Similarly, in taking time to explain the purpose, course expectations, or activity directions, the instructor could assume a demeanor that may be encouraging and approachable to students.
George took more than a month to adjust before assuming an assertive demeanor on offense to complement his defensive attitude.
Thus, assuming an encouraging demeanor need not only establish an approachable rapport with students, but it can also be purposefully conveyed to elicit specific student behaviors.
For example, "walking around the room" was not only a strategy in itself but was pivotal in facilitating other strategies such as inviting questions, approaching non-participants, or assuming an encouraging demeanor.
Strategies like developing a routine and assuming an encouraging demeanor seemed to have a more continuous implementation in that these strategies needed to be enacted consistently throughout the course term in order to be effective.
Though this rationale was evident for almost all of the strategies, it was often explicitly stated in the instructors' discussions on explaining course expectations, assuming an encouraging demeanor, inviting students to ask questions, and developing a routine.
These strategies included explaining course expectations, explaining the purpose of the activity, explaining activity expectations, walking around the room, assuming an encouraging demeanor, inviting student questions, soliciting student feedback, and approaching non-participating students.
On the day in 1938 that Hitler strutted into Vienna, she fled, squeezing out of dangerous jams by emulating her father and "assuming a cool, disdainful demeanor with those in power".
Assume a professional demeanor, be honest, and play fair.
Wrote the ever-perceptive Henry K.: "Once I knew [King Hussein] reasonably well I could measure his irritation at what he considered insensitivity or bureaucratic pedantry by the heightening of his legendary courtesy; his use of the honorific 'sir' would multiply while he assumed a glacial demeanor".
Assume an encouraging demeanor.
