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An Expert Guide to Assertive Communication with Dr. Randy Paterson

Minds and Mics

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What's the One Point of Your Book?

When the book first came out, I had no idea what the core point of my book is. When people are thinking about assertiveness, and if I was to ask people, why do you want to beassertive? Well, I want to be assertive because I want to change other people. And so it naturally gets our defenses up,. If we're being very clear about what it is, it's much easier. How do we get that negative feedback? One of the things that I really ask people to do is ask for clarity.

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