{"id":3167,"date":"2012-07-01T05:39:17","date_gmt":"2012-07-01T13:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=3167"},"modified":"2023-02-06T11:49:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:49:26","slug":"business-english-skills-360-how-to-say-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2012\/07\/01\/business-english-skills-360-how-to-say-no-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills 360 &#8211; How to Say No (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3167-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.23-Saying-No1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.23-Saying-No1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.23-Saying-No1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>The <strong><a title=\"Business English Skills 360 - The podcast that looks at the other side of Business English\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-english-360\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skills 360 podcast<\/a><\/strong> is now available in iTunes: <a class=\"featurelink\" href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/business-skills-360-podcast\/id465088372\"><strong>Free Subscription<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why is it so difficult to say &#8220;no&#8221;? Well, of course you want to be polite, and kind, and agreeable. And if it&#8217;s your boss who is asking you for something, you may fear losing favor or opportunities. And if it&#8217;s a client or customer asking for something, you might not want to ruin the relationship.<\/p>\n<p>But what I want to tell you is that in many cases you should say no. And you should know how to say it. You need to be clear, firm, and honest. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Do you usually find it difficult to say &#8220;no&#8221; when someone asks you to do something?<br \/>\n2. Who do you have the most difficulty saying &#8220;no&#8221; to?<br \/>\n3. Why do you think saying &#8220;no&#8221; can sometimes be difficult?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Free Resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mybeonline.com\/business-english-skills-360-how-to-say-no-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/360.23QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/quiz\/360SN-Saying-No1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.23-Saying-No1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Skills 360 podcast is now available in iTunes: Free Subscription Why is it so difficult to say &#8220;no&#8221;? 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