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Lesson 6: Learn to Say “No”

Say “no” respectfully and concisely. Set boundaries with confidence.

We’ve all been there — someone asks us to do something we can’t (or don’t want to) do, and instead of simply declining, we launch into a mini TED Talk: “I’d love to, but I’ve got this thing, and then another thing, and I didn’t sleep much last night…”

Communication expert Jefferson Fisher wants you to break that habit. In his view, overexplaining doesn’t…

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