How to Use Power Phrases

Your PowerPhrases Final Exam 237

Did you have any of these?

There is an issue I’d like to discuss. Can we meet?

——is creating problems.

The effect is...

I/we feel...

What happens is...

I understand...

I appreciate...

I want...

I need...

I prefer...

That may be.

I see this is a big issue for you.

I didn’t realize that was an issue for you.

How can we make this work for both of us?

What can I do to make you want to give me what I

want here?

Let’s see if we can find a solution that works for both

of us.

Let’s implement what we’ve decided and review how

well it’s working.

40. Name three differences in the way men and women com-
    municate.