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Smart women need to Speak Strong
I have a new audio posted. This is an interview with Smokie Sizemore
of the Smart Women’s club. It’s a great introduction to
SpeakStrong. It runs about an hour, and you can stream it here. Scroll down.
PowerPhrase: It wouldn't be honest
Nina’s colleague suggested she tell her manager it was the vendor’s fault the project was delayed. She responded,
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That might be the expedient thing to say, but it wouldn’t be the honest thing to say.
Poison Phrase of the Week
You don't like Hillary, do you?
During a political discussion with a gentleman I met on a shuttle,
I asked him who his presidential candidate was. He said it was too early to
say, and then said,
- You don’t like Hillary, do you?
There are good ways to ask questions – but this isn’t
one of them. His question was coercive and opinion laden. It prejudiced the
answer and didn’t give me the impression that this man had any
interest in what I thought or knew.
Avoid asking questions that start with "you don't" and end with "do you?"
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Reader Success Story
Getting the boss to respond
I made an appointment with my supervisor and specifically asked
him "You haven't been responding to my e-mails or phone messages. Is
there something I've done to offend you?"
He replied that he was not offended, he has just been very busy.
I stated that when I ask for his opinion on matters it's because he is
knowledgeable and I respect his input. He replied that he wasn't ignoring
me, he was just overwhelmed.
I recanted that he was indeed ignoring me and I felt my
questions were valid and deserved recognition. He agreed and said he would
be more responsive in the future. I also asked that if there was something I
could do to help ease his work load that I would be happy to assist.
My last e-mail was answered in a timely manner. I can only assume
those in the future will be as well.
Reader Comments on Previous Newsletters
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SpeakStrong Definition
To express yourself both powerfully &
effectively;
to say what you mean,
mean what you say,
without being mean
when you say it.