center and for representatives of Unions and Management in Health Care Institutions.  Has designed and implemented Conflict Resolution/Mediation Training Programs for Cornell University’s School of Industrial Relations.  Certified Mediation Trainer for New York State Office of Court Administrator.  Has been trained as an Arbitrator for Labor issues.  Administrator of Mediation programs for American Arbitration Association and Education Assistance Center of Long Island. Designed and implemented Peer Mediation Training Programs for more than twenty school districts in the New York metropolitan area.  Has designed and implemented training programs for organizations, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and faith-based organizations in the areas of Diversity, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Team Building., Labor/Management Collaboration.  Some of his clients are: League of Voluntary Hospitals/1199, Prudential, Consolidated Edison, Cornell University, Hofstra University, State of New York Governor’s Office of Employee Relations.

Education
Education Policy Fellowship Program – New York University – 1993
Master of Human Services Degree – Lincoln University – 1992

Additional Information
Rodney is a nationally sought after trainer/consultant/ speaker.  He has presented at national and international conferences on Mediation, Conflict Resolution and other related areas.

Diversity Defined

Diversity means different or varied.

The mosaic of people who bring a variety of backgrounds, styles,          perspectives, values, and beliefs as assets to the groups and organizations with which they interact is Diversity in Action.

Cultural Competency  is recognizing, appreciating, valuing and utilizing the unique talents and contributions of all individuals.

Video: “Brain Power”

“How we perceive and interpret decisions, circumstances and interactions has a huge impact on your performance and motivation and the job.”  Dr. Albrecht

Recognition

The process whereby we attempt to relate what we see to   something we already know.

Interpretation

Describes a process where the brain will attempt to bend new, unclassifiable information and interpret it into something it can recognize.

Expectation

A strongly held readiness to perceive one thing as opposed to alternative possibilities.

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Recognition

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Interpretation

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Expectation

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Perception: A broad term uses to describe the way we take in and decipher information.

Considerations for Interaction with Other Cultures

Social Space

Different cultures have different average distances at which people stand to talk to each other.  Of course, this varies according to the circumstances and the relationships of the people.

  • What is the distance at which you feel most comfortable speaking to another person?
  • How do you feel when someone stands too close to you?  Too far?
  • About how far is that?

Touching

Where, how and how often people touch each other while conversing are often determined by cultural norms.  In many cultures, some touching is acceptable between people of the same gender, but not between males and females, even husbands and wives, if they are in public.  Males holding hands has no connotation except friendship in many countries.

How do you feel when someone touches your arm or hand?

  • How well do you need to know a person in order for you to feel comfortable when he or she taps you casually?
  • Have you ever tapped a person casually and had him or her react strongly?
  • Might culture have been a factor?
  • How do you react to same‑sex touching?

Volume of Voice

In some cultures, children are taught that a soft voice is polite, a loud voice rude.  In other cultures, a loud voice indicates strength of conviction, passion in one’s belief.

What sounds right to you?

  • How do you feel when you perceive that someone is yelling at you?
  • How about when someone is speaking softer than you are used to?
  • What assumptions do you make about someone who speaks softly in a meeting?
  • How about loudly?

Eye Contact

In some cultures, eye contact is perceived as an integral part of human contact.  In others, it is seen as disrespectful, rude, aggressive or flirtatious.  Lack of eye contact, on the other hand, can be perceived as lack of attention by some, or as showing lack of interest, low self-esteem or dishonesty.

  • How do you feel when someone looks right at you throughout a conversation?
  • Does it make you feel uncomfortable or does it make you feel listened to?
  • How about when someone doesn’t look at you as much as you are accustomed to?
Gestures

Pointing with a finger is considered very rude in some cultures.  Pointing with a foot is considered rude in others.  In other cultures, pointing is a mainstay of everyday human interaction.

  • What are gestures that you consider rude?
  • Are they the same for the person sitting next to you?
Timing of Verbal Exchanges and Silence

In some cultures, when conversing, normal behavior is an immediate response to every exchange.  Silence is perceived as disinterest or lack of attention, and makes some people uncomfortable.  However, in other cultures, people anticipate silence before a response.  In this case, a response said too quickly can indicate a lack of proper thought to what the other person said.  What is not said may be more important in the exchange than what is said.

  • How do you feel when people respond to you quickly?
  • Do you feel that they have not thought enough about what you said; do you feel that they are responding properly?
  • How about when someone takes some time before responding?
  • Does that indicate a well‑thought‑out response to you?
  • Do you interpret a slow response as an indication that the person has limited intelligence?
Smiles

Smiles in some cultures are commonly used to cover anger, embarrassment or upset.  Smiles in other cultures express “thank you” or “I’m sorry.”  In some cultures, a smile is considered flirtatious, a “come on.”

  • How do you perceive smiles?  Do you smile at people in public, or is your smile reserved for family and friends?
  • How do you feel when you smile at someone and he or she doesn’t smile back?

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