ENVoY Gem #7 - Influence Approach

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Whenever possible we want to manage from influence instead of power. Management from influence includes being able to manage without eye contact, a minimum use of verbal (name only), use of nonverbal instructions (pointing, etc) and if possible from far away. An individual student was managed from influence in the OFF/Neutral/ON clip. Here a teacher manages a group of “off task” students using the Influence Approach.

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Sari’s appearance on pdxfm.com

Sari was interviewed on pdx.fm’s Exceptional Women NW program on July 16th, 2010. Listen online at http://exceptionalwomennw.com/.

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Willamette Week profiles Sari

Beth Slovic and Amanda Ingram wrote about Nonverbal Solutions in Willamette Week on December 2nd, 2009.

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About Sari

Sari de la Motte, who has been described as a “guru of the unspoken,” is the CEO and founder of Nonverbal Solutions, whose motto is Go Beyond Words.

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“Nonverbal Classroom Management has been a tremendous resource in my classroom. Management and discipline make sense now. Being able to be an effective manager and teacher is what students will benefit most from, and this is what this program teaches.”

— Kelly Gash, Special Education

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