sayitwithgracewhennoisrightanswer.pptVIP

Read the passage again and work with your partner to summarize the main idea of this article. You may use the following two questions as clues What is the bug newly found? What problems did the bug cause? * * Say it with grace When ‘no’ is right answer Issue.1050 April 16, 2014 Small bug, big problem Group Discussion Detailed Study Say it with grace When ‘no’ is right answer General Questions Group Discussion Is it also very difficult for you to say no? If your friends ask you for a favor, which you can’t help for various reasons, what should you say without affecting your friendship? Find out all the suggested answers in the passage and discuss with your group members. Skimming and scanning: Find the answers to the following quesitons as quickly as possible. Instruction 1.What do we know about saying no according to the column on the Forbes? 2.What is the most effective way to say no? The most effective way to say no is to be as direct as possible. Be brief and direct: you don’t need to apologize or overexplain. General Questions Saying no to one project isn’t about rejecting opportunities. Rather, you’re weighing your priorities for a better result. Saying no simply means you have set your own priorities and boundaries. 3.How should say no if we probably change our mind in the future? 4.What do we know about saying no according to a wallstreet journal? If you’d like to leave the door slightly open for the future, you could say something like “I’m in the middle of something else right now, but we can talk about it later.” General Questions According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, people will even agree to unethical requests rather than risk the discomfort of saying no. When ‘no’ is right answer 5. What’s Vanessa Bohns’ opinion on saying no? 6.Why do most people probably won’t take our “no” as badly as we think they will according to psychologists? “One of our most fundamental needs is for social connection and a f