Anger is a much stronger emotion than sadness, or any kind of remorse or hesitation. So anger is a very strong emotion. Andi i have found in dealing with the various people that i deal with, and particularly institutions that I deal with, many of which have done it good job of not providing good customers service. But oftentimes displaying anger gets much more results than begging or, you know, cajoling or pleading,. Or throwing yourself on the mercy of whoever the particular organization happens to be.
“Simple language, forceful language, vivid language, and keeping it simple and direct,” says Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, are all tools to increase the strength of your communication. In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, host and lecturer Matt Abrahams interviews Jeffrey Pfeffer, author of Dying for a Paycheck, about the verbal and nonverbal ways we can harness, or give away, our authority in communication.
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