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The top three mistakes that I see communicators make are one, they use absolutes, the always and

the nevers, two, they over-explain their words, and three, they find a way to not take control

of the first seven seconds of the conversation. Without those

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So, number one, if you don't want to make this mistake, it's very simple, but it's also very hard.

Absolutes.

You know what it's like when you're in conversation with people?

Or let's better yet, an argument with somebody. Probably somebody you're very close with.

I might be married to, might be in a relationship with, and they use this word right here,

always. Usually there's something that comes right before it, and it's the word you. You say,

you always. you never.

They're generally not positive statements.

If I had to guess, the only time you hear those is in some kind of negative conversation,

meaning the other person's using these words with a downward, mad, angry, frustrated, disappointed expression on their face.

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