Standing up for yourself, being taken seriously and not getting fooled is not primarily about communication. Inner clarity is much more important if you want to realise your ideas.
Going into an important conversation without an objective is a mistake. It's too easy to be manipulated that way. But with only one objective and no alternatives, you are just as lost. What if you can't achieve it or if you try desperately to reach
Once people have formed an opinion, they usually stick to it. If that is true, do you ever have a chance to convince someone of any other opinion? Well, it still works, if you know how. Here are three tips for gentle contradiction.
A person that wants to achieve something must be able to talk well? To be accessible and open, on the other hand, is weakening one's own position? Many people have these prejudices, consciously or unconsciously. And yet good listeners often achieve a great deal more
Focusing on solutions can sometimes be exactly the wrong thing to do. If a person simply wants to be heard, they do not need any advice, however good.
When someone keeps crossing your boundaries, do they do it on purpose? Or do they perhaps not know exactly where your limits are?
Some people seem completely unsuitable as conversation and negotiation partners. Does it make sense to try anyway? Yes, because there are solutions. However, they require reconsideration.