Q: Start doing this immediately after the call. Ask your note-taker for a copy of the minutes. Make sure you include a list of everyone's responsibilities. The minutes will document the conversation in writing in case there are any discrepancies later. Ask a colleague to proofread the recap before you send it out. A second pair of eyes can catch mistakes you might have overlooked, no matter how many times you've proofread the material. Do this as soon as you've made any edits your proofreader has recommended. Invite all recipients to make comments or ask questions that might have slipped their minds during the call. If you promised to send out a scheduling survey for a follow-up call, include that link with the recap. Take action as discussed during the call. If you promised to answer any questions at a later date, follow up within no more than a week. Meet any deadlines you set. Make sure any promised work is delivered to the proper recipients within a reasonable amount of time.
A: Create a recap. Send the recap to all attendees. Follow through on promises and deadlines.

Q: One math skill that is important is independent thinking. You may be tempted to swoop in to show your kid how to solve a problem when they're struggling. However, encouraging your kid to work it out for themselves will help them learn to think independently. That doesn't mean they can't look up help for similar problems online. Having them look up how to do a problem themselves still teaches independence. Some tweens and teens may not find math all that exciting by itself. However, you can incorporate it into other disciplines to make it more interesting. For instance, you can do science experiments where kids need to measure out ingredients. You could also incorporate math into history, such as figuring out what percentage of the population was wiped out by a plague. Most of the time, there's more than one way to solve a problem. Teaching your kid to try different approaches will help them solve more complex problems. If they come at it from one direction and find it doesn't work, they can switch to another approach to find a solution, which helps them work independently. Different kids learn in different ways, so it may take a while before you find an approach that works for your kid. Once you find an approach, stick with it! Kids may have heard that they're either a "math" person or they're not. If they've come to the conclusion they're not a math person, it makes math that much harder. Tell them anyone can get math down, but they might just have to work a little harder at it. For instance, you could say, "I know you find math hard, but that means you just have to work a little harder at it. Anyone can be a 'math' person. Plus, you'll feel so good when you work hard and finally figure it out!" Look up example of real people who struggled with math but turned out famous or successful. Family members count too!
A: Let them work through the problem on their own. Combine math with other disciplines. Teach them to use different approaches. Encourage them when they're struggling.

Q: If you have a preferred airline, sign up for its frequent flier miles program as soon as you can, especially if you take a lot of business trips. Frequent flier miles can add up quickly and lead to free tickets and upgrades. Some airlines even allow your friends and family to gift you their miles, so encourage them to sign up, too. Many credit card companies offer reward programs that give you frequent flier miles based on how much you spend. Some credit card programs even offer other travel-friendly perks like free, full-coverage car rental insurance. Talk with credit card companies before you start planning your wedding and sign-up for incentives as soon as possible. That way, you can use all of your charged wedding expenses to help provide upgrades for your honeymoon! Resorts, cruise lines, and hotels value loyalty, so by signing up for hotel club or membership cards, you're likely to automatically qualify for free nights or better rooms with a certain length of stay. Perks may also include free services, like airport shuttles, along with free or discounted activities. There are many online travel companies and direct businesses that offer general coupons during booking. Complete a general search based on the destinations you are interested in and be sure to look up specific activities. Be sure to check expiration dates and any fine print on the coupons. Try searches with and without the terms "honeymoon" in them. Some places offer discounts or special incentives for honeymooners, while others increase the price because of high demand. You're more likely to get better rates and free upgrades when you book flights and hotels in destinations where it's considered the "off-season." Although the timing may not be as popular, visiting Iceland in early spring, Paris in winter, or Hawaii in summer will likely get you some great deals because demand is low. Another perk to off-season travel is that you can enjoy destinations in peace and quiet, which makes for especially nice, crowd-free pictures! Although booking a honeymoon yourself is usually the most economical, inquire with a travel agent about honeymoon packages and deals. The travel agency may offer special booking promotions with prices you can't beat yourself, or the agent may know the best places to honeymoon with the most perks and incentives simply based on prior booking experience.
A: Sign up for frequent flier miles membership cards. Ask your credit card companies about incentives. Register for hotel, resort, and cruise club cards. Search online for coupons. Book an "off-season" honeymoon. Talk to a travel agent.

Q: The beauty of animation is that you can come up with the craziest plot imaginable and have it drawn into life. Embrace the possibilities of animation and create a plot that is unique and imaginative. Avoid familiar plot ideas that you've heard before. Challenge yourself to create a plot that puts a unique spin on a familiar idea. For example, rather than start with a familiar plot like boy meets girl and tries to get girl, you may go for a plot like boy meets cyborg girl and tries to win her heart by fighting off killer dinosaurs. Create a main character that has distinct characteristics or personality traits. Give your main character a backstory that makes them particular or strange. You may use a real life person as inspiration for your main character or create a main character from scratch. For example, maybe you have a main character who is a young girl born with a third eye. Or perhaps you have a main character who is a creature from the swamp, half-man, half-animal. You can even have a main character that is not human, such as a walking square or a talking lamp. You can also focus your story on a cast of characters, such as an oddball family or a pair of strange siblings. Make up a setting by combining your hometown with your favorite planet. Or exaggerate a setting, such as your high school, by putting it in a black hole in space. Use the setting as inspiration for your characters and your plot. For example, if you decide to use a setting like your high school in space, you may then come up with characters like teenage aliens who go to the high school. Tossing ideas back and forth with a partner may help you generate a stronger story for the animation. Ask a friend, peer, or family member to brainstorm ideas with you. Try yelling out a character idea and then having your writing partner respond with a different idea or add on to it. You can also try making a mind map with your writing partner to help generate story ideas. Bring your brainstorming ideas to life by drawing storyboards for a few possible scenes in your script. Draw out squares on plain paper and sketch out details like setting, time of day, and scenery for the scene. Include character dialogue and action in the storyboards. See how your ideas work visually in the storyboards. Do storyboarding for a few potential plots or characters you are thinking about. You can then tweak your ideas when you sit down to write the draft of the script. Get a better sense of the genre by watching cartoons that are considered unique and well-written. Listen to the dialogue of the characters. Notice how the plot in each cartoon moves forward in interesting and unexpected ways. Watch a mix of animated television shows and films. You may watch: The Simpsons South Park Rick and Morty BoJack Horseman The Powerpuff Girls Up Steven Universe The Amazing World Of Gumball
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Come up with a unique plot. Focus on an interesting main character or cast of characters. Explore a surreal or strange setting. Brainstorm with a partner. Create storyboards. Watch examples of animated cartoons.