Paying compliments in the way you intend
Paying Compliments in the way you intend
You may not know this but giving a compliment requires you to frame your words. Have you had someone who doesn’t know how to take a compliment or someone who doesn’t know how to receive a genuine compliment? This was a great article with really helpful advice on how to make a compliment land the way you intended. It requires some emotional intelligence and structure. Compliments given the right way may just change someone’s world. “you might not know this but…”
So consider Bill Murphy’s examples below;
- “You might not know this, but people really appreciate how calm you can be in a crisis.”
- “I’m not sure if you appreciated your impact, but your comments in the meeting last week reassured the whole team.”
- “I hope you didn’t think you were alone; when you asked that question in class, you spoke for everyone.”
- “You’re never going to believe this, but I took your advice and it worked out.”
- “Would it surprise you to know how much the newer people on the team talk about you as a role model?”
Check out this article it is worth a short read and then start paying someone a compliment today.