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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Great insights, Jessica. I'm curious how you are working on your fast speaking. How do you catch yourself?
Jessica you certainly have all the bases covered! I especially appreciate the way you focus on your student yet provide exceptional service to others by having another live person take the call. That shows great teamwork!
Great! This is a wonderful area of opportunity for many admission reps! How specifically will you work to improve in phone communication, Victor?
It sounds as if you model the desired behavior you wish to see if your students, right? From your experience, can you tell us more specifics about how this improves communication with your students.
Yes, this is a common limitation of many admission professionals. Oftentimes, it's a result of working closely with students with a desire to help them solve their problems. Sometimes, as you may be more aware now, it is helpful to allow them to discover things on their own. That way they have more ownership to the solution, too. Great insight, Victor!
This is a great skill to have, Victor. Any thoughts on how you will begin to do this?

Yes you have touched on one of the toughest questions people deal with on the phone - What does it cost? Your insights are solid in that you still want a reason for them to come in however the avoidance of the question could pose other problems (i.e. lack of trust; assumption it's too high, etc.). An additional approach you might want to add to the mix is simply telling them the cost and ask them if it's what they expected. Then ....wait for their response. It can only be one of 3 things (yes, it's what I expected; it's… >>>

Hi Melissa! Wow you sound like a busy person with 100 voicemails a day. It's no wonder you find yourself talking fast. Great insights though and an opportunity to let your personality shine through by being less "robot-like". Continued success!
Excellent approaches, Aida. Please let me know how it's working for you and your students.
Good idea, Melissa. It sounds as if you prepare the student you're meeting with ahead of time just in case you get a call. That's a great approach for them however I wonder how the person on the phone feels when they can't get answers quickly. Do you ever have a hard time getting back in touch with the caller?

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