April 27, 2009PowerPhrase ~ A separate issue

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A political example for a communication point almost caused a dialogue about good communication to go off the topic. Fortunately one participant brought the conversation back on track by saying this of the political points,

  • That’s a separate issue.

It’s important to know when a conversation goes down a side road, and it’s also important to know how to bring it back on track when it does.

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