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Tips to Improve your Assertiveness
Raza Usmani, ICT Consultant, Pakistan, Member
Do you recognize the feeling: "When I say NO, I feel guilty..."?
According to Revelle College, UC San Diego,
“One of the most common problems in communication is caused by trying to read people's minds or expecting them to read yours. If you want people to respond to your ideas and needs, you have to be able to say what they are, and say it in a way that will make others want to respond appropriately”.
 Assertiveness is the ability to present one’s opinion positively, deal with conflicts sensibly and rationally when they occur while balancing one’s own needs with the needs of others.
Below I share some ideas and techniques to improve your assertiveness skills and also help others to express themselves in a more assertive way.:
- The very first and most important in all ...
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To be Assertive, be Brief
Javier Elenes, Business Consultant, Mexico, Member My tip is JUST SAY WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY, but say it in a short sentence - just like the subject in a memo.
I remember giving this tip to a Human ...
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Fundamental Personal Rights and Assertiveness
Roozbehkh, Entrepreneur, Australia, Member Before focusing too much and techniques on how to be assertive, I recommend to answer this question for yourself: what are my essential rights?...
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Clarifying the True Meaning of Assertiveness
Armando Martinez Merino, Manager, Mexico, Member We should try to treat assertiveness objectively, as it often seems to be confused with condescension.
This approach avoids touching the extremes...
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Assertiveness: Knowing You are not your Feelings
Ivy Balopi, Entrepreneur, Botswana, Member Assertiveness is also the ability to differentiate the ‘matter’ from the person. Being assertive is accepting that you are ‘enough’ and others are equ...
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Be Assertive Without being Perceived as Arrogant
Henry Osehimolen, Management Consultant, Nigeria, Member Sometimes the line between assertiveness and arrogance is fine, due to the wrong body language. In an attempt to hold your ground over an issue consci...
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Triangle Technique for Eye Contact
Jaap de Jonge, Editor, Netherlands Eye contact can portray warmth, trustworthiness, and self-confidence. But too much eye contact may lead to some levels of discomfort on behalf of both...
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