{"id":19457,"date":"2021-09-28T12:53:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T12:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/?p=19457"},"modified":"2021-09-28T12:53:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T12:53:41","slug":"common-phrases-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/common-phrases-to-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Phrases To Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"page-title \">Common Phrases To Avoid<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pane-node-body pane pane--nodebody\">\n<div class=\"pane__content\">\n<div class=\"field field--body\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p>Certain words and phrases you use may undermine your authority and professionalism. Lifehacker.com recently spotlighted some of these common \u201capprehensive phrases\u201d that make you sound less confident. Here are a few words that made their list:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cJust\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we introduce our questions and ideas with this four-letter word\u2014\u2018I\u2019m just following up,\u2019 \u2018Just wanted to add&#8230;\u2019\u2014the undertone is one of apology,\u201d writes Sarah Showfety for Lifehacker.com. \u201cIt\u2019s a subtle preemptive excuse for potentially disturbing someone. It minimizes our power, and sounds as if we\u2019re asking for permission to speak\u2014something confident speakers rarely do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSorry (to bother you\u2026)\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no need to apologize: \u201cSorry if this has been said before\u2026\u201d \u201cSorry for venting\u2026\u201d or even to co-workers: \u201cSorry, can you tell me how much this is?\u201d Those who apologize needlessly appear more timid, according to Canadian sociologist Maja Jovanovic. Replace the \u201csorry\u201ds with \u201cI\u2019d like to add\u2026\u201d or \u201cwhy don\u2019t we try this\u201d or \u201cthank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cDoes that make sense?\u201d or \u201cDo you know what I\u2019m saying?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we think we\u2019re rambling, or don\u2019t have the words to clearly convey our point, there are a few solid alternatives to looking for external validation that we\u2019re not being too confusing,\u201d Showfety writes. Instead, try \u201cLet me rephrase that\u201d or \u201cThere\u2019s a lot I\u2019d like to say about this\u201d or \u201cThis is a new idea for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pane-node-field-news-source pane pane--nodefield-news-source\">\n<div class=\"pane__content\">\n<div class=\"field clearfix field--news-source\">\n<div class=\"field-label\">Source:<\/div>\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/drop-these-phrases-from-your-vocabulary-if-you-want-to-1847732017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-di-id=\"di-id-62a99310-82f67966\">Drop These Phrases From Your Vocabulary If You Want to Sound More Confident<\/a>,\u201d Lifehacker.com (Sept. 23, 2021)<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"field-content\">\u00a9National Association of REALTORS\u00ae<br \/>\nReprinted with permission<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common Phrases To Avoid &nbsp; Certain words and phrases you use may undermine your authority and professionalism. Lifehacker.com recently spotlighted some of these common \u201capprehensive phrases\u201d that make you sound less confident. Here are a few words that made their list: \u201cJust\u201d \u201cWhen we introduce our questions and ideas with this four-letter word\u2014\u2018I\u2019m just following &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/common-phrases-to-avoid\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,8],"tags":[5,32,4,9],"class_list":["post-19457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-real-estate-tips","tag-anthony-didonato","tag-news","tag-real-estate","tag-tips","item-wrap"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Common Phrases To Avoid - Real Estate Agent and Sales in PA - Anthony DiDonato Broomall, Media, Delaware County and surrounding areas in Pennsylvania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/common-phrases-to-avoid\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.anthonydidonato.net\\\/wordpress\\\/common-phrases-to-avoid\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.anthonydidonato.net\\\/wordpress\\\/common-phrases-to-avoid\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.anthonydidonato.net\\\/wordpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/964792b6994e8cc4cbddc36ad4824908\"},\"headline\":\"Common Phrases To Avoid\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-09-28T12:53:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.anthonydidonato.net\\\/wordpress\\\/common-phrases-to-avoid\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":275,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.anthonydidonato.net\\\/wordpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/964792b6994e8cc4cbddc36ad4824908\"},\"keywords\":[\"Anthony DiDonato\",\"News\",\"Real Estate\",\"tips\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\",\"Real Estate Tips\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.anthonydidonato.net\\\/wordpress\\\/common-phrases-to-avoid\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.anthonydidonato.net\\\/wordpress\\\/common-phrases-to-avoid\\\/\",\"name\":\"Common Phrases To Avoid - 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