Language Matters: The Power of Choosing Your Words Wisely

<p dir="ltr">In any negotiation or conversation, language matters. Our choice of words has the power to either create a collaborative environment or an antagonistic one, and we can better inform the outcome when we practice beforehand. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Our mindset flavors the conversations we’ll have, and before the negotiation, we can try on different words for size to see what works best. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">How do we start this practice internally and then in lower stakes negotiations? In this episode, I talk about the power of selecting and practicing your mindset before the negotiation.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">- <strong>How to eliminate negativity from the conversation </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">What words would create an antagonistic, tug-of-war negotiation? </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">- <strong>How to encourage shared success</strong> </p> <p dir="ltr">What language can we use to create an intersectional alignment of goals? </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">- <strong>Why buzzwords might not work in our favor </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Can coming up with a set script actually work against the conversational environment we’re trying to create?</p> <p> </p>