Diplomacy is a huge country that I’ve been discovering recently. There are amazing things you can achieve if you understand what everyone wants, know when to listen and when to speak and what to say and how to sound.
In particular, one trick I’ve found useful is making arguments that are “skippable”. Instead of saying stop everything, this argument overthrows everything you said, I prefer to point out a concern but make the person feel free to skip it and move past. Hey here’s one thing that came to my mind, just want to add it to discussion. If they have good sense, and your argument actually changes things, they won’t move past; but they’ll appreciate that you offered them the option.
Diplomacy is a huge country that I’ve been discovering recently. There are amazing things you can achieve if you understand what everyone wants, know when to listen and when to speak and what to say and how to sound.
In particular, one trick I’ve found useful is making arguments that are “skippable”. Instead of saying stop everything, this argument overthrows everything you said, I prefer to point out a concern but make the person feel free to skip it and move past. Hey here’s one thing that came to my mind, just want to add it to discussion. If they have good sense, and your argument actually changes things, they won’t move past; but they’ll appreciate that you offered them the option.