Out-neutral / Negotiating url
Try to negotiate correctly & fairly-1
- Somehow you’re making me feel guilty about what we both know took place out of the blue.
- Come on, out with it, spill the beans, and fess-up, because to tell you the truth I expected it all along.
- Please, hear me out!
- You couldn’t possibly object.
- Give me a fighting chance.
- You owe me that much.
- You just don’t want to admit it.
- Come on, be real!
- Please do your utmost to pay attention, and keep your mind on the subject.
- Let me be the judge of that.
- Be straight with me.
- Are you trying to pull the wool over my eyes?
Try to negotiate correctly & fairly-1
Out-positive / Friendship url
Saying hello-2
- What have you been doing with yourself lately?
- To what do we owe the honor of your visit?
- I was just this minute thinking of you.
- I have not stopped thinking about you.
- I was just thinking about you.
- How’s it going?
- Make yourself at home.
- Let’s make up for lost time.
- Top of the day to you.
- To what do we owe this honor?
- So, we finally meet.
- It's great seeing you again.
Saying hello-2
Out-neutral / Negotiating url
Try to negotiate correctly & fairly-2
- Don’t beat around the bush.
- You’re playing hard to get.
- I’m going to hold you to it.
- By the look in your eyes you look as if your mind is a thousand miles away.
- You’re putting words in my mouth.
- Don’t hold it over my head.
- You’re stretching it a bit.
- Is there something you’re not telling me?
- Face up to it.
- Would you slow down, I can’t get a word in edge wise.
Try to negotiate correctly & fairly-2
In-negative / Doubt url
A friend tells you he’s taking drugs
- You’re throwing away your life.
- Don’t you have a mind of your own?
- Please tell me it’s not true.
- You just brought it all on yourself.
- Stop feeling sorry for yourself.
- Do you know what you’re doing?
- That’s what I call plain old stupidity.
- You must be crazy.
- Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
- I don’t seem to be able to get through to you.
- What are you trying to prove?
- You should have your head examined.
- You knew what you where getting yourself into.
- What are you trying to say?
- Was this your idea?
- It’s your own doing.
- Just look at you.
- Do as you wish, but don’t come crying to me for help when things go downhill.
- It’s the same thing over and over again.
- I don’t think anything I say will convince you one way or another.
- You don’t have anyone to blame but yourself.
- That’s the whole point, and I don’t think you’re hearing a word I’m saying.
- It seems as if what I’m saying is going in one ear and out the other.
- When I talk to you I don’t feel like there’s anybody home.
- What have you gotten yourself into?
A friend tells you he’s taking drugs
Out-positive / Agreement url
Feeling more self confident makes a person into a better salesman.
- You’re so right.
- Don’t I know!
- That’s a good point.
- I’ll vouch for that.
- That might have something to do with it.
- It certainly seems that way.
- I know what you’re trying to say.
- That’s as plain as day.
- I’ll go along with that.
- That could very well be.
Feeling more self confident makes a person into a better salesman.
In-positive / Realizing url
Seeing what stocks it would have been best to buy
- It’s slowly beginning to come into focus.
- Chalk that one up to experience.
- I’m beginning to see the situation more clearly.
- It’s as clear as clear can be.
- Now that sheds some light on the subject.
- It’s the key to everything.
- That answers that $64,000 question.
- That explains it.
- I now see things through new eyes.
Seeing what stocks it would have been best to buy
Out-neutral / Negotiating url
Try to negotiate correctly & fairly-3
- Don’t go back on your word.
- Let’s get back to basics.
- Give me a fair shake.
- I think you’re just trying to soften me up.
- Don’t jump to conclusions.
- Don’t put me on the spot.
- Be up front with me, and don’t go behind my back.
- I wouldn’t be too sure of yourself if I were you.
- You’d better be on the level.
- Don’t whittle away at me.
- It seems like everything I say falls on deaf ears.
- I’m a man of principle, and I’m not going to compromise my principles or standards to stoop and do something like that.
- I’m not made of money.
Try to negotiate correctly & fairly-3
Out-positive / Friendship url
Offering help-1
- If there’s anything you want or need, at anytime, don’t hesitate to ask.
- Your wish is my command.
- I haven’t failed you yet.
- I’ll help you every step of the way.
- I’ll be right with you.
- I could teach you a thing or two.
- I’ll be your rock of Gibraltar.
- You have my word on it.
- I’m pleased to be of help.
- If you need me, you know where to find me.
- I’m never too busy for you.
- I’ll back you a 100 percent.
- You can count on me.
Offering help-1
Out-neutral / Negotiating url
I’m trying to see your viewpoint-3
- That’s the first sensible thing you’ve said all day.
- Tell me something I don’t already know.
- I know where you’re at.
- Don’t keep me in the dark.
- What do you mean by that?
- Why do you say that?
- Tell me in layman’s terms.
- How can you say that?
- What do you think about it?
- What makes you say that?
- There’s nothing good you can say about it?
- What does that have to do with it?
- Is that what you’re driving at?
- I don’t know if I’ve answered your question or not.
- I’m bending over backwards to see things your way.
I’m trying to see your viewpoint-3
Out-positive / Agreement url
I think it’s good that you’ve been going to sleep earlier and getting more sleep.
- I’m glad you approve.
- You better believe it!
- That’s the understatement of the year.
- That’s exactly how I feel about it.
- I can feel the improvement already.
I think it’s good that you’ve been going to sleep earlier and getting more sleep.
In-neutral / Caution url
Someone suggests that you join them to search for something valuable that was lost in a cave
- I’m being very careful every step along the way.
- I think that I might be flirting with danger.
- Just hope and pray that everything’s going to work out fine.
- That’s like finding a needle in a haystack.
- Don’t you think that rushing it a bit?
- Frankly, I don’t think that this task has much of a chance of success.
- This is certainly not going to be easy.
- The whole situation stinks to high heaven.
- I know that here’s a lot at stake, but is it worth the risk?
- I suppose that I shouldn’t get my hopes up.
- I think our imaginations are running away with us, and that we shouldn't overdo it.
- After reviewing the situation, I’m getting cold feet.
- I have a feeling that this is the type of thing that they were always warning me about.
- I predict that nothing good is going to come from this.
- I just can’t take the chance.
- I don't want to throw caution to the wind.
Someone suggests that you join them to search for something valuable that was lost in a cave
In-negative / Desperation url
Working 3 jobs to make ends meet
- I can’t take it anymore.
- I’ve reached the bottom of the barrel.
- I’ve been so busy lately that I’m running myself ragged.
- I’m going to lose my mind.
- The harder I try the worse everything gets.
- I feel so inadequate.
- I feel like I’m busting at the seams.
- I just seem to be spinning my wheels, without getting anything accomplished.
- Life’s not a picnic.
- I’ve been working my fingers to the bone.
- I’ve been in the same old rut as long as I can remember.
- How much more of this do you think I can take?
- I feel weighed down by my problems, and by life in general.
- I’m running on empty.
Working 3 jobs to make ends meet