Purpose: Plan your answer to the request you already know is coming, before it arrives.
When to use: Use this when someone is about to ask you for something you do not want to give.
Worksheet prompts
- Who is going to ask, and what are they going to ask for?
- How much do you dread it right now?
- What do you actually want the answer to be?
Not the polite answer. The true one. - Write three ways this could go. Include the one you are afraid of.
- What will you say in the first ten seconds?
Deciding ahead of time means you do not have to think clearly while your heart is pounding.