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How to Disagree Without Getting Them Defensive #shorts

Name: How to Disagree Without Getting Them Defensive #shorts
Uploaded: 2024-06-28T19:00:08+00:00
Duration: 44 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this concise YouTube short, trial attorney Jefferson Fisher shares three specific phrasing techniques to express disagreement while minimizing the…

28 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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In this concise YouTube short, trial attorney Jefferson Fisher shares three specific phrasing techniques to express disagreement while minimizing the listener’s defensiveness. He explains each phrase—“I see things differently,” “I take a different approach,” and “I tend to lean the opposite”—and clarifies the underlying intent: acknowledging shared perspective or goals, then gently introducing a differing viewpoint. The video serves as a quick instructional guide for effective, non‑confrontational communication.

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How to disagree without getting them defensive. My name is Jefferson Fisher. I'm a trial attorney and I teach people how to argue and communicate. If you need to disagree with someone and you want to keep them from getting defensive, try one of these. Number 1, I see things differently. I see things differently. What you're saying is I'm looking at the same thing you are, I just see a different side of it. Number 2, I take a different approach. I take a different approach. What you're saying is we have the same goal, we have the same destination, I I just have a different way of getting there. And number 3, I tend to lean the opposite. I tend to lean the opposite. What you're saying is, based on my experience and how I typically do things, I tend to think a particular way. And that's how to disagree with someone without getting them defensive. So try that, or follow me.