Start your opinions with ‘I’

Next time you’re putting across your perspective, next time you’re disagreeing with someone, next time you’re giving feedback…

Lead with the word, ‘I’. 

‘I think that’, ‘I feel that’ and ‘For me’ are great phrases to append to the front of your opinions.

Anyone can disagree when you state your opinions as facts or when you assign blame. No one can argue with how you feel. 

So start your opinions with ‘I’, use an assertive tone and back up your arguments with compelling data and rationale. 

And then see what happens next.