Content Overview
- Summary
- Prepare Before The Meeting Or Phone Conversation.
- Keep In Mind How Serious The Consequences Can Be.
- Pretend You Are Speaking On Behalf Of Someone You Usually Care For Who Cannot Speak For Him Or Herself.
- Be Relaxed And Calm. If You Are Uncomfortable Or Confused, Let The Other Person Know.
- Let The Other Person Know That Asserting Yourself Is Difficult, But That The Subject Is Important And You Appreciate His Or Her Consideration.
- Make The Other Person Human.
- Be assertive, but not aggressive.
- Be Persistent.
- If You Get Overwhelmed, Tell The Person And Set Another Appointment.
- Reward Yourself For Assertive Behavior.
- Consider Assertiveness Training.
- Bring Support.
How To Assert Yourself
Make The Other Person Human.
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It is often easier to relate to someone as a person instead of relating to his or her title or function. Even the most imposing, frightening person, or the person with the biggest title such as President or King or Doctor, is a human being. We each have different ways of humanizing people.
Several ways that have worked for people:
- Think of the person in a setting other than the one in which you're interacting.
- Think about the fact that he or she sits on a toilet just like you do.
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