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Alex English
Alex English

Jan 18, 2019

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…get their idea across. We miss too many opportunities for speech repair in our daily conversations. When someone shocks or infuriates you, always assume you misheard them. Just repeat back what the other person said, in your own words. Give them a minute to respond.

Talk with a Little More Sparkle
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Jessica Wildfire

This is a good way to buy time if someone is accusing you of something, or asking you a tough question. “Let me make sure I got that right…”

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Alex English

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Writer, thinker, aesthete. Website: www.remarqed.com

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