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Welcome to momentum Friday, an episode 45 of the Passion Struck Podcast. And we are continuing our series on topics surrounding humility and diplomacy that were at the request of a listener, J. Skubinsky.

I'm going to start out today's episode by giving you two quotes. The first is by Isaac Newton, who said, tack is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

And David for us said diplomacy is the art of having someone else have your way.

Both of these are such amazing lead-ins to today's episode on how to be tacked-full and doing so with diplomacy and grace.

So imagine one of your brightest students in your class, Julie, had just finished giving presentation in your class.

And Julie seems pleased with her performance, but it's obvious that she wasn't prepared. The presentation was poorly organized and you can tell it was badly researched. And you sit there just disappointed with her lack of effort.

And before everyone has left the classroom, Julie asks you for your feedback. You tell her that her presentation was sloppy and disorganized and that you expected so much better of her.

And unsurprisingly, Julie is visibly upset. And you sit there regretting your comments almost immediately. You wanted to be honest, but you didn't want to hurt her feelings.

And you especially didn't want to do it in front of other people. In a short month later, she makes her request to be reassigned to another teacher.

We all have to communicate painful or sensitive information at some point both in our career and in our relationships. And while it's important to tell the truth, we need to think carefully about how we do it and the approach that we take.

Act allows us to be honest while respecting the feelings of the other person. And that's why it is so important a skill that we perfect.

And we communicate tactfully not only do we preserve relationships, but we build credibility. In addition, we demonstrate awfulness.

So in today's episode, I'm going to examine what tact is and look at how you can develop this important quality. Both tact and diplomacy are skills centered around understanding other people.

And it's sensitive to their beliefs, their values, their issues, and their opinions. With that being said, what exactly is tact?

Act is the ability to tell the truth while being respectful of other people's thoughts and emotions. It allows you to give difficult feedback, communicate sensitive information, and most importantly, save the right thing, preserve the relationship at hand.

Act encompasses many things including emotional intelligence, different self-awareness, thoughtfulness, compassion, honesty, diplomacy, and courtesy. And that is what makes tact so important.

An effective use of it requires that you are able to sense tact, accurately, what another person is feeling, and then responding in a way to avoid bad feelings or awkwardness.

While at the same time, you want to assert, or reflect, your own ideas, but an adelicate and well-meaning fashion.

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