By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 4 minute read Put up your hand if you don’t enjoy making phone calls to prospective students. When I ask that question during a workshop or conference session I’m leading, 75-80% of the audience reaches for the sky.The reason …
Stop Sounding So Robotic And Scripted
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read Whenever we ask students to offer advice about communicating with their generation during the college search process, feedback similar to these three quotes appears every single time.“A lot of the mail and emails …
Everything You Need To Know About Phone Calls
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 4 minute readLove them or hate them, phone calls still need to be a part of your student recruitment communications strategy in 2022.You might be wondering why, so let’s talk about it.A lot of admissions counselors believe …
Tips For Evaluating Your Phone Calls
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services3 minute readI got a lot of great feedback about last week’s article in which I outlined a strategy for talking with the parents of your admitted students about financial aid and paying for college.One of the follow-up questions …
Tips For Improving Your Phone Calls
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services4 minute readHere’s something that probably won’t surprise you. Most admissions counselors don’t enjoy making phone calls to prospective students.The most common reason? They’re time consuming and oftentimes nobody picks up their …