WORDS IN BODY LANGUAGE

WORDS IN BODY LANGUAGE

UP & DOWN GRADERS

Up graders and down graders are words that show how much we believe in ourselves and the things we are talking about. Therefore, they are important for us and for the power of our message.
“I’m in such a hurry, so I’ll take off now”.
“I’m running a little late, so I think I’ll leave soon”.
The meaning of the two sentences is the same: “I must be off now”. In the first sentence it is said by using up graders that increase the message. In the second sentence it is said by using down graders that makes the message weaker. Some word can be both up graders and down graders e.g. “Naturally”, “Just” and some swearwords.

MARKERS OF ATTITUDE

These words show your attitude towards the subject. Markers of attitude can be changed to other words that give the sentence another meaning:
“There’s a chance that my mother in law will stop by”
“There’s a risk that my mother in law will stop by”

WORDING OF THE SENTENCES

There are also some sentence structures that one should be aware of:
Yes but and no but sentences
Yes but… sentences are treacherous. First you agree with your opposite party, but in the next second you say the reverse:
“You can’t mean that”
“No, but I don’t think…”
“Would you help me to book the meeting room?”
“Yes, but I really have no time so…”