It is vital, he believes, for the country to engage in a serious, urgent and difficult conversation – ideally with doctors as the chief persuaders of a reluctant public – about the future of the NHS.
For me, I have found that having a conversation (ideally with folks who already understand the idea in question) is by far the quickest and most effective path to understanding.
I well remember, immediately before I joined the Cavendish as a young research fellow, Sam taking me out to dinner – as far as he was concerned, dinners were always a good place for serious conversation, ideally accompanied by good wine – and trying to convince me that food itself was a suitable material for study.
Add your tidbits of 'information' during conversation, ideally in a large group.
A team is to arrive in a village, get permission from the male elder to speak with the women, settle into a compound, hand out school supplies and medicine, drink tea, make conversation and, ideally, get information about the village, local grievances and the Taliban.
You want to know something about the person, have a common subject of conversation, and, ideally, have already corresponded (through a website or e-mail) before meeting.
Such a conversation, should ideally be initiated by the physician or healthcare professional and involves transparency, engagement by both parties, and continues throughout the period of healthcare intervention.
Encourage a culture of tolerance for differences in online communication style, and teach employees to take conversations offline (ideally face-to-face, or failing that, by phone) as soon as there's any tension or hostility.
Passengers were instructed to sit side by side with their travelling companion so one is obliged to make eye contact – and ideally conversation – with strangers.
A two-way match will start a conversation, which will ideally lead to professional opportunities like jobs, mentors or just meeting new people who work in your industry.
Ideally, conversations about how to deal with heart failure — watching your weight, cutting back on salt, getting exercise, changing your diet, following medication regimens — should begin early in a hospital stay and be reinforced daily, Dr. Manasseh said.
