A. Evaluate: "You did a good job polishing the car."
Compliment: "The car looks great!"
B. Evaluate: "Bob, you made a great talk."
Compliment: Bob, the point you made about --
(a firm handshake) is very meaningful to
me. Thanks.
C. Evaluation can be divisive.
Compliment complements a relationship
D. Evaluation is a statement about the past.
Compliment is in the present.
The above words of wisdom were given to me by my friend, Stephen Ruiz, who completed college at Nazareth College, Rochester, New York, and with honors.
Marylee Manson Armour
April 20, 2009
Collected in 1994
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment