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...Harvard—epitomized by its rejection of the Boston accent—would serve to alienate the University from the community in which it has resided in since 1636. Why else would Police Captain and son of South Boston William B. Evans be able to develop a convivial rapport with Boston College officials, who extend him a warm invitation yearly to lecture students on the hazards of alcohol, while endlessly butting heads with the Harvard administration over Allston...
Sabath's advice is practical, grounded in real business dilemmas. How do you develop instant rapport with someone? Ask a question based on what the person said to you the last time you spoke. One of the Ketchum executives mentions, to great laughter, that a corporate client of hers just told her that his wife had ordered a double oven. Well, said Sabath, next time, first ask your client how his wife is enjoying the double oven, rather than "Did you get that contract signed." That's a signal to the other person, says Sabath, "that nothing has crossed...
...information that might secure his spot on the page. Meanwhile, I’m trying to hide the fact that I’ve never interviewed anyone before. We’re both strategically sharing information, each trying to please the other, trying to establish a good rapport and being overly conciliatory in the process...
...Both Anglican and Catholic officials noted a particular warm rapport between Benedict and Williams during a Thursday morning meeting and subsequent lunch at the papal apartment. The two leaders issued a joint statement acknowledging "serious obstacles" to closer communion between the Churches - a clear reference to the Anglican openness to gays and women in the clergy. Williams, who was accompanied by his wife and two children, timed his trip to mark the 40th anniversary of a historic meeting between Archbishop Michael Ramsey and Pope Paul VI. On that first formal encounter between the heads of the two Churches since England...
...Arts education and our relationship with the city of Cambridge are of the utmost importance for Hasty Pudding Theatricals,” he said, his statements punctuated by applause from the audience. “We look forward to continuing this rapport...