Quick Tip - Fix Your Vocabulary
What you say can hurt you - Issue #36
Many people use hedging phrases and unnecessary qualifiers in their communication. I still catch myself using a “weak word” when I’m speaking and mentally note, “I’ve gotta stop saying that!”
I think we naturally try to soften the request or demand. We think that these phrases build rapport, when in fact they simply make us look uncertain and weak.
I’m su…