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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Breaking Bad Habits

Oh yes! It can be tough to focus on the call with so much going on around you. The awareness that the caller may feel like they are wasting their time is important. It may help to keep this in mind next time the urge to multi-task or deal with others in front of you comes up. We certainly are all guilty of this one! Thanks for sharing, Brenda and continued success!

Dr. Jean Norris

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Your Most Challenging Obstacles

These are great approaches Brenda however there probably are some prospective students that can't make it to campus, right? In these cases, have you considered full engagement interviews over the phone and web? Some of the schools we work with in the online environment and those where students don't prefer an on-campus visit right away use this technique with great success. Of course you want them on campus, yet sometimes this 1/2 step goes a long way to motivating them to put the effort into showing up.

Dr. Jean Norris

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Increase Your Voicemail Success

This is wonderful insight, Brenda. Sometimes we get so excited about our school we can't wait to get the word out. Also you mention customization. This is another important component of effective voicemails.

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The impact of the situation

Excellent point, Leslie. Understanding each person's motivation and building trust are essential elements to great leadership.

Dr. Jean Norris

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Your Phone Personality

Sounds as if you have an engaging and positive phone personality, Allen. A lot of folks gauge their effectiveness on the phone by using a variety of metrics. How do you measure success on the phone?

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Work environment and motivation to lead

So are you saying the lack of privacy prevents you from taking a leadership role?

Dr. Jean Norris

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The impact of the situation

Great example, Christine! So your previous experience is formed, in part, by the people on the team. The recognition that things may not work exactly the same way (with the new team) is valuable to help a leader adjust their strategy. Thank you for sharing! This is an excellent scenario. Continued success!

Dr. Jean Norris

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We've Never Metâ€¦

Exploration is a good thing for both you and the prospective student. Voice mail messages can be tough even with those you have a relationship with but carry an additional challenge if no relationship is established. So perhaps leaving a lot of information demonstrates to the prospective student that you are willing to help them and therefore...begins to build trust. How else might you try to establish a relationship in a voicemail message?

Dr. Jean Norris

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Inbound Calls at Your Office

So it appears you answer the phone and take down the phone number versus engaging in a full conversation while a student is sitting with you. Is this correct, Jose?

Dr. Jean Norris

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Questions to Elicit Information

The power of well-formed questions is amazing, isn't it? As you deliver a question, keep in mind the goal. Is the goal to have them answer it honestly; is the goal for them to answer the way YOU want them to; or is the goal to help THEM figure things out? Some questions from older admissions training methodologies used questions in a very manipulative way to get students to answer in a pre-determined way. Our challenge in today's environment is to reformulate questions to serve students in a very effective and ethical manner. The first question you have here is… >>>

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