Gentle, context- and knowledge-based interactions, along with traditional hard sales tools, do work.
14 To the sociologist Charles Bosk, their main contribution was 'the provision of context, the gentle insistence that principles are attached to persons, and the constant reminder that those persons have interests, a history and a culture'.
From the rhythm of her name came a four-note idea, possibly more habanera than tango, that kept recurring in different surprising contexts: a gentle insistence active everywhere.
Like all the best memes, it is essentially good-natured: "large" is a proud but gentle word, used in this context the way a gardener might talk about a beautiful butternut squash.
The principal, Allen T. Woods, a large, light-skinned African-American with a gentle voice, laid out the context: "The truth of the matter is, there is a vast population of kids in our school with no parental involvement.
And in this context, Jen's own loneliness and gentle spirituality are deeply affecting.
These gentle shots are undercut, however, by the political context: The Jihadists have prohibited all forms of individual freedom, from smoking to playing soccer to listening to music.
"The context of the post is quite gentle, but maybe you're not smart enough to figure that out," he added.
In this context, the images of fatherhood were often tender, gentle, sensitive, and companionate".
It's a considered, gentle approach that I have to working in almost any context.
