Dr. Jean Norris

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

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Excellent points Tovin. You bring up two key things. First is the ability to understand if what you are doing is working or not. This takes keen observation and awareness to recognize and diagnose the situation. Secondly, if it's not working...what tools do you have to adapt and do something differently? Again, sounds as if you do this naturally. Good Work!
Sounds as if you have a good read on your team, Lynn. That diagnosis is essential to providing them with the elements they need to do their job. In your case, as a leader, you're providing direction so they can put all their effort into a job well done for a reason. Good work!
So my guess is you are currently most effective in person, right? The good news is that once you have a certain communication method "dialed in" that is simply an opportunity to work on some of the others such as the written communication piece. And just in case you're wondering, once you get that dialed in...there will be something else. That's the beauty of learning - we're never really done. It's an evolution but one that I hope you feel is worth the effort since you're helping students.
Yes, thinking about one's response while the other person is talking is quite common (unfortunately). How do you think you'll "undo" this?
I think you're right, Tovin. People will do business with people the like AND trust. Building meaningful rapport is key and small talk is one way of getting to really know (and connect) with others. Let us know how the small talk is going for you!
My guess is you will not only work on your listening but will be a master in no time. Continued success Benedict!
Thank you for your honest assessment, Benedict. Sometimes it's hard to come to terms with our own limitations but alas...we're all human. And who isn't guilty of multi-tasking? Your keen awareness is a great first step to improving your listening already. Congratulations!
Class participation is certainly a good sign that your message is getting across in an effective way. Have you ever found you need to restate the information or do something differently to make sure they understand your message as intended?
Good point, Joe! Thanks for sharing your ideas and experience for us all to learn from!
So it sounds as if you've found a good balance of securing enough information from the caller to reach them and then focus back on the student in front of you. I really like the fact that you give them a timeframe to expect a call back too. Nice touch!

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