Thursday 6th of January 2005
How to Win People to Your Way of Thinking
The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
Show respect for the other person's opinions. Never say, "You're Wrong."
If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
Begin in a friendly way.
Get the other person saying "yes, yes" immediately.
Let the other person do a great deal of the king.
Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers.
Try honestly to see things from the other person's point of view
Be sympathetic with the other person's ideas and desires.
Appeal to the nobler motives.
Dramatize your ideas.
Throw down a challenge.
The female brain cell
Billy Connollys Desiderata........ excerpt from his book
The Rules of Chocolate
Arguing on the internet
Jane and Arlene
enjoyed the jokes?
treat John to a coffee
...and maybe a sticky bun :)