Purpose: Untangle a conversation where what you said and what you meant came apart.
When to use: Use this after something you said landed badly and you are not sure why.
Worksheet prompts
- Write the sentence as close to how you actually said it as you can.
- What did you mean by it?
- What might they have heard?
- Write it again, the way you meant it.
Being misheard is not the end of it. Most of the time you get a second go.