How to Win Friends and Influence People
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Fundamental Techniques in Handling People
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Don't criticize, condemn or complain
Did you criticize, condemn or complain today?
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Give honest and sincere appreciation
You think you have given the same to at least one people today?
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Arouse in the other person an eager want
What do you think? What is your rating for this for today?
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Six ways to make people like you
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Become genuinely interested in other people
Are you doing this from your heart? How much successful you are today?
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Smile
You think you do this everyday? So, whats your rating for now?
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Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language
What do you think? Rate yourself for your today's success
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Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves
Do you listen carefully? Do you encourage others? If yes, how far you gone today?
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Talk in terms of the other person's interests
That is not easy everytime. I know. But, its a part of the game. Have you been succeeded in doing the same today? How much?
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Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely
Remember, all people in your surrounding has at least one such thing which you cannot ignore. He can be important by any way. Do not underestimate. Make them feel their importance even if he is not! How successful you are in this today?
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Win people to your way of thinking
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The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it
Am I right? What do you think? What will be your assessment for today?
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Show respect for the other person's opinions. Never say, "You're wrong."
Its important from many aspect. I am not going to discuss everything here. Just do it and you will see the difference. Have you done it today? How successfully?
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If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically
Never hesitate to admit your fault. It makes you faithful to others. Do you do that? Have you done that today?
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Begin in a friendly way
Whats the success rate today?
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Get the other person saying "yes, yes" immediately
Make it a habit. What is your today's assessment?
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Let the other person do a great deal of the talking
Be a listener. Let others talk more :-). How introvert were you today?
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Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers
Does not sound good as far as patent is concerned :-) But do this and feel the difference. Improve this capability in yourself everyday like you did today !
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Try honestly to see things from the other person's point of view
Important! You cannot be right every time. Think the same from other person's angle. You will find lot difference between the two ways. Have you been abled to do this today?
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Be sympathetic with the other person's ideas and desires
Even if you know something is wrong, don't be so outward. Be sympathetic, because remember the idea has come to other person's mind not from the air, he / she did have some angle of thinking. Are you successful enough today?
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Appeal to the nobler motives
It will also make you faithful to the people. Also you will be recognized more and more. Did you do anything like this today?
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Dramatize your ideas
Try and assess
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Throw down a challenge
Its up to you. Do it and assess yourself
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Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment
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Begin with praise and honest appreciation
Sounds similar. And so its important. How was your going today?
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Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly
Try to make this a habit too......
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Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person
You never know how wrong you are. So, admit yours, talk more about your fault. Don't blame anybody else directly.
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Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.
Most people don't like to follow orders. It sometime gets insulting to that person. Better, ask a question which he/she will be compelled to answer or execute the underlying theory. Its all about man-management
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Let the other person save face
Have you done that today?
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Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be "hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise."
Have you done it today? If not make it a habit in the future. If you praise, other person will be encouraged and charged to do better in the future.
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Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to
Good way to come closer to another person. How successful you are today?
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Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct
Not every time a fault is a simple one. But if you encourage the person, he will do the rest.
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Make the other person happy about doing the thing you suggest
You suggest, others execute. This should be the way. Not that "You order / others execute". Have you got any success in this today?
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