I plan to respond more soon, but I have a ninja tip for this one—
Originally Posted by “Ske”
She then went into what I had said the night prior and misstated what I had said. I corrected her, (BIG mistake) stating what I had actually said.
A speaker has an INTENT he turns into a MESSAGE that has an IMPACT on the listener. There’s almost always s gap between the intent and impact. Instead or arguing over the message—usually futile since even if you agree on words, it’s hard to agree on tone and body language—use “I intended to say X” and “You heard Y”. Suddenly, the disagreement is gone.
