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How to Disagree
without Being
Disagreeable
PowerPhrases to Handle
Disagreements
175When I teach seminars I rely on participation. If it was just me
who talked, it would be a long day for us all.
I often pose questions to the group. Occasionally, the
answers I get are not what I am looking for. Some answers are
wrong. However, when someone answered a question, if I
said,
That’s wrong!by the end of the day, I would have no participation. I don’t
want that to happen. I want to make it safe for members of my
audience to offer their ideas. I make it safe to speak by finding
what I can acknowledge in what people say.
I ask myself,
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