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How do you develop a ethical intake form

Has does and admission office develop an ethical intake form to a prospective student

Body Language

This helped me to see the different emotions people are using through their body behaviors.

Effective listening

I've learned to listen, listen, listen then repeat, rephrase and reflect...

Modeling appropriate body language...

What are some key positions/stances that would make me appear to be intriqued and fully attentive?

Communication methods

How can you improve on your communication skills?

rapport building

What are your best practices for rapport builf=ding on the phone in order to have the students actually show ?

What we can do

Programs we can use is vendors for advertising, the use of professional memberships, volunteering and articulation agreements.

New school

We have only been developing the website, brochures and direct contact but looking to expand. We could set up advisory boards, assistance from more faculty since staff is very involved. Need to develop partnership with other companies. Internet marking I feel like is the way to show you are legit and all the information students need.

Student success stories

If a school has not opened and limited connections with employers, is the best protocol sending newsletters of when we open and the program's uniqueness? I would focus on the themes and press kits as of currently

Just starting

Currently we do not have any publicity in place since we aren't officially open. Yet, we don't really know where to begin or how to reach out. This at least gave an idea of where to start.

Generation

Which generation do you thnk is more knowledgeable today's are traditional ?

Establishing relationships quickly

what are some ways to effectively and ethically get a student to open up and become more comfortable with the new environment?

meaningful relationships

What are some best practices for building meaningful realtionships with students through out the admissions process?

No respose

How do you deal with an outbound call that you have tried calling at different times on multiple days but never get a response? The ones that really drive me nuts are when we get a voice mail or online inquiry and then when I try to contact them back they never respond.

Body Language

I'm pretty good at reading body language. It has helped me very much.

Listening

How do you block out distractions when you are trying to multitask different people and activities at the same time?

Communicating with more than one

How do you approach a situation when there are more than one person you are talking with but only one person is trying to focus while the other is trying to make the other not pay attention?

Communication

How can you grab one's attention while trying to draw them into what yoiu're sayng if they were never interested from the get go?

Making the Connection

A smile and a hand shake makes a great impression, and it is the first essential step to building a rapport.

Successful phone conversation

Having a smile in your voice is very important in order to keep the conversation going and to put the other person at ease.