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Howtosay“NO”politelyGoodmorning,everyone.Todaymytopicis:Howtosay“No”politely.Theword“No”isveryeasytoread.However,sometimesitisreallydifficulttosayNotoothers.JustasSteveJobssaid:“You'vegottosayNo,No,NoandwhenyousayNoyoupissoffpeople.”That’swhysayingNointherightwayiscrucial.Now,let’stalkabouthowtosaynopolitely.Here,therearesixsimplewaysforyoutosayNopolitelythatwemayallknoworonceused.Usethemethodthatcanbestmeetsyourneedinsituation.First,ifyoudon’thavetime,youcansay“Ican’tcommittothisasIhaveotherprioritiesatthemoment.HowaboutwereconnectatXtime.”Ifyouaretoobusytoengageintherequest,thiswillbeapplicable.Thisletspersonknowyouarebusyatthistime,sohe/sheshouldholdoffonthisrequest.Second,ifyouhaveotherthingstodo,youcansay“I’dlovetodothis,but...”Someoneoftenusethisasit’sagentlewayofbreakingnotoothers.Itletspersonknowyouliketheideaandthere’snothingwrongwithit.Justasyouhaveotherthingstodo.Third,ifwedon’thaveanidea,youcansay“LetmethinkaboutitfirstandI’llgetbacktoyou.”Thisismorelikea“maybe”thanastraightout“no”.Ifyouareinterestedinit,butyoudon’twanttosay“yes”justyet,usethis.Fourth,ifyoudon’twanttosaynothistime,youcansay“Thisdoesn’tmeetmyneedsnow,butI’llkeepyouinmind.”Ifsomeoneispitchingadealtoyou,youcanuseit.Ithelpsasthepersonknowsthere’snothingwrongwithwhathe/sheisoffering.Itsignalsyouareopentofutureopportunities.Fifth,ifyouarebeingaskedforhelpwithsomethingwhichyoucan’tdoyourself,butyouknowotherpeoplecandoit.Youcansay:“I’mnotthebestpersontohelponthis.Whydon’tyoutryX?”Inthiswayyoucanhelpsteerthepersontotherightplace.Sixth,youcantellthetruth.Ifyoureallycan'tdosomething,youcanjustsayso.Sometimes,thisisthebestwaytosay“NO”politely.Noisperhapsthemostimportantandcertainlythemostpowerfulwordinthelanguage.Learntosaynopolitelyandyou’llgetmoretimeforyourself.You’llbehappywhenyoustartdoingit.Thankyou!