Dr. Jean Norris

Location: 55 e. jackson blvd., suite 950, chicago, il 60604

About me

27 year veteran of the education industry working in both proprietary and non-profit higher education. I have served primarily in the roles of marketing and admissions administration as well as a faculty member and academic dean. My passion is training and employee development by providing innovative content and delivery that reinforces compliance and meets the demands of today's student consumer. Our admissions training program, EnrollMatch is the FIRST and ONLY admissions training program to receive a legal seal of approval for meeting all national and regional accrediting agency admissions related standards. To learn more please visit www.enrollmatch.com

Interests

training, admissions best practices, compliance, guidance counseling, sales

Skills

developer of enrollmatch - the ethical enrollment process; author; speaker; trainer; personal coach

Website

https://www.nortonnorris.com and www.enrollmatch.com

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Dr. Jean Norris

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Successfully Building Rapport

Great point Joseph. It is great to see someone with confidence as it certainly conveys credibility. I wonder, how have you handled working with students that perhaps don't share the same confidence or positive body language with you? Dr. Jean Norris

Dr. Jean Norris

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Actions to Improve Listening

Joseph, that is a great point. By taking the time to listent to others, you can truly start to empathize with them. This will help you start to build a relationship with them. Dr. Jean Norris

Dr. Jean Norris

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Your Communication Methods

Thanks for sharing this tip Joseph. It is helpful to make sure that the reader understands the message that you are trying to convey. Please keep us posted as to your success. Dr. Jean Norris

Dr. Jean Norris

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Questions to Explore the Environment

Christie thanks for sharing these questions. Using open-ended questions like these will certainly get the students talking. I wonder, how do you find your students respond to these questions? Dr. Jean Norris

Dr. Jean Norris

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Sharing Expertise with your Prospective Student

Great point Christie. Listening to each and every student can further develop the tools and resources you use in your communications. When you tailor your approach to each student, you are continuing to build rapport. By sharing your expertise, you are also seen as credible. Dr. Jean Norris

Dr. Jean Norris

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Self-management skills vs. Relationship Skills

Virginia, that's an interesting perspective. It sounds like you have experience with fostering relationships and find that having the ability to build rapport with others is extremely important for a leader. I agree. I wonder, where do you think self-management comes into play for that leader? Dr. Jean Norris

Dr. Jean Norris

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Increase Your Voicemail Success

Linda, it sounds like you are taking a step back to evaluate your effectiveness in working with your students when leaving voicemails. This can be difficult, so don't be too hard on yourself. The great news is that the awareness you gain by doing so can offer ideas on specific areas that you'd like to improve, like voicemail messages. What might you say in one of your new voicemail messages to reach your students? Dr. Jean Norris

Dr. Jean Norris

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Improving Your Call Process

That is great awareness Linda. It sounds like you have a plan in place to start making those outbound calls a success. Please keep us informed of your success. Dr. Jean Norris

Dr. Jean Norris

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The importance of emotional intelligence

Lisa, thank you for sharing this. It sounds like you value leadership and know that in order to lead others, you have to know yourself. Self awareness will allow you to know how you will relate to others too. Keep up the great work. Dr. Jean Norris

Dr. Jean Norris

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Overcoming Your Listening Limits

Sergio, that is great awareness. By being able to listen to each student individually, you can tailor your response to that particular student. I'm curious, what steps will you put in place to help you with this? Dr. Jean Norris

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