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6 Word Swaps That Will Save Your Life

5/3/2010

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Pair #24 The Less-Than Cunning Linguist
  1. Convert the word 'maybe' to a clear 'yes' or 'no'
  2. Swap the words 'I think ...' to 'In my experience what I notice is...'
  3. Change your next complaint into a clear request
  4. Use the words "I will" only for real promises you intend to keep
  5. Shut up (and listen instead of saying anything)
  6. Say 'tell me more' instead of giving an opinion

Will you let me know what happens when you try these out? 

They really have changed my life.

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1 Comment
d'Arcy
5/11/2010 02:01:11 pm

Trying this did several things... the most important was that in changing "I think" to "In my experience," I gained time to quiet my thoughts, my temper and find the "cooler" words that actually helped get my point across and kept the other person off the defensive.

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