cinnaroll32
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Post by cinnaroll32 on Oct 12, 2006 9:07:23 GMT -5
Resistance Skills:Effective Responses to Negative Pressure
1.Get the attention of the person(s)doing the negative pressuring:1.Get the attention of the person(s)doing the negative pressuring: • Use her or his name. • Make eye contact when speaking to the person. • Say,“Please listen to me!”
2.State your “no ” decision: • Use “I ”message. • Use a firm voice. • Reinforce your message with body language.
3.When pressured: • Use self-control. • Restate your “no ”decision. • Suggest an alternative subject,if appropriate. • Leave/walk away.
4.Try other ways to say no. • Use humor. • Change the focus. • Reverse the pressure in a positive direction. • Repeat yourself as often as necessary. • Delay your response. • Recruit help.
Minneapolis,MN;www.search-institute.org from An Asset Builder ’s Guide to Training Peer Helpers:Fifteen Sessions on Communication,
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